Litchfield enquirer., 1844-06-06

splurge so much about, lying high and dry, Aoun-
derin like many turtles left ashore at low tide
That's the way we'll fix 'em. Whos Aired
There, we think the country is safe now--per.
fectly safe Messrs. Trollope, Hal, Dickens. Mar
ryatt Co., will please give the above three inser-
tons in their next, and charge to the board Of wa
ter works.-Pic0yune. 55.9
THE LEARNED ELEPHANT.
That's very knowing mammal Of yours,' said
a cockney gentleman to the keeper of an elephant.
very was the cool rejoinder.
He performs strange tricks and hantics, don't
he ? inquired the cockney, cycling the elephant
through his glass
'Sufprisinp retorted the keeper, i we've learnt
him to put money in that box you see way up there.
Try him with dollar (The cockney handed the
elephant a dollar, and sure enough he took il in
his trunk and placed 1t IN the box high up out Of
reach.)
truly said the green one, opening his eyes. sNow
let's see him take it out, and and II back
We neoey learnt him that trick retorted the
keeper, with q rogish leer, and then turned away
to stir up the monkeys and punch the hyenas.
Origin of the F2oscT "Fvget Me .Not"--
Mills, in his work on chivalry, mentions that the
beautiful little flower Forget me-not," was known
in England as early as Edward the Fourth, and in
a note gives the following pretty incident "Two
lovers were lettering along the margin Of lake ON
a fine summers evening, when the maiden discov-
cred some flowers growing in the water close to the
bank of island at some distance from the shore.
She expressed desire to possess them, when her
knight in the true spirit Of chivalry, plunged into
the water, and swimming to the spot, cropped the
wished-for plant ; but his strength was unable to
fulfil the object of his achievement, and feeling
that he could not regain the shore, although very
near it, he threw the flowers on the bank and cast
SnO q last ffn 70 1ontR lad
'Forget-me-not,' and was buried in the water"
1ransplGnting O'IOns.-An Aberdeen paperD
published few months since, says -" In the gar
dens at Gordon Castle, at present. may be seen the
good effects resulting from the transpianting onions,
BY which their growth is materially improved. Mr..
Saunders the gardner, had bed sown in March,
and since transplanted, which presents truly gi-
gantic appearance. Twenty four Of the onions were
taken up on Saturday last, and weighed sixteen
pounds. One Of them now before US measures
twelve and quarter inches in circumference, and
weighs ten ounces. The quality of the onions is
az fine Is their size is remarkable"
BY the last arrival from England, it appears that
the life of our Minister, Hon. Edward Everett, had
been jeopardized by drunken fellow formerly in
his employ. He had discharged him, and the man
by assassination. He was arrested and the life Of
the Minister saved.
appointed Blosc.--An invalid sent for physi-
clan, the late Dr. Wheelman, and after OBTAINING
him for some time with description Of his pains.
aches, ETC., he thus summed them up: 50 Now Doc
tor you have humbugged me long enough with your
good. nothing pills and worthless syrups they
don't touch the real difficulty. wish you to strike
at the real cause Of my complaint, if it is in your
power to reach it," II shall be done," said the
Doctor, at the same time lifting his cane and de-
of Ahakn Nd he