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Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25
LITCnFIELD, (CoNN.,) THURSDAY, MARCH g, 1o47.

ments had recently caught his fancy aud ne Was determined To hear for himself Here he ieLrned lo feel that home was q prison, and d husband slavc-that hap, t'ncss Is to be found only III !Ibcrty and that no ti3eriy can be enjoyed where a
 nan must be lied up by the laws of do. mcstic life. This WAS new doctrine tu Chnrles Nelson. He lad always felt free and happy, and what more could he ask 'n the way of liberty and love than he had found in his own home. But the poison of a false philosophy, that puts bitter for sweet, had found Us way iD his hc"rt, and now hs begun lo feel that d m'n ot ind"rendence uu h, not to be tied ;o the drudgery of domestic lite, anG a 'nan of phllAnihropic feelings, should love all the world alike In the strong hold ot the affections, this mischief began | so work, and bitter were its fruits. Ills honc Was no longer his paradise. Oih- rr haunis hcca.lr tani!iar-lalc hours abro ,d were follow cd by restless nights and irksonc d iysal home. Mary's sn.te was l..Ss w trn.. aul her check grew pale IS his coldness chilled her he .rl. and the work or misery once begun mAdc rapid aud fearful pr"g'c css.
 The restraints of failhfulncss to one .o whom hc had p'clg'd his soul were srAdu,iiy rcI"xtd-d. .ss'pa.ioa .o!Iowed, and :hen the lrA.n ol bankruptcy, poverty and wot, rushed on h'm in a storm.
 Yet young ani lovely, the wI:c and mother yielded 10 her t.a'. bu, not with out struggle. Btiwten the rula that threalrne.! hun, aud the present. which sec.med but d s!ep :rom ruin. she s"usht to ln,erp"se her own hopes and happiness the memory of ea'ly days, The promises ot youth. Ae 6dbe she had O!rne hun, anu the prospect ut bliss un earth aud on hI.h all How 10 h. UlHs.cd ty the wrct shed ca- rcrr on which he had entered.
 ]. wAs all in vaIn-M .ry, the wreck of IovclIncs5, has gone back 10 her fathers AUuS an: there she has touIh n home, and he"ItS that love 10 shelter her--hei husband, or he who omcc loved to cal! h'nSIit her husband, has linked hI,nsel to lhc new community of men and wo- msn, Whose philosophy has scduced hun tO !Il, ruIh.
 Alas, Ior.he peace and purity that once nhrd lneIr hailuweL rldLlnco on the home my early ir.cnh. iis ys wlaerst bc fore the bl'shung power ot false teachers whose counStis n:rcr lIs ltcncd ono load "f sorrow ol a hum .n heart, but has bur denrd ana crushed m. my that otherwise would have known oi wretch :inesS ouly by naInc.-l P"rIor Annual.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25
VISIT TO pOMPEII.

Nothing 50 cdrclually removes the cur> tain that cOnceals the past from our view {; nothing is better suited 10 moAS equally plain and affecting the history ot times CO., ,empera ne ous with Christ and his apostles, than the discoveries that have been made at llercnlanenm aud iempeii, cities that eighteen hu Idrcd years ago were covered by volcanic eruplions and preserved to the pres enl in almost their perlett original s,a'e.- Rev. Dr. Fisk, in his Travels to ihe Holy Laud, passed through Italy and visited Pom peii, which he des;iIoes as follows:
 We could not leave Naples without ms> king a visit to Mouai Ve,uyiuS and Tom peil. The route lies through l'orlici and Tore del Greco, and is altogether deslitu.e of picturesque objects. The distance 10 pompe is aUout twelve English miles. IL was m the year s. venly uine ol the Christ ian era, that the destruction of this celebra- ted abode of Roman vice and luxury was effected by terrible eruption of Mount Ve' suvins. Evidences .oo conclusive Of the degraded state of the Roman mind are abnn. danlly visible in the various articles dis covered during the labor Of excavation, which has been progressing for many years. i Some of these sllll Iemain in the tOrm Cl fresco paintings on the walls-and multi tudes ot other kinds are deposited in !he 1 Museo Eorbouico. Next to the destruction of SuIom ani Gomorrab there has neveI pernaps, beeu a more signal and just re,ri
 button than that which OvertoJi sLe lIxl
 riously detaSed and brulaliIed inhabilamls ol rumpeii. l. was when the cup ot iuiqui' " was vvetanwirg it's brim. and daring ]!
 teniiousness was al it's height. that the vrIlh or Gol descended in the burning st,eams of Vrsuvius. And the diAcovcries which have been the result of labDriouS ex' cravalion. most distinctly show, uOt only iht general habits and character ol the people but exhibit then in thelr very pursuits an occup4llOns, al The moments wnen the tenn
 pest ui ctIvInc fury burst over lhem, and e"
 gulpheI their city in rivers of liquid an
 Scorehins lava. I he streets oI fompe1
 a.e still as fresh as il they had been in us' hut ye<terday-the track of chariot wheel
 is every where to be seen-while on ih'
 walls, anI over the door. ways of houses aat shops, are lo read in>criplous-noliceS- advertisements, and other indications
 activity and enterprise, of amusement an
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

