Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1854-12-07

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/ A cont.ive Of ways snd mems residing
Down Eat, some years ago being inwnn
Of turkey whe 'ewith 10 be thankful 90.
cording to law. on the last Thursday ia
N0vembrr. sci Lis wits 10 work TO pro-
eurs one without labor, love or money.
Turkeys, as everybody knows. are fond
1T apples and apple trees for their couch.
and our hero. going in the stiffness Of the
might. singled out fine fat gobbler from
a tree full. belonging to one Of bis neigh>
ooss. While accommodating the roost.he
heard the f.athercd hipeds say distinctly
"quis! quit! quit 7" But considering
these as words Of course. he did not re-
gard them a feather. but taking Bit OF
red yarn from his pocket he made il fast
10 the leg 81 his intended prize, and le-
tired vi, bout further alarming the brood
or at all distn, bing the owner. Il 4.
The next day he went TO his neigh o.s
house vi b the following inisrrogaiory.
"Yoa havni seen no stray gobbler here.
have ye?" The teighbcr answered that
he had not, but there might possibly be
one among his turkeys. and asked him il
he should know the turkey on seeing him.
0. yes, yes" said the witty man OF
Inventions, s | should know him very
well, By Bit Of red yarn he had around
his right leg"
Accordingly the whole lock Of tur,
keys were assembled. and the man desp>
" regretted his loss. and declaring lie
would not have taken silver dollar for
the bi,d, began TO examine the whole
lot.
"Gobble. gobble. gobble." said the
indignant turkey. taller than the res. By
head.
"Ah that's he. !" said the man, spring
ing up as he spoke. "lhs.'s the very
identical turkey; don't you see he's got
the mark on 2"
Well. so he has. sure enough" said
the honest neighbor. taking two qulds Of
pig tail in two minutes !; and yet, Ill be
darn'd and roasted alive. If that don't
look as much like gobbler Of mine. az
two white beans, Howsomever. as the
crit'er belongs 70 YOU. Why take him
that's ALL"
He said no more. but caught the tur-
hey. and handed him over--as he sap>
posed TO his righ.fni owner. The other
thanked him for by trouble, and after
inviting him 10 come and take thanks
giving supper with hiw. telling him he
should BE- as welcome 10 bit OF the lur-
key. 40 though 10 were his own, he
marched Of sriumpkantly. with his prise
under his arm. and laugh in his sleeve.
A SHocKISG FALL.-A gentleman
at Chicago. 10 private letter % = friend
in Boston, Says" might As well men
tion that Judge had mar ow es-
cape. few nights since. He was At a
place some miles from here. wbere they
are digging for lead. The Judge had
been out. spending the evening with some
friends, and | think il likely was . very
little "sprung." AT any rate. the night
was very da,k, and he proceeded 10 his
lodgings, he found himself in the vicinity
Of the deep excavations or shafts sunk by
the miners. They are two or three hun.
dred feet deep. and a. night pianks are
thrown over them 10 prevent any stray
traveller falling in. But notwithstand-
| ing this precaulion, the Judge came upon
one Of them, slipped through between
| the planks, and catching hold " one 81
them, hung. bis head some two or three
feet below the top Of the aperture. This
was . terrible position. He could not
reach the sides Of the excavation with l,is
feet, and ~ for raising himself up with
his hands alone, it was an utter impos-
sibii'y for one Of his weight and inexpc-l
rience, or want Of practice 10 ~ mnaslics.
He dared not loose one hand TO spit upon
II and relieve him for mement. but was
compelled to bangle Just rs he fsll, Ger
tain that an awful fate awaited him. lie
screamed at the top OF his voice. but
there was no one near 10 render help.
Covered with Precipitation. and commit
ing his soul TO Heaven. his hands uploos-
| ed, and he fsll--to the enormous depth
ofsix inchesl The Judge scrambled ont
in some way, aud after taking nm airing,
on terra frma. made the best Of his way
home. He had merely fallen into one Of
The excavations which had just been COM.
menced but as he could no. see. add was,
slightly exhilarsted. he naturally sup-
posed that he Was going kesis fremost
Into the bowels Of The earth. No man
was probably more frightened. Or imag-
ined he had reason 10 be. You ought
TO hear the Judge tell the story himself.
Co The Petersburg. (va.) Inieliigen.
Ger spreks of 'sthat notorious euiss1ry pl