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Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

A Hint To LApIEs.-Among all the &C
comp'ishments' which our young ladies' are
expected to acquire, it is to be regretted
that the art Of conversation is not included.
No grace Of person or manners can COM
pensale for lack Of this. IT, youth, the
conversation Of our women is apt TO he
trifing and insipid. and in middle age is
too often confined to complaints of health
and the scandal Of the day. Lively con-
versation upon instructive and eleva,ing
topics is but little prac,iced, but whenever
it is found, it gives charm to the society
OF females which nothing else can. /,
triumphs over deformi,ies and old age, and
makes ugliness itself agreeable. Curan
speaking Of madame de S,ael, who was by
no means handsome, but a splendid CONVEX.
satiouist, said that she had the power oil
talking herself into beauty Ladies
should think Of this. Beauty lies in othel
things than fine features and cosmetics.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22
From the Philadelphia Sun.
MADNESS AND A METHOD IN 1T.

On Wednesday last, neatly dressed.
very prepossessing and pre,,iy spoken wo-
man, somewhere between sixteen aud TWEEN
ty-fve years OF age, drove up 10 the door Of
the Insane Hospital. over which DR..
presided, and inquired for that gentleman.
She was ushereI into the reception room,
and awaited the coming of the doctor with
an air OF nonchaiance which rather fascina-
ted the servant who looked upon her with
eyes Of admiration and unieigned pleasure.
When lel, alone, she amused herself, wo-
man always will, in gratifying her curios-
ity by inspecting the various articles in the
room critically and thoroughly. The doctor
being announced, she received him with one
Of those bewildering smiles which some
women know so well how to bestow, and
whose influence no man Of feeling can re-
sis,. The doctor welcomed her with more
than usual warmth, and soon learned the
object of her visit.
She had come. she said, with a glance
full Of melancholy, and tone oil more than
womanly tenderness, to ascertain Of the
doctor, in person, whether she could secure
private quarters for her husband, who was
subject 10 intense fits Of alteration Of mind.
but whose conduct towards her, bitter and
cruel as it was. could not ALLEVIATE her love
tor him which was the all pervading pass.
ion Of her soul He had grown so violen,
Of late that she wished to have him secured
from violence to himself as wei. as to her,
land here the charming creature wept for
some moments,l and il she could make an
| arrangement with the doctor. she urged that
it should be kept as private as his most Sc.
| cret thoughts, and her husband beyond the
| scrutiny Of visitors. And then she said hel
heart would break, she knew it would, and
wept bitterly and long.
The doctor. as all who know his kind and
tender heanedness will readily imagine, was
not insensible to the touching recital OF his
visitor and, with that frankness which al
ways charac,erizes him, he promised &c
| comply with her wishes, 10 give her hns-
band private apartment, and his special
care; and also 10 shield him from the gaze
of curiosity seekers who run down public
institutions
The lady was not long in arranging terms
she was not long in expressing her thanks
interningied with tears. she was not long il
settling the details Of her husbands con
fnsment; she was not long in short, in Ia
king her leave. And as she stepped int
her carriage. aided by the kind hand of Oh.
doctor. she turned her beautiful face tow
ards him, and cast upon him glance tina
was full al tenderness aud soiiei,.de, an.
inspired him anew with admiration and ni,y
The carriage drove away, the doctors eve,
following amid the clouds of dust which fol
lowed It's wake, until IL was entirely lost i
view. Down TO the bridge. along the crowd
ed thoroughfare, over The pebbled way Q
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22
A SELF MADE MAN.

Many years ago, in an obscure country
school in Connecticut an humble, C ,nscien.
ti,us boy was to be seen; and it was evi.
dent to all that his soul was beginning to
act and thirst for some intellectual good.
He was alive to knowledge Next we see
him put forth on foot TO settle in remote
town in that State, his tools having been
carefully sent on before him. In short
tine lie is busted in the post of County
Surveyor for Lilch6eld County, being the
most accomplished mathematician in that
section Of the State. Before he was 25
years of age, we find him supplying the
astronomical matter for an almanac in New
York. Next he is admitted to the bar a
self fitted lawyer. Now he is found on the
bench of the Supreme Court Next he be-
comes a member Of the Continental Con.
gress. Then he is a member Of the com
mi,tee Of six to frame the Declaration Of In.
dependence. He continued member oil
Congress for nearly nearly twenty years,
and was acknowledged 10 be one Of the
most useful men and wisrst counsellors OF
the land At length, having discharged
every Office with perfect ability, and hon.
ored in his sphere the name of a Christian,
he died regretted by his State and nation
This was Roger Sherman. We take pecu.
liar satisfaction now and then in chroniclinp
the career Of these self-made men, and hold.
ing them up as bright examples for the
youth Of our own time to follow. 1t is the
best service a Journalist, can perform for the
rising generation.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22
II Occupationi what a glorious thin