A LUCKY NEXT OF KIN.-Thc following paragraph was taken from the Limerick Chronicle:
 "Sumo time since Lolicc for the next of kin ol d mln named Francis BraLdel, Was inscrled in the nc wspupers. Bral~ del Was u native ot Kilkenny, and left his home 4O years ago Tor AmorIcu, where hc resided until his death, soma live months sInce. II. had am4sSed n bout TWO hundred aud fifty thousand pounds sterling, anu the |" next of kin," the succGssor ut thIs immense property, turns uut to bca prIvule oi the 9ltn Re, smncnl, ut present m Cork Garrison.- Ills name IS Joseph BraddeI, and he is Q nephew ;o tho dGcedsel."
 Several llstauccs ut kc kind, though nos 50 wealthy ln extent, have been com. munlcalrd lo the editors ot the Loudon papers, from winch Mr. Goodwin, 0. New Haven, extracts his advertisements. All wn.ea resulted from the notices given tarouSh thai paper.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25
To Benefit Our Race!

This is the object ot the SONS OF TEN PEEANcE; the feature and comprehensive scheme of the or,ier To effect lhls yener- al plan, several Suosi1,lry purposes m, " oe accomplished, for which the mAchin- cry of "ur institutions, judged by it's prLc- iichi workings thus far. seems admirably a"aPtcd. These special objects, subnr> dIn 'ieloand promotive of lhe great end !; univ"Isa gool-arG beautifully summed upby the Wa>hingtonian o, gan thus l. A universal Temperance R:torna- i tioI.
 2 A Brotherhood in Love, Purity and Fidelity.
 3. The pecuniary relief of sick brc,h ren.
 4. The encouragement of Morality. 5. The diffusion ut gool will to all Mankind.
 Or course the most impro,an. step to- wards these desirable results, and the foundation of all, is the abatement oi the siucriG business ot selling alcoholic bever "C NbS oo uS A~ OSs'~ V that whcE every city, town and village in our land iS bound tug1thcr in" Love, Pu- rny and F.4cI.ty," by tho establishment ut Division, in each so iLat Il gicul organiz,:t moral influence sha Il pervude every s,:cl'on ol our country, the iig hts ot the alcnho!ic fires will yn out, the dislil~ lcry shall cease 10 send to,lh ills pes'l. leutl,l m..snl, and the tavern keepers | Ill cc:,sc entertaining travellers" hy converting the man in:o the beast. Per. haps !hcre is not day passes lu, some grog-vcndcr's sign Is taken down has sprung up in iis immediate vicinity. Striking examples ot this kind comes to our knowledge every week. The Hudson Wa,htlsionlAn of last week says:
 A Division of the Sous of Temperance Was Q, saiIiZtd Ht the Brick Iuvcrn,' 4 nnles rom lnl> cIy, Il: Ihc junciIon ui the Uniun Turnpike wIth tho old Post Road, Il place where rivers ot run have Ducn drank, nnd scOr,, and hundreds ot drun- kards nave coHs'cSttcd and SIrrngtheI- cd tho fatal bOui, ID which each Was bound. 'Tnc Tavern has hcen swept and garnishrd, and renovated. and the evil spuil wall not, we trust, De allowed again lu enter ,heie. Oae fact winch has lately occurred, with regard to this stand aud Us Uwntr, ouSnt to "e Known for the huaour of our rlct. The stand Was las, spring rented at a low prIct, to: d Iem- pcrancc Hotel, and h AS Uecn kept us such uy Mir. Snuicll. The owner, we ar: In. turulcd, Was a short tune ugo offered nearly 400 per cent !n advance Of what nc Is how receiving for the sun" stand 10 be usu.i ;,s !, had formerly been used as n Rum Tavern. When lhIS offer WIS de- clmcd, the owner Was asked to name his pricr. We want lh. stand, we don't ml.d the rent The finn reply wns- : Gentleman, y"u cannot have that stand to scil RuGa "t any price, while u IS my propeI,y.' The disappointed agents Gas is .urnlscd.) ot il Rum clique, returned discvmiitc,. Here C.:"tr.l D.vis'un No. - now holds ns weekly meetings. Tue Cause iS onward.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

