Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-05-30
PREDICTIONS FOR 1871,

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Some editor of turn Of mind decidedly philo-
sophical. hasyentured upon the following sage pre-
This year will be famous for thousand different
things. From January to December the days will
consist twenty -four hours each, and there will be
such q; number Of eclipses that many wise people
will be In the dark. . 49,. T.,
Those who lose money will look sad; and those
who are in want Of cash when they borrow, will
want it more when they, come to pay. !, ~
Qnadrupeds, this year, will go upon four legs,
pretty generally, and cows horns will be crooked.
The celestial aspect indicates that political par
ties will not agree for some time; but whoever is
President water will run down hill, and ducks viii
waddle as heretofore. by..s.,, ,t.,ss 80
Cabbage this year will be rather round than three
cornered, and beef will be decidedly red. + Goals
will be as black ever ;cats will love fish and hate
to wet their feet--and all on account Of the late
comet ,,sgi -g,, n ~; K 49, - ~.
Whoever sells his house to buy n,oonshine will
hardly get his moneys worth. Whoever runs TO
catch the rainbow will get out Of breath for his
pains, For al that Eastern lands may be had for
Locomotives and auctioneers tongues win run
fast. There will be mortal war between cats and
rats, as well as between Aldermen and turkies.--
People will talk about the end Of the world but il
is ten TO one that the solar system will not run ..
gainst the dog-star between now and next April. !
Sea serpents this year will be hard TO catch, and
none but conurer will be able to get quart into
a pint bottle. Those who have wooden legs will
suffer little when they freeze their toes. Wigs are
expected to be fashionable to the bald; but blind
folks will have some difficulty in seeing. " ~
Divers steamboats, will blow up. this year, yet il
is hardly possible that any Southern slangwhanger
will be able to set the Mississippi on FIRE. Apples
is all one, provided we have cider enough. Foxes
will pay particular attention to poultry; there will
be very few old birds taken with chat, and wild
geese will not lay tame eggs. 80, vs,s,,,, ~,
n Short Romanee.---Some years ago, in one 81
the most beautiful Of the West India Islands, there
lived an old French gentleman and his only daugh.
terra charming creature Of sweet sixteen. "A
young Spaniards who had an estate near by, became
enamored Of the sweet female, and she. yielding to
his passionate importpnities, consented to run of
with him. They were not married, and in month
or two he left the almost heart broken girl to the
whitening mees u heaTtless world She dare
not see her father, for she knew that her shame
would bring ham to the grave Famale came TO
this city where for many years she was looked
upon as one Of the splendid women in New Or
leans; but by degrees she sunk lower down ID the
depths ofGrime, until at last she yesoSed to steal.
ing for the purpose Of keeping her from starvation.
She was sent to prison, and soon as her term a
punishment had expiret, again went forth to renew
her career sfmiseEy. She came e, the Police Of
Zee ofthe frzl Municipality and surrendered her
place Of shelter and would rather rot inch b inch
in q Jail. than die like adog in the street. And
this is the eptame Of the history Of this moor va
grant.-.E. o. Crescent City, r,sssssi < - :
4 Good 0ld Cslsioul.-It was the custom with
theesrly Dutch inhabitsnts. ID what is now New
York and Albany, % plant trees the birth a