Litchfield enquirer., 1852-12-30


Here p ? very amusing picture Of thai
species Of odd Ssh known ss nsatGer.Of
.bgee aSaR. /. "'.' t. a. ~.
II am what the old women call an
odd 6sh.' do nothing under the hea.
vens without motive I attempt moth
ing unless there is probability of my
succeeding. 4 ask no favors when I
think they ~6n't be granted. i grant
no fav0rs whenl think they are not de-
!srytds had finally. lfdon:t waft upon
tbe gils Rhea ! think my attentions are
disaRrecabS.F I am matter~of- fact
fneh-I am. do things ''serionsEI..@s !
nee Offered to attend 'a7"yoadtgf Iady
iiOhie-l did seIjonsIy+;;F that is. I meant
ID wait On her home If she wanted me.
Sire accepeHr r1y 1ofAfEe;r. I went home
with her; anc it has ever been an eng
ina 10 me whether she wanted me or
not. She tooS5 my arm and said not "a
VOID. babe her good night, and she
Saidfh6t a word. Imet her again and
She gave me me two hours talk. II
struck me. rs curious. She feared / was
idshdd Size said, !ahd could not, fcr the
ifs 1t Eertell why. S6e'beg9ed me to
Explain, but didn'l give the ghost Of a
chance to do it. She said she hoped /
Would not be offended; asked me 10 call !;
End L has ever since been a mystery to
me whether shs'wanted me- to call or not.
+, ! once saw a lady al her window. L
thought 'fvWou'd call. did. Ienqiir-
ed f.S'the lady, and was told that she
was not at home. expeet'she w.sj /
went asOay thinking ST. rather think
70 still. | met BIER again. She was off
ded-s4il'I lad not been neig6bdrly.
S.hs Unprotected me FOR my negligence,
ND Said she thought had been unkind;
and ! have ever since wondered wiletl>
sr she was sorry o., not.
A lady once. said to me that che
should hke fo. be married if she could
get a good. congenial husband who
Would make her happy. or. at feast. 'sry
y, She was dltiicut TO please, she said.
+ said. i should like 70. get married too,
i could get a wife that would try to-
make me happy. She said, .Umph +
and..;leoketl Sas il She meant what she
SID !. She did ). for when I asked her il
she thought she could be persuaded to
marry me, she said she'd ,atber be ex.
Sassd. I've often wondered lilly ]. ex-
qused her. 1 Il. '..''''' i [..
C.THE New PAc1r1c RAILWAY PRo.
yEcT.-The Argus's Washington CORES.
Rondent says that Messrs Corning. Will
enson and Laws proposition for post
rbdls m lhe shape 6f Railroad, from
the mississippi TO San francisco on the
Pacific. to be built under a charter BY
ih0ividual enterprise. with the aid Of the
government, meets with considerable fa-
yor, Its opponents are those who lave
some. country project which they wish to |
Mess upon Congress. No company can
construct the road without government
aid. That granted, and the work will
he'Hompletsa and The road in operation
Within I've years. Its ihportapcs 10 the
governments and the. people is amply
safH6ieat! to warrant llie granting Of aid /
asked for from the government. =" 1.
!. With such road CONSTRUCTED, as the
one proposed, its annual Advantages to
the people and the government, for the
transportation Of troops and the mails,
RSaldbe much greater than the interest
oh too haladrsd millions Of dollars. and
all this can .be secured by the leaning the
esSdit of the gosetument to a company |
HfSH: amount NIT aexceeding fifty mil
li6tfslOf 'doflarss secured by : property
worth double The amount. -
The bill is drawn with great care, and
fully protects the government from the
Possibility Of loss. either by fraud or de-
pteeia,ioa al properly.
FATAL, Acc:pENT.-On the l4th inst,
about / O'Clock. as three men were at
work in Mr.. Alfred Brainerd's Quarry. at
Madam Nesk..a. 'fsw, miles tslo@ this
place. ailedge o: the rock. about | s feet
long BY 7 wide. fell on them, awfully |
CRUSHING Mr.. Ely Burnham,, causing
deash liaslanily. and wolndhg Mr..
Brainerd. the owner, and an # ishrhan-
neither, however. we learn. very seri-
nasly." They had the block ready to
side 'or throw of. but as there were
acme pieces Of stone in the way. which
might iitjufe the block. they undertook
y remove them. and while SO engaged.
sHe large block fell On them. causing the
melancholy results aboye stated. Mr.. Z
Bln nham is about so years old. and e
leaves wife and three children 10 II
pabWn his sudd,n death. Middletown |.
Ks CINcINNATI. Dec 81. |
Serious Charges against Some Can.
tinnati Merchants aGnd Others. Three
men. named Chaplin, (of.,the hte firm of
Filley & Chaplin. shoe dealers William
Kissane. (of the finn of Smith g. kiss
Eahet. po k merchants and - Chandler.
we're arrested 10 this city yesterday. by
The u. S. Maj shall, charged with swim