Litchfield enquirer., 1846-04-09
MISCEL.L.AE'NEY.
HOLY WELL ON ARAFAT.


Of a pure natural taste, and is therefore an
object deserving of general estimation; for
there cannot be many perennial Strings up
on Mount Ararat, as have proved to my
vexation, since in all my excursions upon
it have never either found or heard of any
other. -. ..
1t is possible that it may have originally
induced some devout monk to establish him.
self in that locality, whose reputed Sanctity
procured for the spring also the reputation of
miraculous virtues, until, in the course of
centuries apd the storm of political events,
the peaceful inhabitant was frightened away,
and the miraculous spring alone remained as
the objects of universal veneration among
the Armenians, wherever they may be scat
tered round the world.
The tradition respecting the wondrous vlr-
tue of the water is this, that the flights of
locusts which occasionally traverse the coun-
try on this side, and beyond Caucasus, in
countless numbers, and as kind OF field
plague, often laying waste an entire prov
ince in single day, cannot be expelled 9th
erwise than by means of certain bird,
which have never been able to see, but in
fer from the description given of it, to be
kind of thrush, though the Russians settled
in this country call it startling. Not very
large, it is dark colored, yetlowish-white on
the breast and back, and is said to resort in
flocks to the Araxes when the mulberries are
ripe-though why they do sois nof explain
ed-rnd to do much damage by destroying
the mulberries. Its Armenian name is
Tarm; it is also called Tetagush (guch, in
the Tartar language, means bird, and tut is
ho for NIL y. Tho fTorfn C
call it Gasyrtshakh, Should it make its APP
pearance in tract infested by the locusts
then the fields are soon saved, for it pursueS
the locusts with implacable emily. With
the view of enticing this serviceable bird,
the water of the holy we'll is brought into
requisition; and for this purpose it is suffi-
Gent just to fill pitcher or a bottle with it,
and to set it down in the mel ghborhood of
the locuSts, taking care, however, not to let
the bottle touch the ground anywhere on the
way, for in that case the water Immediately
disappears; but if set in the open air and in
the proper place, it never fails to attract to
the spot flock ofthe tetagush, which soon
rid the district of the devouring plague
Not merely the common people and Armeni-
ans, but some even of the educated classes,
and not of the Armenian creed, have sought
convince me of the truth of this story, and
related as proof that, few years before,
the country round Kislyar, on the northern
side of Caucasus, being attacked by locusts,
was saved through the virtue of a bottle of
water fetched in the greatest haste from the
holy well, and which Immediately brought
together a flock of the birds. At Ararat and
Tilis every one knew that the wafer was
brought, and as to the success attending the
use Of it, that might be easily learned in Kis-
gyar, where the bottle, with some of the mi
lac llous water, was still lying in the church!
Parrots Journey.
.FlRE-Between Z and o'clock last eve.
Mug, the Barn on the south side of Kilbourn
street, belonging to the estate OF Caleb Stock
bridge, was destroyed by fire. The prompt
action Of the fremen prevented the flames
from extending to the surrounding buildings
ANOTHER FIRE AT P1rrsBuRG.-A fire
broke out in a bakery on Seventh street in
Pittsburg, on the morning ofthe 2lst inst, and
spread rapidly, extending from. Seventh to
Prospect street, and destroyed l6 houses be.
fore it was subdued-most of them new. with
all the furniture and household property in a
number of the houses. There was Probabably
THE Mock MARRIAGE DIssoLvED.-T
Judiciary Committee of the New York
Senate. on Wednesday, reported bill to
dissolve the marriage of Eben Hall with
Cornelia A. Lille, of Albany. After the
reading of the evidence, the bill passed
almost unanimously. 4
"ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER -
Mark ellis, Of Nashville, and ardent
Locofoco. (says the New Hampshire
S:atesman0 lost favorite horse during
election labor. He had been some dis.
lance from the place of meeting, to pro-
cure two or three delinquent voters, and
was upon the full drive towards the bal
lot box. when his horse had leg instant
ty broken by stepping into hole in the
bridge, over which they were passing,
The delay caused thereby resulted in the
election of Messrs. Gay g. Beard, two
staunch Wings. The voters in charge of
Mr.. ellis would have turned The Scale
The other way. The Wings Instantly
started paper, and paid Mr.. G. the val
A REMNANT OF IsRAEL.-The Rev. Mr..
Samuel, converted Jew, describes in
his work, entitled "a Remnant Found"
q remnant of Israel dwelling in Daghis.
,on' among the Lesghy tribes-which
latter are fierce and indomitable race
OF mountalneers-the terror of the coun.
tries round about-whom neither Turks,
Persians, nor Russians, have been able to
subdue. They are bigoted Moslems in
religion. yet declare themselves to be of
the Dan, and they allow the Israelites
In question to live peaceably among
them. They destroy the mounted Cos.
sacks, by striking the heel Of his horse,
thus fulfilling the prophetic description Of
Jacob-" Dan shall be serpent in the
way, an adder in the path. that biteth
the horses heels, so that the rider shall
fall backwards" So hopeless is the
warfare against them conspired, that the
following proverb is current in Persia
III any king of Persia is fool, let him
march against the Lesghies." -. - a.
"TEMPERING THE WIND TO THE SHoR N
LAMB.-Atter the severe drouth last sum
mer, which cut short the crop of hay over
great extent Of Country, u kind Providence
gives US an autumn of such extraordinary
mildness, that now, almost at the end of
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