Il Occupation! what glorious thing
il is for The human heart. Those who work
hard seldom yield themselves entirely up
to fancied or real sorrow. When grief sits
down, folds its hands, and mournfui!y feeds
upon its own tears, weaving the dim sha-
dows, that a little exertion might sweep
away, into funeral pail, the strong spirit
is shorn Of its might, and sorrow becomes
our master. When troubles flow upon you
dark and heavy, toll not with the waves
wres,e not with the torrent !-rather seek,
by occupation, TO divert the dark waters
that threaten to overwhelm you into thou
sand channels which the duties Of life ale
ways present Before you dream Of it. those
waters will fertilizs. the present. and give
birth to fresh flowers that may brighten the
future-Howers that will become pure and
ho'y, insthe sunshine that penetrales to the
path Of duty. in spite Of every obs,acle.---
Grief after all, is but selfish feeling--and
most selfish is the man who yields himself
to the indulgence Of any passion which
brings no JOY to his fellow man.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22
The Old Village Printing once.

But the old village had no hotels only
two houses of entertainment. One was "up
street," and that was an inn, so-and-so's
inn !; the other was SHOWN street," and that
was a stage house, where, once day, the
yellow mud-bespattered stage, rocked up
and brough, 10, and the well conditioned
boniface came shutting on, from the grea,
corner in the bar-room, like an overfed old
spider, opened the stage coach door and lie,
out the hungry passengers. They were al
ways hungry when they got there, for break.
fast was always ready for Southern migrants
and dinner for northern; but then the land.
lord was not an old spider, but very jovi-
al, pleasan, sort Of a man, who made every.
body feel as much a, home as he was, and
nothing more home-liks could be masined
and SO very well.to-do did he ge, al two
shillings a meal.
So much for the old village, for here We
are just now passing an orchard, and there
with broader ply lactery Of tan bark, is the
printing office, whence was issued weekly
IN olden times, the Black R.uer GaseHe
The office, low white building, once ten.
an,ed by lawyer, who had gone up TO a
higher court than any they have organized
on earth, stood next TO the church. So they
were, for once, side by side, the pulpit and
the press; and no one has learned to turr
out such enginery from forge and foundry
even to this day. We enter; there is ink
on the floor, the print Of five small fingers
Incline your ear gentle reader. it is the de
eats, Not he who wears bu. one boo, ant
is disagreeably redolent with birthstone, blu
| the besrimed urchin in shirt sleeves jus
creeping through the broken picke,s OF sh'
orchard fence, with apples in each hand anc
| one in his mouth, followed in his flight b,
something beating striking resemblance
to brick-hat.
But here We are. The walls are cob
webbed and dusty the windows are cur
p,ined with newspapers very dim lanierI
to hold good deal of l.ght. Click, click
! the footsteps Of type. and there in the corn
!: er is the editor, publisher, proprietor ans
/ printer, 'sei,ing up" an editorial from
very queer .ase. Click, click there's
pale young nau.busy with .'dea,h" D-i-e-t
and SO he goes slowly on as though he wer
actually following the bier. But then dea,l
was u very rare thing. rery rare in the will
tage and round in the woods, and it wa
worth pondering over. True, every bod,
knew il already, but it must 60 into th
paper, nevertheless, for there was somebod,
or other that had gone out into the ''Gene
see country" thar had loved the living, am
so the paper must follow him away there
il u could that he might mourn the dead.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

PIERCE MAN FouSp.-Jack Downing
holds forth as follows in the National In
telligencer: -.s--ss
II see things is thickening up all around
YOU, and with the troubles in Mexico. and
Denmark. and Kansas. and melting down
and mixing up OF fifteen political parties
all over the country, and running them into
thirty new mouIds, you must have your
hands full, and need all your friends to
stick by you and l assure you I am not
the man to desert an Administration so
long as hold an Office under it,
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22
PRAIRIE FIRE AND RUN FIRE.
By REV. JUHN P.ERPoST.

