Litchfield enquirer., 1844-01-11

diers to and fro among the tents the stiffness and
awe that marks the eve Ofbattle.
When we meet again, may the shadow. Of twi-
en- grant Il. Let US pray,
PRAYER OF THE REVOLUTION
Great Father we bow before thee; we invoke
thy blessings, we deprecate thy wrath we return
thee thanks for the past we ask aid for the future
For we are IN times of trouble, oh Lord, and sore
beset by foes, merciless and Implying The sword
CLEANS oyer,ouf land and the dust of the soil is
dampeaed by the blood of our neighbors and
friends. &
Oh God Of mercy. we pray thy blessing on the
American arms Make the man Of our hearts
strong in thy wisdom; bless, we beseech thee,
with renewed life and strength, our hope and Thy
instrument, even GEORGE WAsHINeToN-shower
thy counsels ON the Honorable, the Continental
Congress; visit the tents of our host, comfort the
soldier in his wounds and Affections nerve him for
the fight, prepare him for the hour of DEATH
And in the hour of defeat, oh, God of Hosts, do
thou be our stay, and in the hour of triumph be
thou our guide.
Teach US to be merciful. Though the memory
ofgaling wrongs be ut our hearts, knocking for adj
mittance. that they may I'LL Us with the desire Of
revenge, yet let us, OH Lord spare the vanquished
though they never spare US, in the hour ofbutchery
and bloodshed. And in the hour of death, do thou
guide us to the abode prepared for the blest; so
shall we return thanks unto thee through Christ
Curious CASE OF SoMNAaaBuLlsM--Af few
days ago tho mistress Of a respectable house on
the Vauxhall road was disturbed during the night
by the scratching and noise made at her bedroom
door on the second floor, by fayorite dog, whose
general place Of repose was in the kitchen. The
mistress at first imagined that the dog made the
noise merely to get into the room, and rose from
her bed to admit him. but on lying down again, the
dog jumped upon the bed, and by pulling at her
sleeve and using every means available to dumb
animal, endeavored to show that he wanted her
to follow him. On pushing the dog from the bed,
she found that Il was wet all over and being fear
full Of some accident having happened below, she
arosefrom her bed and descended the stairs with
the faithful animal, and, after some difficulty, sue
ceeded IN obtaining light IN the kitchen. The
first place the mistress examined was the servants
bed, to ascertain from her q she had heard any.
noise, could account for the conduct of the dog,
when to her establishment, che found the bed emp
ty Naturally alarmed at the absence Of her ser
want, she listened for some time in state Of great
suspense, fearing that some parties might have
tered the house, and AZ last heard noise in the
back kitchen, rs Of some person cleaning knives or
forks and going in that direction, to her SURPRISE
Witnessed her servant standing in her night Clothes
and without shoes or stockings, cleaning forks
with her eyes shut, and evidently in deep sleep.
The mistress after in some degree recovering from
her SURPRISE passed the candle two or three times
across the servants face, but she continued her
work, with her eyes still shut, unconscious Of amy
other person being present; and after rubbing
the fork in her hand on the board, held it up to
her shut eyes, if examining that it was sufficient
ly polished then took the leather to wipe the dust
Off and passed it as carefully and correctly between
every prong asif she had been wide awake. The
mistress, on examining what had been done by her
servant ina state Of somnambulismy found by tub
of water on the floor, that she had washed the dog
her usual task, and had cleaned dozen Of knives
and seven forks, and was proceeding with cleaning
the others, when the unusual motions Of the dog,
attracted hin Eistress to the spot where the SER
want was at work The mistress removed the uil-
cleaned forks out Of the reach Of the servant, and
taking hold Of the sleeve Of her nightgown, gent
ly moved her towards her bed, but whether from
an internal sense of the work she was engaged in
not being finished, or the action Of the light Of the
candle upon her eyelids, she awoke on the floor,
but was quite unconscious of what had taken place.
The mistress put the girl to bed, concealing from
her what had been done, and at an after period Of
the night, visited her bed. but Il did not appear
that she had again got up in her sleep.
London paper.
THE FRANKING PaIvIIEcE.--It is said that
during every session Of Congress, great number
Of forged franks pass through the Post Office
The labor Of the clerks ID 90 heavy that they have
not time to scrutinize the signatures Of members
Some years ago, young clerk used to frank his
own letters by writing his own name in 30 misera-
bic manner that the clerks could not decipher 1t,
and they not daring to stop the letters, lest the
frank should prove genuine, the fellow saved his
postage without the trouble Of being member.
SaUing Postage.-' Hello Misther Post Mas
ther an is there liver letter here for Dennis o.
Callahan = inquired the identical Dennis himself,
as he rode up to the door ola certain Post Office.
believe there u.s. replied the postmaster, step
ping back and producing the letter at the door.
And will you be 30 kind as to rade 1t for me,
SEEM had the misfortune to be edicated to rade
never bit in the world humbly asked the Irish-
man.
To be sure sir, said the accommodating post mas
ter. So he opened the epstie and read with good
deal Of difficulty, three very interesting pages con-
concerning Dennis folks, and affairs in old Ireland
the said Dennis with both legs turned on the
with becoming meelSness and gratitude.
Much obliged to yer honor for troublin' your
self and consunn your valuable time with the like
of me and mine how much might be the postage
on my lstther =
Fifty cents, SIR
"A very reasonable price for such comforting
letther but as could niver think Of akin your
worship to credit the like o. me ye may jist kape
the letther for payp
"LrcKNc LAssEs"--At the Thanksgiving din
ner, in Philadelphia, got up by the New England
ers resident in that city, the ceremony Of licking
lasses'' was gone through with between the cour-
ses. Il is thus described by the reporter Of the
Ledger. ." 1t consisted of passing an enormous
glass bowl, filed with molasses, in which was =
pine stick neatly whitfield for the occasion, around
the table beginning with the president and making
every individual stir the same with the stick, take
Ass<ys