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THE CONVICT POTTER.

20 This unfortunate man has been visited
by. several persons to-day, among them mos,
of the clergymen of the city, together with
his former Pastor, the Rev. Joseph p.
Thompson, of New York. His behavior
was very creditable to him, and his whole
appearance more subdued than ever, though
he did not exhibit the intensity of feeling
which some might have expected to witness
from one IN his situation. We saw him a
few moments this afternoon. We were in
company with the Superintendent of one OF
theSabath Schools. To the children of tina,
school, ne sent message, assuring them OF
his deep sorrow for ever having departed
from his Sabbath school instructions. He
spoke with unwavering confidence of hav-
Ing made his peace with God. At the close
OF the interview, he remarked that it was
his earnest hope that the editors who might
nave occasion to allude to him, would spare
the feelings of his parents as far as should
seem consistent with their obligat lions to the
pnolic. ehave never seen the prisoner,
since his confinement, when his deporlmen,
seemed more commendable than it did this
.afternoon,-N. H. Palladium.
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q. 80
PHIFTY-PHOUR Priority OR Plight.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is pretty rightly
named. 1t talks Of the President of its choice
IN this fashion: ..,,, .,.>.
Had the President showed "pbisbt,s r. Gina,
Britain as valiantly as he showed a. phiiiv.
phour phorty" to the people, we should
have had the whole of Oregon ere now -.
He took the responsibility in the Mexican war.
and sent our army to the Rio Grande without
consulting the Senate; why did he not do 80
IN reference to Oregon, our title to which he
declared. in his inaugural to be .clear and nm.
questlonable" II tits consistent with nat;nn.
al honor. to yield up FIVE degrees and forty min.
utes OF our territory, in high Northern lati.
tude, and as Mexico still claims to the Sabine.
why not give her the disputed territorv, which
is less in extent than that surrendered 10 Grent
Britain. and thus save the expenses of var
Had "Old Hickory" been in the presidential
chair, think You he would have parleyed with
the enemy, and taken advice of British Sen.
ate! No; by the ETERNAL" says he. " Ask
nothing but what is right, and submit to moth.
ing .oroag" nod from his old cooked ba,
would have told to John Bull his determination
and the whole affair would have been settled
without parting with an inch of our claim. 1os
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FHb ENQUIRER.
LITCHFIELD, JULY %, 1876.
saIisbury-i.s Mineral Resources, &c.