Oh kkss JUN f.kkPoST.
The prairie FIRE Al miInish: hour
The tTsveie! hears il roaring by
A torn OF terror and oil power,
That walks the earth and licks the sky,
The wild deer on the grassy bed,
Wakes from his dream OF. breaking day,
Listens and lifts his antie,ed head,
Snutfs the hot blast and bounds away.
Where that destroying angel goes,
Borne on the wings Of au.umn's wind,
he leaves no grass, no prairie rose,
But ali 10 sc0rched and black behind.
But when spring comes, fowery belt,
Across the prairIe's bos0m thrown,
Shows us that where HE foo, was felt,
The angel dropped a jewe;ed zone.
But there's fire, along whose track
Spring never scaiters flowers in bloom;
No spring e'er follows-atI is black
As midnight in hopeless tomb.
Alike upon the low and high
Falls this strange fire ; il feeds and PLAYS
On beauty's cheek, in VISIONS eve,
And meIts down manhood in its blaze.
And youth and ase--i,s power is such
Blossom and fruit alike are burned;
And every virtue by its touch
Is shriveled and to ashes turned.
Queneh, Holy Father. by thy power,
BY love and law. with spr.ng and well,
With s,rosm aud cis,eru, food and shower,
In mercy quench this fire Of hell.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

Six thousand lrishnen, sside from other
laburers, persisted in the construction Of the
Panama Rallroad.-Ex.
Condensation is the great requisite in news
paper writing, and We think perfection to
have been attained by the writer Of the
above. Six thousand persisted in the con-
suuction Of road but forty miles in length
-one poor digger in every two rods which
the iron horse thunders over, has laid dow n
his shovel, unconscious Of the few spades
full his comrades taHy to throw over him.
Not for sudden wealth, for the romance
and glory Of grim-visaged war, nor for soft
luxurious homes in an enchanted land,
went those six thousand out TO that Golgo-
tina Some had parents, many families,
and all friends, who went there. and thoughts
Of the absent doubtless nerved'those twelve
Thousand aims sill benumbing fevers relax.
ed them. There are timbeTs underneath
rail-,racks which they call sieepers. The re
are six thousand sieepers side by side be,
meath that costly highway-we believe il
is not mentioned in the engineers :" Items
of expenses the stock is called " fancy
in Wall street. Condensation is the merit
Of newspaper writing Item; six ,hons'
and lrishmen persisted in the construction
Of the Panama Railroad.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

BaoKE.-A well known Providence sport
ing character tried his luck in that city the
other day. and found it bad. The bank re-
fused to discount for him.. and his deposits
were exhausted. On turning his back up
on the scene Of operations, a sympathizing
friend said to him: .'Tom. are you brokei''
"Yes," said Tom with sigh, and 90 dead
broke that il steamboats, ,cere selling at a
cent apiece, ! couldn't buy a gangOay plank.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

A STRIKING CosTRAsT.-1t is impossible
to imagine more striking contrast than is
now presented in the agricultural fairs,
which are being held from one end Of the
country to the other, and the scenes which
are now taking place in Europe, Whilst
the principal powers Of Europe are plunged
into destructive war, whilst they are
loaded down with debt, and even the earth
refuses to yield her increase, peace and
plenty bless our happy land. and bold high
festival in every portion Of our wide do
main. aes = s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

~ Faults seen in others through the me-
dunn Of envy, are like the flaws, which,
when looked through window. we some
times fancy we see upon the sky; nearer
examination proves them 10 be only upon
the glass. ssF Fzra
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

n The difference between a well.bred
man and an ill.bred man is this; one i'm.
inedia,ely attracts your liking. the other
your aversion. You love the one ill You
find reason TO hate him You hate the other
ill you find reason TO love him.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

|" Little acts of kindness, gentle words,
loving smiies-they strew the path Of life
with howe rs, they make the sunshine bright
er and the green earth greener; and He who
babe US "love one another" looks with Ca
vor upon the gentle and kind hearted, and
he pronounced the meek blessed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

u Life in every shape should b pre-
cious to Us, for the same reason that the
Turks carefully collect every scrap Of paper
that comes In their way: the name Of Con
may be written upon it. ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

Y Never jest with the sorrows and ffaiI-
lies of men. Fraiiiies are misfortunes. and
the most sacred thing on earth to each heart
is It's own sorrows. -
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

II Our hearts must be more contracted
than our eyes, or we should not ma1mur as
every cloud which We can plainly see IL but
aIspeck in universe of light
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

To STIR Up Rowan expeditions
mode Of getting up row is to carry long
ladder on your shoulder in crowded thor
oughfaTe, and every few minutes turn round
to see If any one Is making faces ut you.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

- Man now-a days, grown wiser than
Adam, needs no serpent TO poison him be
has learned from the scorpion the art Of
singing himself
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

n IL is less pain to learn in youth than
70 be ignorant 10 age.
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DIED.

