Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-02

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satisfactorily accounted for its existence.
man remains the same inexPlicable being
"a creature Of strange fancies. Countries
and eIimes. incidents and events fit along
his feverish fancy, which at the moment
are az foreign from the real purpose and
intent of his heart as the disconnected
visions of the midnight dreamer. II is
cold and cherries night, and one in which
"a child might understand
The dell had business in this land
Still there is glow upon eur cheek and
we feel degree Of comfort and security as
We occupy the same old arm chair be-
side The FIRE fair blazing,' with our little
table, inkhcrn, pen I'D paper inviting Us to
some useful task.
Thus fer long hour have We sat with
our thoughts wandering the wide world
over, without the ability TO fix them peTma'
nently upon any one subject. We thought
of him mo is 10 be gibbeted tom orrOw-
of the wretched prisoners confined in our
damp and dismal cells. We thought of the
countless thousands in our midst, stepped
in crime, sorrow, beggaFy ana rags-wo
saw them here 'UnbeDding stand aad
were happy in exhorting them against LIES
pressure to vet bear up awhile
These indeed. were sickening thoughts
bu, soon gave place to pleasing recolleesiODS
of our early life. We thought Of yOur
beautiful village, the birth place Of all our
lows and the beginning Of oil our sorrows.
we saw your green felds, churches. schools
and cousts of justice as IN days. OF yose,
with o thousand fAmiliab fAoeetO CREST our
coming. Yes, we saw itas il sgas and WON
dered in our heart what il Haight be ss0tO,
and who would rec0aniz0 their old. associs
ate. We wondered, indeed. because many
a sumsner sun had rose. and set. d isplsyiBg
nature in, all ias grandeur. auds Haauy cold
and angry December cloud had oyershad..
owed those fair and Aourixhing fieldsi; yea
many, very many warm, aud generous
hearts had been chilled by Sad iseass, and
death teO had done his fearful work since
last we were among your number.
Now all these lanciful realities passed
in. auiek Succession through our mind, but
leaving fixed impression that we must
seek for some medium through. which we
mighthear of. five could not see, your out
geings and incomings. The hrsr and the
only one which occurred to our mind Was
the L1rcHF1ELp ENQUiRER. and we resolved
to send for it at once. Although we know
not him who now conducts 1t. We d'd k"0a0
him who once filled the chair editorial: and
who, in manhood's pride. met an unlimeiy
end. Acting fno,n the impulse ut the mo-
meat, We snatched our pen and had pros
ceeded in our good work as Ear as 'Mr. Ed
itor,' ami. was about to add Please md
enclosed two dollars and forward US your
paper for one year, when another strange
vision lighted up our fancy: who, knows,
we exclaimed but We Gun from time to time
give Mr. Editor something more valuable
to h,m,a nd his readers lhun this base coin
Instantly deciding. on the attempt. we have
proceeded thus far with Epistie No !,
Here the writer lays down his pen, oh ans
ges position and draws closer and closer
to the expiring embers as he calmly res
vie WIS what he has written. We are sure
he went priut it. said we but then be will
burn it, and rs no particle Of matter Is ever
annhlihted, it may serve some good Pur~
pose yet; So, nothing damned, he locks at
his waleh-'tIs Ii U'clock--ihe gathering
of footsteps on the pavement is dying
away; less and less frequently. as time
wears on does their hta.y tread annoy our
meditations.
The que, and orier loving citizen las
retired TO the bosom of his fmily- The
cunning Waterman has crept soft " into
some corner Porter House and is carous"
ing over his mug Of ale or more
wretched Brandy, while thieves, robbers
and,murderers, run riot trough our streets
or are quietly picking our locks and plum"
dsring eur substance and the 'nymph Of
the pave" sti II stands on the corner OF our
streets 10 entrapsihsunwary.
But this is not all, did yen not hear that
hollow uDearlhly cougll-'tis the death
knen of the drunkard's doom. DID you
see him kicked from yonder GROCERY.
when his last shilling was expended and
go staggering TO his den Ct m,sery-wah
till day dawns in the east and if death has
not already fixed upon him his final grip
you will hear the same forebodng sound
and see the same tottering limbs vending
their, way to the scene Of his last nights
deba nch--'tis afearful thing u
Q come down ye men of might-come,
I pray You from the Senate Chamber--the
Halls Of Legislalion--the bur and the sa-
cred desk and aid 10 this great moral en-"
terpnise--ihe drunkard's reformation.
Having devoted so much time and space
in our exondium or "much ado about
moth ing" We have mono Of either lefs
for general and local matters. Besides
Thanksgiving is approaching and 10 muss
get ready the Indian Pudding and Tho
Pot of Beans-the preparatory Pumpkin
| Bic panty has already come of and gio-
sisus- affair it was. New Workers know
very little Of the importance which w.o
; yankees attach to this time hODOref instr
tuaivn, how We eat, drink. and sleep-how
we are nAaFried and bora and how oil 9TH
or days Of the year 10 comparison, Sink
into insignifcances dow We get our FAM
lily together and talk Oson the affairs OF Olds
en- time andaIl this Win devOutand thank"
fnl hears 70 the Giver Of oh coed and pei
feet gifts. 4Ao'.
Other holidays will soon be here anf mo-
doubt we shall have much fun and joking
of which you should hear in all good time.
Being WING too of the old Henry Clay
STAMP. we did NOT follow the 1snaites up
Salt River on the announcement Of our
late defeat, but are still on hand and shall
n. A.