Litchfield enquirer., 1843-11-16
FATHER MATHEW.-THE BISHOP OF
NORWICH

FATHER MATHEW.-THE BISHOP OF
NORWICH.
MIR. Walsh in one of his late letters to the
National Intelligencer, says: sit is long
| since have been more struck with an oneerdc
honorable for inconsider0te censure than
that ofthe Bishop of Norwich to Father
Mathew, at the recent immense gather
ing in the city of Norwich. The prelote
delivered very earnest address in behalf
of the cause. Let me quote the rest:
And now, reverend sir, and friend from
another island, allow me to greet you-(ad.
dressing Father Mathew, who rose amidst
enthusiastic applause.) Inject you not here
as Roman Catholic priest. | differ from
yeur creed, and candidly and openly avow
in your presence, and before this great as.
sembly, that am hostile to il. But, rever-
end sir, l meet you here in a more noble
and comprehensive cearactcr-I meet YOU
not here as priest but as christian broth.
or. The right reverend prelate here cross
ed before the chairman, and extended his
hand to Father Mathew, which was cordial.
ly grasped and shaken by the latter. amidst
the most deafening cheers. meet, You, I
| repeat II, us Christian brother, upon neu-
trail ground, where all denominations of
Christians may delight 10 visit and unite to.
gether in a common and holy cause. have
watched your conduct, sir, for many year.
Yes, sir, long since, as you may remember,
when censured you in publlc-nay, may |
not add, abused you'll have watched your
proceedings. Those public reports, upon
which founded those proceedings, subse.
quently discovered to be founded in malig-
nifty and falsehood. The result was, sir, that
l appealed to you as Christian and as a
man of honor to let me know how the case
stood. You answered me most nobly and
honorably, and I believed you. ] abused
you, sir, no more, ] felt, sir, that some a pol.
ogy was due from me for the wrong had
done you, and here am 10 receive you.
SINGULAR ApvERTIsEMENr.-A German,
who lately lost his horse published the fol-
lowing notice:
"Rund away, or sdolcn, or was sdravcd,
mine large plack horse, about ls hands HE.
He has four plack legs, two pehind and two
pefore ; he is plack oil over his pody, put he
has some vite spots pom his back where the
skin was rup off, put creased 'em, and dc
vite spots is all plack again: lie trods aud
kanters, and sometimes walks and when no
walks all his legs and feet goes on Won after
anoder. He has two cars upon his head,
po,h alike, put Won is blacker dan toder and
small pit longer. He has two eyes, Won is
put out, and toder is pom de side of his head;
and When you 60 toder side, he won't see YOU.
he has long dali dat hongs pchind; put
cut it short toder day, and now it is not so
long vat it vas. He is shood all around,
put his pehind shoes coined of, and now he
has got on shoes only peforc. He holds I'd
his head and looks gaily +: and when he has
pecn frightened he jumps apout like every
ting in de world. He will ride wit a saddle,
or a chaise, or kart; or he will go py him
self vidout nopody on his pack put pOg,
and poy on the top Of it. He is not very
| old and when he walks or runs his
head goes first, and his tail stays pehind;
| only when hegets mad, and turns round, den
pack shall pay five tollars reward, and if
he pring pack dc tief dat stole him, he shall
pay twenty tollars and AK no questions"
"Hollo boy-whose is that rcd house on
the Top of the hill!"
"My fathers"
"It isn't every boy that knows his own
father-who is yours ~
=" Mothers husband"
"Thnt is very probable; but would like
to know 'cho your father and your mother
are ?"
"Iwill inform you, sir. They are the
parents of an only son, who knows how to
practice the wise prcccpts Of king Solo.
mon,"
SIN whit way -
"By answering fool according to his fol-
w."
PLoucHrNc UP RAlLEoAp-We learn
that the citizens along the line of the road
below BlissfielG assembled by general invi-
tation, one day this week.; tore up about fif-
teen rods of the track. built fences and piled
up the rubbish, ploughed up tho soil, and as
we are informed, sOwcd the same TO wheat.
The mails in consequence, have been very
Irregular of late, being brought through
form this place to Toledo on n wagon.-Adri.
an, Mich. Waterman.
A pleasant anecdotc is related of Mr..
Webster and Hr. Van Buren,. During the
fair, the Ex.Presidcnt was perched on. the
top of a common fence looking nj some part
OF the exhibition, Mr.. Webster came up, Mr..
Van Buren, asked him to sake a seat BY his
side. "No, thank you," replied Mr.. w.
with a significant smile," I'm not fence
man"
Some people think it was quite natural for
the farmer Of Lndcnwoldt 10 he on the fence.
lie was accustomed to il /; and had good rea.
son to think the Farmer OF Marshfield might
properly be in the situation. We are hap
py 10 hear the latter is not fence man.
But where is he!
SINGULAR CASE OF ABDUcrIoN.-A French
paper says: A phenomenon. as strange as
II was frightful, is now tho subject Of con.
versation mt st. Pierre, in tho Disc. Two
children have been carried off by a whirl.
| wind in nrcsence Of their Darenia The