CRAcKBoN-On Saturday April H. Of cousunp doa chss
Crsc, eldest " tie sGe Le1le Crscsbon Esq OF
BostoD. sted s. years
Of bis mother 10 sw Mrs " IA Dayton are respectfully
invited attend the funeral his ate r-ssenee. No %
AHses Tuesday. at oecck IL the afternoon wa'at
further nvNson
CLARk-Ou Sunday evs-isr. April IS s n. ga year Of
his Oliver csrf propsieior OF c!Aits Hotel corner OF
" sstit s.op arc JAY cts $500
BYs,es .ld iebds respectfully isviied TO attend hs
ui era. from the shove see 90 w,dnesiay I'A insI II
o'cle,k A NJ, without further Invitation
fssieIp paper please copy
rLLlOT-On Moeosy April TO- Of congestion Of the brain.
Rsbsecs youngest dsu sn,er 81 John al dr. elliot
The friends OF the family invited 70 steni the u1et,
from their residence Dvsisn Boef,n. on ruesdsJ th,
TLLIs-On MOtdsy April Is Sarah Am. wife Of John P.
Elm -
Vim and esRue ehsrdlow respetfl ~ i.vited % 81,
tend her without further invitation On NeSnesc.y
tb, 18Th IL o'elcck n Of No ito East lsth-r
FOSHAY-At Columbia TexN en ss,ufdsT, Asrcs ~.
Huusn Foshsy ofhs late JeSs Fosnsy. OF thIe ely In
MxsoS-On Monday afternoon Arrl ls, LaeEstiA A.sca.
Tbs deceased vss the widow Ct NE late Moab Iuoa.
.voutiop SOLDIER and bl6cr OF the ssads Pont u -
Lizard Lh and its tssper from iis erect ahn ca
h IN 1sai Fun.r.I srsiess rsssdsy .i5P. Al tss
r,.,d,pce Of beg son Albert Nssor. No Q. rHeS h~s
.las vii be tn Ss,ds Fon. for aterm-n ~ ses n
-. tom the foo, OF Pike o. oeioeh edeess NOR ne
PECK-Ou Monday, April 10 issheBs reet We o. hsafy
tn. pd. and r-l.s~es OF IN. family and 20 tns ne nses
NJ The XVIIth WARD Police are r-speesfay s,k eoi
~. fupsrsl from No. re- Allsa I" u 'Va0Ss -. ra'$
kupp-on .na.y April Is. Mara. aAasA'' Of Geo hasA
sssS ye 49,. 90 "a 2.pas Of the family Invited . s:ss.d
No 49, ass ss..S II a. o. %aa.assurGa.
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fAevertiseDenti
CARD-TO INvALIDs VISITING OR RESIDING
IN NIw YORK A srong dsire 10 save the invalid ou he
ares which lnposiure and Qsske spread induces
oerrsrse % siv. tt public invitation TO 81. nval Dc vs.
this City for medical aavce those esaisr to
bin, al his oGce No IA Bo-o~sy He Gil be p-ssed
sivs than pe city safe AID reliable eouas aud saviee asd
IN all where be afford relief he will give
formation wall enable the inyshd resilient
avoid in Ds0n and find the uGcs add surgical a3
For he following diseases be may be eoH.1es fro clocs
TO O'clock P every dsy Ia the vess, Sundays 81
copied:
piion and ell Dls.~s OF the Lposs and Throat
Pslpitsiiou and all ether forms 9f h@st Disease
Liver plant Dysp~p-ia and sl other 0ssAss Of Stom
Acb end Bowels. Piles &c
Prospsus ssd ali forms Of MALI Conpssts irregularities
ard Weaknesses
Bbeums'rrn scroful. and al Skin Disesses
Persons ris,spc. invited consult hi by letter
fvins hin full statement Of Prompt viii
be returned
AZ oovnf-! end adries without aay charge vlaerev.
Address s. 5 FITCH An ND,
No IA 6r,a1wsy ~.
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MARRIED..

BEBYLL-BERRY-On Mobs.y evenipf April is, By the
Rev Joseps Harrison Sir. DAVID ~. Bsbel to Mis- Berry s
Of ihs city - x,
BISSEY-BsAlSE-At HsifI, N. S, on WELLESLEY,
Ami H. at st Georges Church By the Lord Bishop Of Novs
Scotia EowAd Bbney ESQ to nss Cste.noe ohi' asuto'
of The lsf- John IA. BTsne Esq Of that place -.
COWELL-COXALL-in or)oslyp, on rharsdsy, April ~
ty the Rev Gamer Mr. Geo COwe, OF Ceveitna, ONO,
"a Mis-. Charlotte Coz all Of brookiy--
hEWITr-COOrEh-On Moud.y April 70, b. tue Rev
Dr. Bellows Abrsm s. Hewitt 10 osrsn Amelia, daughter Of
Peter Cooper tsq.
PARkEa-COLsURN-ln Hsvert II, n II CO Tnu,1sy
Ann II B., The Rev Z. