Litchfield enquirer., 1854-01-05
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\ 4 Satae 0t tAe EEeBss Tie editor of 2 village paper. out Wess l ss,ruck' for his dues once on lime and slapped his paper. His snbscribess were all in aFseass and he resolved in lhe m0st positive manner that le would give ths people no nlCse of the products q his brain until he had received sOnDe of ths products of lIleir falms. or if that vas not convenient. tic cash instead. He happened -tooun patch of ground. and be very quietly took up She spade and .he hoe. and with his sdeyil.s went 0
 work raising his sg,ub' while waiting the decision of the towns people.
 Great was the excitement in the vill-
 age when the paper vas stopped. The maids and matrons didn't knoa who was
 married and who died in the neighboge
 ing towns the fasme,s got no news res> pccling the crops in other sections Uf tho country, and sold oil all their crops at much lower plices than they might have commanded; the manners and morals of the people deteriorated ibe children grew up much less intelligent than form efly, and the people got completely in the fog on all the prominent qaessious cf the day.
 The inhabitants of tho town were iikn those uf some islands. Block Inland. toF instance, cut off from fsequent c0nmuni- cation with the world. and wien one oe them tackled up his team and d.oye 10 neighboring town 10 trade. he general Y came back with his head filled with
 ridiculous reports respecting the aifairs of this and olher nations. which had been
 told him by mischieyous persons who kuew that tho village paper was stopped ior want Of pay. and that the people would aot subscribe fnr the city papers. whose terms were invariably cash in ads vance,
 When one Of the :srlid men of this village had been over to she county town to attend Court, or sell his wheat on his return. the village was generally thrown into commo,ion by n ruuacv ot war i'm pending on the honsieF, or between tho United Slales and England, uns somes body paying visit to the village would disabu-e the good people of the error that had been imposed on lEem and Ire quently laugh tt them lor their crednli- y. Their only excuse was that tile'f paA rer had stopped, and lhis excuse the better portion were ashamed 10 give. Frequently. when some of the men of the village passed hy the esilor's home> stead, and saw hinn leaning osei his fence. 7 watching the growth of lis com and po-
 ta'oes. they would ask in tones almost
 indignant, when he intended to start the paper again
 His only reply was when the old sub. sclibess pay up.'
 The old subscribers were rather stufty about the matter,' as venerable dame expressed is. They thought it hari to he obliged pay for papcr when they had only subscribed al fi.st to give tho enterprise . slart-onty 10 encousags the ediior and publisher, and sostIlsy ies0Ivr ed to cadu.e the priyalion as long as pos sible.
 Matters, were however. D ought to . crisis by lhe following ciscums' ance. Inc deacon of the villsge chu,ch- (which by
 the way was not 70 well attended after lhe paper was suspended )-came haaae one day from the county town. . plaoe
 of considerable size. and announced that Thanksgiving vac 10 be eaten on Thurs
 day of the next week. The farmers kills
 ed all their fat poullsy on the first of tho
 next week. and started of to markel
 willie their good wives rolled up their sleeyes and went to wo.k at making mincs pies. The young men bought dancing pumps and engaged . 6ddler, and the gisls sat ID o'nighls 10 make dresses for the Thanksgiving bull. w
 Great vas ihe surprise and chagrin of the inhabitants of the village to learn, on the return of the farmers from the mar ket. that the Thanksgiving feslival would not come of until another week. They had been obliged 10 sell iheir poultry n the county iowa at great aacri6ce, and would be compelled 10 wear their uld old Sunday coats another year in coase~ Quence.
 The women of the village ses up q great clamos. and. as length their kus> bands. ashamed Of ll,eir eOnduct. called
 . public meeting agd voted io invile tho editor 10 lay doRu the spade aad lhe
 hoe. aad resume the publication 0f his paper. They paid np sheir arrsaFagss and Cor tho next year in advance end many who had depended oa iksir nsigh- bors for their reading. sahscsibed f0F copies for themselves. e the editor6 list of subscribsrs uAs increased and all be- came in veality pasons of Lis sheet. IhA peopls of the vilIageare haEpy once nose and eaeh Thanksgiving festival rsnsiads them N senewthrir adyaace paymenis ief their village paper. s tst1f WEB .-1- # ~ PoIiisnrss t poRerfal isses ih