Litchfield enquirer., 1843-04-13

SWITCHES.
Oh, Love 10 curious sort of thing!
Now making sad, and jolly,
Now tossing US up on the horns Of delight
Then leaving US so melancholy!
To-day, in his smile. ah, me how we bask!
Such hopes oh forever theyn last US!
Tomorrow, the razor or halter we ask,
In the ditch of despair where he's cast us.
Oh, Love is q curious sort Of thing!
See now! how Miss Suksy is smilin'! 4
Hillo there them tears they flow like spring,
All the way from her sad bosom bilin'!
One moment, the rascals keen arrow has vexed
My Lord, or the Baron de bigger,
Or sweet little rosy mouthed Jane, and the next,
By hockey! he's shootin' Niger!
Nor BAp-An honest old farmer in one Of the up
per Parishes in Louisiana lately wrote to q carriage
builder in N Orleans to send him on barouchs. In
about week he received letter stating that the We
hicle he had ordered would be ready in very little
while. "There," said the old man. crushing the
letter in his hand never could get any thing done
as wished. wrote to this fellow for bdrouche
and here he writes nae that he 10 going to send me
vehicle :"
Nor BAD Hrr.-A gentleman expatiated on the
justice and proprety of an hereditary nobility. "ls
it not right said he, "n order to hand down to pos.
terty the virtues of those men who have been emf
nent for their services to the country tina. their pos
erity should enjoy the honors conferred on them,
a reward for such servces7' "By the same rule, :
said alady, I" if man is hanged for his msdeeds al
his posterity should be hanged"
In the target practice of company Of rifemen a
Savannah, the three prizes contended for were 4
:omahawk and two bowie knives!
PAINTERS ChoLlc.-It Is a fact, not generally
known, that lennon syrap made from sulphuric acid
is an effeemal preventive Of the disease known al
the painters cholic.'
A SALUTE AN MsULr.-A sailor having attempted
to kiss lass he met with on shore, she bridled uT
and declared he had insulted her; whereupon Jack
exclaimed, well, that beats all I've been to sei
these twenty years, and never knew salute called
an insult beforer
The Boston Bulletin publishes an account of I
magnificent wedding which took place in that cit,
on Wednesday evening The bride wore jewell
worth $1,000 lace veil worth o. POO, and the whole
expense Of the affair was fifteen thousand dollars
Hard times! Hard times!
ATTENTION GIRLS The editor Of an Iowa pape
advertises for 5000 Handsome. sweet tempered an
industrious girls to emigrate to that territory Suc
girls % these can get husbands without taking o.
long journey.
"You are q great goose, sir, 50 said young lady &
patient end witty lover.
"You're little duck" was the reply.
erThs old gentleman who knew the winter VA
broken in January 10 still in Q torpid state. tn
other old gentleman down east who ploughsd
January. has not yet planted bis potatoes. So say
the Boston Pest.
NEw BooTs.-A pin. Of linsesd oil. tive ounces Z
bseswax two ounces spirits Of tuFpsnline. and half
ounce burgundy piseh-slOwly melted together. "a
thea applied 10 new boot. win render them wa1eTel
without becoming siiE The correspondent Of Q
exchange paper ssys be has used this composite
many yeau. and hS believes bic shOomakss's bin hl
been reduced By |, one AaIG-SO conservative ere 4
effects on the leather.
Il b said Ihst two highly esteemed physeisnsno'
Bouisa. have recently died from poison imhbsd d
uins dissection. end shal u. Hayward b row as
leIsssdy Hlhem he ams ssasl