Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-12-05
srannN sAwIEY,s SHILLING.

EIhtON 6AWLcIto ctAAI|1%V~'
On steep hillside, SLOWING down to one Of on
lovely English rivers, stands small village look
king 30 s,iIl and sequestered, that one would I'M
agine that the greater part OF its inhabtants an
vvsavers, employed in sllk-mlll httie nlgner VI
the river. How Il has preserved lts ptlmluVe ~
raj appearance, It is difficult to say perhaps tne
owner OF the aooye-neptloHea mlu; stE"sH ~ ~
picturesque hea9ty OF ITS oetacnee costagss ~,
lowed the example OF .ae oFgha. ~ an
built similar ones 10: nus WorKpeog.e, lot tne ~.
SIDE IS dotted Owe! WIN cOSses =. evcIy - ~.
from amongst when IIsss 'ne tapeE SIue E...;.Io
village cnuTcu :u'soueu " I'VE 49, 49,, y, ~
ground AHe'e 70. uowSsea, o''e ~ &c IS ths
general aspec. % .ls sIa"sS "a a.. s -;~or nth
nit IS oae TOW .: oo'eseS' 'eeS a. ,.t.rss
gay nowse,plo.s :" S;I5 ;v;SoS Trom each
eHge, Snu .un SaSoos Tn one IF the clean-
otner oy tn'cN .noIn ~ ,D;.oS".s. aoy"sr.
est OF 1nese So..% s.oa ~ar5sr thsra lived n the
plot anu osS' TaS,Ia;sS certain Simon Sawley,
e,ha H ~ snsaE more correctly. should cor
ta;n Me- simon Sawley, for she being the more
arthor;tative nerson. the residence was always so
Sos;onatad in the village. Simon was a well.
sosa5;ny GOOD. natured inoffsnsiye sort of man-a
noo3 b3oS AT his work ;: but not celebrated far
great mower of intellect or strength Of mind His
SSyita was pretty little woman, with soft brown
.nas 6na clear complexion. neat comDact fig
nre and mild EXPRESSION of countenance. Her
voice was sweet and subdusd in its tone, and to
Ind frnyn would have OFONOOue
Scod bar tSo mael.est and oentlest of her sex But
eias anna,ronces ara eroyerbially deceitful-a
trntb ~ which. mo doubt. we can an testify but
nnne with more reason than poor Simon, Martha
S,,vlev IN use her ovn nhrase. was not woman
70 he mt nnnn bv anv body ; which meant, that
she was woman who would have her own way in
. sn;ts of evarvbodv In fact like manv mild look.
spc smooth .sno,xen women. Martha possessed that
Tcon 1uerahe obstinacv tha. neither iutreates nor
thro,ts c,n .often or suhdna She never scolded.
sba rarely lectnred but Quietly and steadily pur-
snea the settled purpose of her soul, regardless
alike of the wishes or convenience of Others. If
ano. u bonro,ed that che met with mora than usu-
Al onnosition she wonld assume the air of deep.
" ;p;ured nerson maintain an obstinate silence, or
1yban absolutely OBLIGED 10 speak. answer only in
,n,,osvIIahlss. and IN short fall into sullen fit
from which nothing short of the most entire sub.
m;s.;o, IN her will could rouse her n was raro.
H. ;nJ.aS th,t honost So, ,ont,,,oS 49,, srn
.h;nr III. .'nioi W ~. "p"a . -
~ 20 opPcst.lo" iot, .uou5" ~ ~. -. ~
y. IA exttaorunafy oeveloPnen. e' iann "i1
ert.l''lctc!A vi leaSeulis powets, ns su
rom eSperlence' 70 count t"e Gus. S;oh .,,as
"Pou .he war aue " asU ,, So'es' WIZ. N.Sss
emu IN .o'al eeea. aIere waSi Inv. ',on. U.S
point upon Mncn' snoush ne no aTnss: eO';...
an open resistance ne secretly lnu"iseu 'ee1nss
OF reoellious ana ihsnoorolna.e nature; MIs.
Sawley insisted tnat ne suo1lu every SeIuuey
prins nome 10 ner !ne who're oI mrs r MeeN waSes'
without any oeauction Whatever AuIs,o' COURSE;
was quite rlSnt' ana Wnat every Sooo husoanu
does, or ought TO 90: out TINS was NOT an sue
would NOT allow MN penny IN ms PocNet, not
even on the cononlon OF never spending u: 'or as
sne was wont 70 remark' msn are OUT men ~ .ne
oest, ana tfali creatures therefore II was uetter
not to put temptation IN their way oesioeS, lor
ea 'ue aa NV s.e ..aS,. c,s
~, ~ - y, .'a.,.sS e., -
nun. Iou.u M'' w ~ ~. a'S S "S .o,,..a
s ,he Sfe"i ~ w .o US. az 80 sc p.oS;
a .'at, =" "st or was ..s .haSa..o, "a -
80. .e ''.s S.eS -. r. San~aroS
e.mon wa, 1aS' =, .,s s1hsa ,.,h;nb AN;
5d ne ne S.o ne .hss ~ ~ ~avt resh
~ N'I III LIT ron,arnoh,a ndn;a"ols Simon
M h;s a'.sarts;o.;as ora - ,vh;ch ,.as hah;t
,Shsn arv offs;r Of n,omsn+ ,s;ghed on he mind
az =, a,S;hi = al ;Io,,v snJ 90 he ,vorLeJ
ha tais.sS - The roio;ns oiIs:t .ws Ws h Il too
hsd that i i thirty sh;ii;nvs week. let alone
obi ;obs and never afarthine 10 bless myself with.
Tam Jonas said he wondn,f stand Il. II he was me
he,J ha n,s.ter Rnt Re casv talking he knows
noth;nr about Il he ;sns married and DOM know
Marths We'll nevar mini. I,ve pot--ves. here
l. 70 sac, and soundli,va cot a sbiIljnp :. b0ne
- s%; liz ,has nohoav rnows noth;nc ahont, And
amer gazing fondly at for some minutes. he put IL
aas;n into S;s noc.et which no hnttoned careful.
iv mn nnlled his yya;stcoat well down. and batting
K saveral times 10 make snre there was mn ouf.
ward and visible s;gn of the hidden treasure. he
resumed HE work With Great sclf.comnIacencv
- i cnmmo,lv sa;d the} stone ,valIs nave oor,
and 4 bas haso : notor;ous fact eve, aimee the
davs of K;ns M;d.ss h,rher that woods and groves
are The masf treacberous Of consdants Cerfain Il
- a.. S;Sa",,s sonrot NO. ~ i"ns,or o.sn -
;nstrmr.antai;tv n ths hafora- nt;onad hojra
,1 ,uA'e ~ VI '''e o''o ,'I."oe" "eNee
however, simon continued ms Work IN Di'ss-
lal ignorance, until the SOUND Oh Martna's voice