SalisbuFy-its Mineral Resources, &c.
During the last week we made very brief
visit to Salisbury-One Of the wealthiest ag-
ricultufal and manufacturing towns in the
State. Though we were often in s. in
former years, we were never tefore so impress
ed with the uniform appearance of thrift
which is there observable in all departments
of labor and enterprise. The neat and often
elegant farm houses, and the well cultivated
and fruitful fields surrounded by substantial
fences, give the agricultural portions of the
town an air of taste and comfort not always
TO be met with even among farmers blessed
with like competence md independence.
The iron works at the Fails, at Chaplin
vile, Mt. Riga, &C., are a source of great
revenue, and furnish employment to large
number of hands. The value of the iron
made in the town is stated to be $500, 600.
The first furnace in Salisbury was erected
in 1862, on the outlet Of Lake Wanscopom-
mac, where the pleasant village of Lake
VILE now stands. II was one of the oldes,
establishment of the kind in the country
and was built by Messrs. Samuel and Eli
sha Forbes, and Ethan Allen, the renowned
hero of Ticonderoga. During the war OF
the Revolution, large quantities of cannon,
cannon balls, bomb-shells, &c, were cast
here, under the superintendence of Col. Por-
ter the agent for the State. Ex-Sheriff Ian
don informs us that some years since he saw
on board the U. S. frigate Brandywine sew
eral revolutionary cannon which were cast
at the Salisbury furnace. The guns used
on board the U. s. frigate Constitution,
by Com. Truxton, in the capture of the
French frigate L'Insurgente, were also cast
at the same furnace.
The Old Ore Hill" in the western part
of the town, which has been worked since
1882, is said to have been first discovered
by a hunter, who sold his discovery for
a "nip of grog." The site was original
ly owned by one Bissell, of Litchfield
| who obtained the grant several years be-
fore the town was incorporated. The
grant covers about 100 acres it is now
owned by the heirs Of Gen. Livingston
the heirs and Samuel Forbes, and by Tim
olhy Chittenden, Esq, and others. We
informed by the Clerk of the Company
Dea. Silas Read, that the average amour
of ore sold from the Hill" during tht
last 80 years, has been a, 20Gtons During
the year ending April lst, 1916, the guam
tity sold was 1000 ;ons-being greater
than on any preceding year. The ore
formerly sold at the Hill for $500 pei
ton !; now for $3.50.
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G5Spencer, who with such premed;t-
alton murdered his young wife at Jersey
City ON Tuesday night, is nephew OF
Hon. Joshua Spencer. His father was a
clergyman. but has been for several wears
an inmate of the asylum for the insane a,
Hartford. The murderer has been a Dol.
'ticion and stump orator, an office seeker.
a schoolmaster mesmerIc lecturer. and
all along borrower, but not a
money payer. ''@"~'. q 79fas1 i"a ~ - -
The Anti Capital, Punishment men will
doubtless make great effort to save his
neck, and for this purpose will not scrunie
to detams his murdered wife, All such
defamation, however, has nothing TO do
with the question, and we trust as the cas-
will tall into the hands of a Jersey Jnrv
they will decide it according to their oaths.
by the law and the evsdence,' and moi,
by Legislation Of their own. Deranoe.
ment will ct course be pleaded tor h;n,
and the derans ement of his father ,,rred
as pr0pf, and there are some who th;nk
that such horrid crimes are never corn
mitted except by insane persons. But +,
will hardly do TO, say that the relations
OF insane men are exempt from the oner-
alton pflaw, and may commit what crimes
they will: Men to be irresponsible, must
not only have insane relatives bur be in.
sane themselves. .s..-..... - 49, -
The insanity Of Spencer would seem 10
De that desperate malignity which des-
ultory. strolling life, without sutficien,
steadiness TO secure success inaDv thino.
often accumulates around a depraveS
heart.-Jour. Of Com. ri '7a'rs.i -
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A MAD CAP.

During one of the calls of the House on
"Wednesday, says the Washington cor.
respondent of the Baltimore Sun, Mr.. Nc
Conneil was in the ladies' gallery. The
doors ofthe Hall being fastened as is us.
ual in such cases, he let himself down
from the gallery window outside the bull.
ding. and sticking his toes into the corr.
ice work, managed 10 reach one of the on
pen windows of the Hall, through which
ne eHected an entrance. It was a most
dangerous feat. as the least slip of his
ioos would have precipitated him n hun.
dred feet TO the ground.
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COMMENCEMENT IN YALE COLLEGE The
Annual Commencement of Yale College
will take place on Thursday. August both
On Tuesday evening. the 18th, the Con.
clio ad Clerum will be preached by Rev
James w. Woodward, of Columbia. On
Wednesday A. M, the meeting of the
Alumni will take place and in the P. M.
the Theological exercises. in the eve.
ming ofthe same day the Hon. ID. d. Bar.
nard, of Albany. will deliver the Grafton
and the Rev. Daniel March, of Cheshire
a Poem, before the Phi Beta Kappa Soci-
ETY.. ~ - IL
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SAD EvENr.--On Saturday last, Mrs.
DiGdemG Spur, of Sheffield. died in Sails
bury in consequence Of injuries received
by being thrown from a wagon on the
10Th Of May last-.h her husband having di.
I'd some time before her, from the same
cause. Mr.. and Mrs. Spur were on their
way to visit their friends in Salisbury
and while descending Fripk's HILL
near the residence of the late DR.. Tick
nor, ia that town, the horse took fright
and becoming unmanageable, dashed tht
wagon to peices, throwing Mr.. and Mrs
s. upon the rocks with such violence a.
TO result in their death, as stated above
The skull of Mrs. Spur was badly broker
and she fingered for several weeks, mos
of the time in state of Inconsistencies.
Mr.. Spurs age was 81 ;his wife, a.
They were much esteemed for their piety
and worth. r.rs ."s' al ,.e4 l.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-23

HE HEIREss FoUND.--The Chicago
Democrat announces that the lady who is
entitled TO a handsome fortune by the death
Of Alexander Grant, at Inverness, Scotland,
and whose whereabouts has been So anxious
ly inquired after by the press, has been dis
covered in Chicago, as the wife of Ezra
Gregory, portrait painter in that city.
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AND WHAT NEXT.

4 gentleman riding near the city overlook a
well dressed young man. and invited him TO a
seat N bis carriage. "ARd what said the
gentleman to the young stranger, "are your
plans fol, the future" l am clerk" repli.
ed the young man, g and my hope 10 to succeed
and get into business Cor myself" .And what
next '!' said the gentleman. s.Why, intend
70 marry and set up an establishment Of nv
own, p said the youth. "And what next !''--
continued interrogation. '.Why to continue in
businsss and accumulate wealth. /" And what
next'" "It is the lot Of all to die, and 7 d
course cannot escape" said the young man.
!" Ind tctai NExT!'' once more asked rhe
gentleman; bnt the young man had no ans ver
to rlake-he had no purposes thae reach lhs.
yond the present life. plTI' - i s>.'''''S
How many young men are in precise,y ,ha
same condition their plans embrace oaly hi; his
Joying life. What pertains Ia the world . co ~
come has no place in all their plans : - - "
-ei.sf3 ,aog bas d,., re.i Bost 1Taeeler.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-23

The Land Graduation bill passed the U. S,
Senate on Thursday BY vote OF Is 10 Is. n
Provides that land which on the Isl of March
next shall have been 10 years in marke: with.
out finding . purchaser, shall! be subject to sale
At 81 Per acre, until lst Of March 1850; then al
Is cents, if not previously sold, until hrst Of
March 1883; then at50ceats. is not previously
sold sunth LIST of March 1885, then at IS cents.
II not previously sold. until the FIRST Of March
1859; provided that no person shall be al liner.
~ 10 purchase more than one section f6a1 a.
cresl at the two lowest rates mentioned, viz. 50
and 50 cents: Presumption rigl to are secured
.of six months after each reduction. Exemp.
ton IRON taxes for ave years is repealed.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-23

az-The tOnondaga Democrat has PASSED IN
to the hands OF Mr.. S. B. West, formerly OF this
town, and one Of the ol.e1ani of the Enquirer
Office. The Democrat is large and we'll prin.
ted sheet, and appears to be in thriving con-
ditlon. MIR. w. is an intelligent and enterpris-
Tug ",4n. sud doubtless learnt many good things
Of his alma mater; but-how-when-whe
did he learn his politics.?
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-23

Death YEA OF CAPT. PAeE.-The Ttus an,
s'a'es that the gallant Capt Page. who had
.ne ,oWer part Of bis face shot away in III.
0a''le OF the 9th of May, died on III. ,o,e
:Ds', on BOARD a steamboat which was carr
ing him from New Orleans to J.ae,.os ny
,seAs' His family reside in Nev c..s.
~. ,..' ~. devoted wife was with aim m
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-23

TRINITY CoLLEGE.-We have received a
Catalogue of the officers and students of
Trinity College, Hartford, for the Academic
year lS45-6. Number in the Senior class,
?3-Juniors, 22-Sophomores, 2O-Fresh-
men l8. Total, 49,
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-23

. u The Montreal Courier says "Hostil-
Ties once begun on this continent. no man
can say where they will end, and when we
and the Americans disciplining an army of
some 60, 1000 men, il is time for US to think
OF putting our Provincial forces on respec-
table footing" 49,.
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Ishodld leave IN "a hours, which they did
in other boats than the ones which convey:
ed them there. They came back some 20
miles, at which place they eneamPsd mot
knowing what 10 do.
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kANpoLrH's NEeRoEs. --The Cincinnati;
90 Chronicle of the 9Th inst. says thai
the emancipated slaves of John Ranpolpb,
who recently passed up the Miami Canal to
their settlement in Mercer County, Ohio,
met with warm reception at Bremen.
The citizens Of Mercer turned out en- masse.
and called a meeting or rather forred Them
selves into one Immediately, and passed
resolutions 70 the effect that said slaves
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uJThe American Sentinel, n roc :, a.,

O1The American Sentinel. a Locofoco
paper il Philadelphia. holds manly Ian.
guage in relation 10 the Tariff-,hus: al
u. The spirit Of a greatly excited people
IS abroad throughout our whole Stale. and
threatens to caii Ia jodgmcn, every man
that shall in any way lend his MD to de.
stroy the Tariff Of 1912 The whole bodv
of the people say that the country is now
prosperous and happy and that they
will not tolerate any experiments tina,
cannot fail to give the bestinterests of our
country fatal stab.'f
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GOVERNORS GUARD.

The New Haven Palladium publishes fhe
memorial ofihe cd Coupany's Quad, Of aAAt
city. for = charter from The Legislature Ofahe
Colony, in 1878. II was signed by IS peskons,
of " HON only one, Deacon Nathan Beers, now
in his 9Ith year, is living. Among the sign
ers. were also the nstnes Of James Hillhouse,
Perpont Edwards. and Benedict Arnold, the
traitor, who was the first Captain ofthe compa-
ny. Mr. Hilihcuse was at one time the COM
mander.
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PERMANENT FUND.

-sF"'. ~G. ~. t1.s ,Et.l .4n---
PERMANENT FUND.
The permanent Fund Of the State on the Ia, of
and Of bank sto,k 70. transferable. or s"hscI;e'
IONS 70 me capital OF snndry banks which NAV
be Withdrawn on giving six months notice. viz .
Bank Stock not transferable -
Hartford Bank, 1884 shares : y '~''',' .,s'.
at SlOO 49, - "' ,As Am t.'.-r
Phoenix Bank 800 shares NJ 5..' b. -....
500 ..... 0-,''',N| ,aoo oor .
N. Haven Bank 274 shares "N''''e ' ''"''@'"t'
at 200 .'37-T - "A aoo
Middle.own Blk 500 shares $500 e~e',1 ,.,.-
Fa a, ,ou m .aA $1,000 .-t 20. ~,
Bank 40 shares at 100, 4.9o0 4,'.t '''t5
Bank Stock purchased and tyon.5srgs yS "
Hartford Bank la shares '"5'C'. ~ : T''''-
at 500 VI ! IAAnor,sif ,--i'3
Ph@nix Bank coo shares At oo :, .g7,.iltt
~A"V 'o I'D ;' 1890 .'i fu,s
.ir .'.i i' .. ''. 3 1ra] i--- $4,000 90
/. 51 .s '..f...4t ~ u-
... DIX tarr rg 10000 90
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-07-23

The Grand Lodge of. o. Of O. F, OF thi
S'ate' at lis recent session in this civ. mad
choice Of the following officers for til, Year en-
suing. no e,ea ,d,.. ii ,s.n t.,s,F,1, '--,
NJ: W. Prelate Dimick, of New Haven, Granf
R; W: John ireenwood, of Danbury, Depu.
~ Grand Master 2a tfr't" H>'sp W.
R, W Junius M. Wiley. ofsaybrook, Grand
Secretary. D'' ' ~" :. :
/. W. Samuel Bishop, of New Haven, Grand
-, X, w. Pn'io m Judson. of Greenwich r.
w. Henfy L. Muller, OF Hartford. Grand Rep
Palladium. -.,' i.
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aHocKING 468bES IN IER EY :
- CRY. HE

~
man By the hant9 Of E. a s. SPENCER Ia
|4raveliAg Msgnelizer, and flrinsrI0 from
Otsego County IN this State, where he
now has frien6s reslding.) was arrested in
JERSEY CITY for mediterranean OF his wife,
and disturbance of the Peace. After pro-
ceedidg some distance with the officer,
under the pretence Of having something
very particular, to. say 10 his wife, he
was permitted To return, and the moment
he came into her presence he drew pis.
tot from his pocket and shot BET IN The
back near the left shoulder, the ball com
ing out Of the Heckusar jugnlaRRein.
She died 10 eight minutes after receiving
The w0uud, and the murderer was imEpr-
d!ately arrested. Spencer is twenty eight
years old and was married at Columbus,
Ohio, about twelve months ago to the la.
DIV he has now 80 crrelIy murdered.
Our. reporter, who has Just returned,
| for the second time from Ihe scene of
| this terrible tragedy, informs us that the
cause of the murder was jealousy on the
Dart Of tho husband, together with the
re rusal of his mother in law, with whom
the lady resided) to permit him TO visit
her at the house, he taking II as d 'contit.
nation that she did not wish to see him ;
and as she had no visible means Of sup
port he was induced TO believe that the
man of whom be was jealous supported
her.. shs.i ii asQq1rq 5a,li - - !lrv nj & ..ia
The lady, whose name was Dobbin be-
fore marriage was twenty four years Of
age, and IS said to have beenlvery beauti
full and interesting. 1t is said also, thai
her murderer was her .4'h husband. She
has brother residing in this City. He
has employed David Graham, Esq, as
his counsel. or course this murder has
caused great excitement in our usually
quie, sister city. 1N.Y. Tribune. sier ioA
SLAVERY iN'L1roHrIELD GOETHE fol
lowing advertisement is from the Connect
cut Journal and New Haven Post Boy, !;
| newspaper published at New Haven during
| r-hf- f.'".%'T ati!oH ntGJls.rsas
| the revolution; sarsa sJ.a4 4eu1 49,. g.. .
| tn be Soid-Atthe subscribers in Goshen
a young, lusty, and very likely Negro " eneh
that can cook, wash, and spin either fax o
| wool. $500 ''5'' - -''1 "a be- 70 So ys
tf. lfms 81. s.g -..g.,-.,v
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The 'Liberator,'q of Boston, holds the
following reasonable, christion and eminen,
ly mon resistant language towards Mr..
c. M. Clay;as s~"f a'f -' ,... So .'''f,
800 IT Cassius M. Clay has gone to assist
IN the conquest Of Mexico, then we trust
ne viii De among the first to perish on the
Mexican soil, an igaoble aeatk.7 !s's ,II'1
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" More tnan two hundred buildings
were destroyed by fire in Nantucket on Mon
gay OF last week-including one hundred
dwelling houses and nearly all the dry good
and grocery stores in the village. 80 ~
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o. Both Houses of Congress have passed n
resolution to adjourn on the 10th of August.
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.l-H''t FOR. THE ENQUIRER.
ANDREW P. POTTER. ia5e.a,
Mr.. El,t01

Mr.. Editor: .'...t.'E, ~ MA
The interest awakened in the community BY
the case of A. P. Potter may justify few re-
marks concerning him, and specially with ref.
erence to mistatements now current, about his
department while in gaol .4.'S'7i j7&
Having had some knowledge of him before
and since his confinement. | can say that until
he became of age his behavior was modest. req.
ular and moral. He was rarely absent from
home after nightfall, and quite disinclined. I
should think, to the jovial gatherings of the
young people around him. He was ALWAYS free
from the vice OF intemperance and, but a fe w
years previous to the date of his crime, became
member Of the Chapel st. Church, in New
Haven. His downward career began after he left
h'me u?on attaining his majority, and was rap
10 10 degree exceedingly wonderful The
gravltating impulse with HIM was lcentious.
ness. Passing suddenly from the restraints os
strict parental discipline, into the midst of
temptation, he was ensnared by that vice and
II became the master passon--an infatustion-
omnlpotent over conscience and all motives Or
interest or self-es'eem. Its sway explains the
mystery of his crime. The money and the
watch secured by such dreadful means, were
consecrated to lust; nor is it easy to eoubt that
the fatal step was taken at the instigation of
his paramour. The whole case with fremen-
dous and significant warning appeals to all
YOUTH and most emphaticaly to those who are
already contracting habits ofvice. the bands of
which, now plant as they seem, become ulti
mate'y letters ofiron, binding to perdition bo.
dy and soul. -.'t' f'' 3,'i'n.f..,,r
Rumor has widely ascribed to Potter hard
ened reckless demeanor while in prison. Such
reports have been false. While in the opinion
OF his keepers and of clergymen who visited
him, he seemed to lack that very deem conyic.
ton OF his guilt as murderer or as a sinner
which thorough sense of his condition might
be expected Ia produce, he has nevertheless ar
knowiedsed his crminality and protested re- re.
pentance, and tor some months at least has he.
lieved himself to have found mercy of God -
of hrs mental exercises within the last few
days Of his life, am ignorant but during an
interview with him in June, he referred with
warm emotion to his abused privileges, domes.
tic and spiritual; spake freely of his ingrat;.
tude and folly in despising the counsels and
affectlonate endcayors Of his parents, and assn.
red me that his hope Of salvation, rested alone
on the mercy of God through Christ. His ac.
tual state ofheart We cannot judge. That He
who iorgave thecruclfied thief cansave sinners
even the chief, we rejoice to know. Let Us
hope this wretched young man, of whose crime
fe'r'out''e human justice has revenged itself,
may have found mercy of God for his soul. W.
The sympathies and prayerful contolance Of
all tender hearts in behalfof his parents need
not be 'mpertuned. The tribute will be spo n.
taneous. f a.. mel a' l,.ay5,., -,
.Hf -~n 5-------@- $%$
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ANTI-sLAvERY LECTURER KILLED

An Anti Slavery Lecturer. named David OF.
ficer, was killed 90 the 9Th inst. while occurring
IN Shanesville, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, by
David M Mains. The latter was' drunk and
had been put out Of the meeting; no returned
'm snort time With a Jbrickhat inN bic hand,
ana tnrew ~ wiih. such violence against, the
n s Of 0taser' that his skull was completely
SnallekeQ. NlLtts!LNN .9t ta.. - :,
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, -. : - 10. r.f. & ' g.
,-UThe following is an extract from The
letter of correspondent of the N. Y.
Journal Of Commerce, dated Washington
July LIST. ~ Al, "a r.... 'o - - ,.''-'.'l
Among the officers distinguished in The
Mexican battles, perceive the names OF
Col. Thomas JChiids and Major George
W. Allen. both from Pitisfield 10 old Berk.
shire. The mother of the former gentle.
man still lives in the enjoyment of green
old age, being ! think in the region OF 80.
and q fine specimen of the ancient New
England matroD., 1t. Gov. -ChiIds is "a
brother Of the Coionel. Mai Allen is a
grandson of}the celebrated Thomas Az
len. first Minister of Pn,sfield, who fought
heroically at the battle Of Bennington,
and was for never yielding a single right
to the ,exactions of England. Two of his
sons were officers In the last war-Capt.
Samuel Allen, and Surgeos Elisha Allen.
His daughter was the wife Of. General
Ripley. ',.5'' y s,!I l'' .'.s5i.s'T
Go North. go South, go East 20 West.
You'll surely find old Berkshire's best.
Whereer you hear there's been noise.
SCI Thence next youll hear o., Berkshire boys.
I shall now claim, the laurel, If not for
the very highest flight of poetry, at least
for the homliest rhyme that has; for some
time been perpstraied. ,eaV .Egrefna 80 ,,'I