REVENUE oF FHAxcE.-Tnc revenue ot FrAncc iro.m luc cL,.o ns an! excIsc Tor ;ne year l643 Was o2.3,UJO.OO IT smcs- .Uuui lC4.LCC.LCO dotIA,s. This Is un ilcreusc ot 35.OJ0.OO0 iraucS over the pr, (, ding year. Tue estimated Icco'pIs from all Sources for the present year, arc i,312,OJ0,O ,OD0 trancs. l-7O. .Oo0.0OO dollars ) rniS Is d prud'glo sun, ana IS 'hc Iar> arst ual,onal rrvrnue in the world, being somewhat larger than that ot Great Br't> ,ia. IL Is s'sn of great national wealth t1 be able iD bear sJ enurinOus Il burden. IL indicates, also, grndius taxation and .ppress Q" of the people, aud criminal | .xlravdg ,ucc, W ,sl IdlnesS and cxtrliun ,n the part oi The government. This tx
 rcmc lux.t'un wIl produce auoihc' rev
 Iu,,on in France ut no tstani d,y, and nav lead 10 :he establishment Oi d
 ,rrmancnl republic.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25
HOW TO BE A MAN,

When Cariyc WAS asked by il person to polnl uu; What cour,c ol reading he lho'l pest To make hlm d man, replied ln his character sue m amer:
 1t Is no; books ulunc, or by books chiefly that n,an Is ln all points a man Study 10 do faithfully wnaiso.sef thing Ill ) our actual situation, then ana now, you iind either expressly O. .acll!y laid down lo yous charge tn 4t is your post - siand in Il likc a lru. solIier. Silently d.vour the n'any lch ,grins of t. ali sn- uAlions have ln my. a...! see you aim no. lo qui. il. without doing ail that IS at lcas! required ol you. A man prrtccts h'n- self by work much more than by read- lns. There are d growing kInd oi men ,nA wisely combine .he two things wis,ly, valIanlly, can do what Is lad to lnclr hand ln the present sphere, aud prepare themselves wIlh .i, for dolng olh- CT, wider ,hlnss If such should oc before thcin.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

The following srihmetical question we fad m an exchange paper. CUa an! ot the boys sve Us the answer /
 \ farmer has dyo horses: black, brown, d bay. s1rIel, and grey the UiAck, brown lad pay can draw 6jJJ pouais; the brown' oAy sAd sorIeI, 0S~0; ths bay. sorrel aad grey. 7!Jy, Ihe sor,el. grey and black, 7jJo the ysry, hiac~ and brown, SlUJ. How muca may aa loaa Tor me ivr, and now much for escn, respectively: ALPHA.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

NATURAL CURlo>lrY.-Thcrc is to be seen, al L oertJ Hal, corner of Droad- way ana Cherry streets, St, Louis, Il st Jnc, or nllncrA! subst Ince, flat on one sldr, III the centre Ot whn:h Is lh" head uf un an:nal, more resembling that ot Il horse than an other, in such position as su pIcsent lo vicw uilc ryc"nd one noslrIl. This IS surrounded Oy Il iorn'aIIon rescIn> U4ins the col ot il snlkc Ut huge cIrcum- IercEce, in the form Ut perfect eIip;ical r,ns. This suUslancr turned upside uo"n, tho other sd. exhibits the form Ot an rnornuus slZcd lani lcrrepIn. wI,h It's head drawn in, aud its shell caclOScd.- IL weIgns 25O pounds. and WAS tou"d lIC feet below lhc surface ot the earth, in .h t, sinking for lcat ore. |" St. Francois EOualrE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

A country gentleman was boasiIns Of having been educated al two colleges. You rein'"d he sad an aged divine, ui calf that sucked :! 50 cows What was ,he consequence, ask llea ,hid perstn. Why sir replied the o'd
 .er, ieman very eravely, the consequence was Fihst he was q ury great ed!f"
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

Meet, oh! meet me, implme youi Meet where most my adore you' Meath the shadow of lhe buwer, Meet me there a: any hour:
 Meet me there or where You will, Meet, and-Pay that little bill!
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

CoNUNDRUM Why is a druakard hesi- taiiag to join toe SoaS Of Temperance like sAepiicAI !.indoo? Because he is in doubt whether to give up the worship ol the Jug 9r-HOl.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25
st1le moDl hs, and lo,, a. a. E. .a ...onths s--ihree TiTs.9 " v

..'Ec .4io3thS itts~~SakSe gaia.
 Tae brlda came ,o the iempis-hoi alnne-- F.r with her swept din tsnrreai ira'n' Tnt ,i,,wiy gathered round that altar stone, AAa bowed themselves with many stuffed nplA 3Tbs 1o.;hcr sent for hm-that noble sire ] And liam his place of lnf'y trust he came. Tn ,h,s s,! second bridal. Then the fire
 Ot his strong hear. went out. Was she the same
 "a, ina, cold statue all his hopes might s!u.! what slm, how silently he lay'
 Whe eet. angei, smile upon her brow, N of sad E saint lad passed that way .,As sI ! upon the cold and spotles' ~' "xs, %o,,, mm',%Porehead .e'aphic glow.
 0' So.td she smilc-and yet no; smile CT iJ ..s footsteps had they failed to meet her ear: His strong form tremblsl,and his eye grew dn'. T On Guo !-tha, household band Was weeping near.
 And she lay smiling coldy on her bier. z ii was not much, though il had seemed grief,
 To give her ui' in all her bridal g!o"n; Fer with that parting came a sweet belief .. Ot ouck reunion now ,ihe ioinb-the tomb! Hung over ali its dark and silent 6 lo"m :. eush of music, low and sadly sweet.
 Swelle.i through the temple. Must the!
 yield her then
 From ,his her second bridal! Must they mee'
 The loved and lost no more: Asan again
 Angels were hynning out t!:at soft rei'ain:
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25
MARY NELSON i;
OR TIE POISON UF ERROR.

'Thrrc, dear, be still and i, will soon
 be morning. said Mary Nelson as sht.
 reached Ls'wn from her own bed To the cr"dlc, ;n which she had laid her first bnn.
 Her own pillow had thus far been d slerpleSs one, and short nd restless hnG brcn Ihc dreams of her inf mt, whom she had lrIed tO sUo;he iu her bosom, tIll wcariri with lte effort, and anxious 10 get d Ii!IIe sleep herself before the sun should return, she had committed tn. child To Us cradle, and Was rocking il 10 s!unbcr.
 l. was q sad night that 10 Mary Nelson and she had had many suth already, and d prospect for more-to: in the dist ,ncr she saw no relief fur !he sorrow that wa> growing deeper and heavier as clch month passed away with its heavy io,d of grict.
 Mary and l were playmltcs in child hood. Her father an: mine were neigh. hors in the coantry,anh that means somo. thing. They were friends anu their chii. d'cn were trirnjS, gning ,o the sun schuo' and church, fnnl of the same a.n usenen,s. an.i looking forward tn the same lifeline life "f happy farmers in il land of plenty. M'ry and grew up To. and ;t, before wc had either of us thought oi being any ytliing bu; children. Sine Was Eand,nme---aLd what was strange she di! n"t know it or at least no one could think sue did, SD simple, so arlless, sp aunhie was Mary. Beauty makes g!:.. Va n o!:cn. and II seems pity .hnt they should spoil lhcir l 'oh> by airs Ina, wn tho ."ve of no "n", anl make the:n only d'sagr' elIlr. But Mary never l'oAeI SD pretty as when We had been off in the fields gathering flowers in June, and coming home she would :lin. herself down on tine turf by the w,lI, under the gicat eln in the rear 0! her tuhcr,, h"usc, aud as she arranged her Il overs In the pitchers to Stlnd "n the ma1iulp,tcr in he front room, would ons:c in whll. lastcn one an 1 anDlhcr carelcS>ly ii her hair, ll! she lookeA Ilk: a f,lrv, but no, u fairy tton the splr', land-tot Mnry's cheek had leo much of the rose of health and her eye, dfk anI piercing, Was too bright for fancy work.
 ChaI les Nelson was ihc son of a veal thy cnlZcn Of the great mrirnnfl's. n"1 had b>cn seat Inlo lhe country, in the hope that he would unIeasn aud forget some If the wild habits that he had form, cd in the nds, ofciiy attractions, IL Was c>eu said that he bad been to college, and had been ruSiicaied fur season >u that hiS manners migh, be mcnhrd by d few months rcsiArncc among bs coun- try cousins. Ru, he Was just the youth to bc happy any where. and when inc pleasures of the ciy were no lnnsrr h own, he entered with as much apparent delight upon Inc new world whi,h the country offered.
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

A Miss ss,ppi volu1leer pre'eaAs io havs a rife or >u:h scCaiay 0f am, that he c2a :' shoot folly as it hies."
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25

And what If lucy say l nm wild said Charles Nelson, .and w.ll rcyyr ,,, for ssps so gentle. s:a as-..., a., xo, .,e. Mary, wiiai ,hrn !.
 o, hut they w,ll no:--t know they wii uut-,hvy know that you are not wild uow-,hnl you wil! never go away hom this Qu,-' spot, but will just stay here like my brother, anl always love u' WI! you noI |"
 Any where with you Mary. know have been wild, but that was bciorel knew you or dreamed there was one on earth like you. l would love io spend my life in this coun,ry- place, aud leave the city for those that lIko ii. l have had enough of it, and would 'he to Qu'l 1 Il iore,er''
 How Ii,.le die he know of his own hear, or inc power of early habit. The uex! summer Charles returned 10 lac city, and having made arrangements for gniny into business with his father. he made serious proposals for Mary" hand. aud after no lirlle struggle on ihe par, of ,hc parents, ihe consent was giv- rn, and the young lovers were married Now he brings her to this gren. city, and she is happy with him any where The fields and flowers 0: that rural home
  seemed part Ot l,fc |" her, while she was .herr, but her he .ri was now ano'her's. and sine was wiling 10 quit the sweet houe of her youth. and tc buried in ih' wilderness ota cit.., for the sake of him whon she dearly lowed 10 call her own. 'Now you will no, gu 10 that lecture to- night. will you CharIc-,' said Mary as her hustuEd was preparing lo Icav, l.e house.
 sWhy not, what can be the harm my dear!'
 Much, very much fear. Yorarc TO as happy now as you wrr" hei"rc 70, fell in wlh those men. Yuu d" not lov, home as we'll, aud wish You would stay and rcat! [" me
 But love you more. Mary. than ever You know do. only go tu hear lhcS men talk. don; believe half they say and l will be home carly
 Aud uf hc went 10 hear q lecture fror the Socialists, whose schemes Ut MDprov
Litchfield enquirer., 1847-03-25
@ fSceIId d1aD.
I0 Me EAitor of tae UMion:

10 Me I.ulf0T 0I t7e CH0n:
 Mrs Virginia Eliza Murray, daughter of the Hoa. Daniel & Dickinson, of New-Yorn, was given away in marriage at the chancel Of Chrisl's Church, Binshamion, October 20th Just three months from her bridal day. the same clergyman. [Rev. Mir. Andrews.l at 'he same altat was performing the last solemn off ces ever her remains. Her father reached Bin,hamton only in tune to witness her tune ral. Thes- touching facts gave rise 10 the fol- lowing lines. which you will honor me by ac- cepting for the :. Jnion.'' ANN z. STEPHENS. She st o,l before the altar, neekly pale, ll,r s,tt eyes veed "a ,d he' bright lips apar' AS will fl overs hush and lremhlingIy exhaie Their own delicious fragrance; she would And trouble at the beating of her heart. The flIher stood beside her, calm and mild.
 Fol he had learned .ha, power upon the will By which all passions tu,huvnt and wild.
 Are soiiedeA to glad or painful ih.lll:
 Ani 50 he bade his heart be tim and still. li,r hand was vet in his-ch she had been TAe d,arrst thing to which his hu,.es had : Cherished hcnea,h roof.tree. proud and green. r Olwhieh a thousand !Aurels had bees flung Caslin. bright b,4ms around her where they hung.
 But he had nerved his soul 10 yield her mp. And k,! the gentle mother, by his s.d.- Stuod with full heart to see the golden GU?
 or her bright life drained of is richest pride: Her chiia-hsr household joy was now
 brId>!
 And she was married from that altar stone, TreM ,iias with timid hope and bashinl love She lufneA. hail ,enllul, to the chosen one
 Aaa snu.A, his shsIlering carr, like some
 yonls d ve
 Lost from lis nest home in the skies above. h ivy. she ought !he parent arms again
 And bless sings Seni their music to her h-a"'- l. ke the soft craps of 'hat ueiiclous lam.
 Ware clouds and sunshine stIu5sle for the
 start,
 Aadwilh bright tumu!t, claim an eGua! pat. Thsy left the altar, some with pleasant m!rth, And some half teariul, like an April day, Wh>ry every rain drop gives it's blossom birth. Anl sunbeams laughing in their golden play, Dash with one sweep the shadows hall aw ay. "A A1l lheu, oppressed with many d sweet regret. Tns parents sought their dArkened hearth
 THerG:
 Wilh sadd.ncd hearts ,and eyes all dim and wet. They learned to bless the stranger youth who
 o"'S 4- The i,wei frnm their home, the sunbeam
 trein the door.
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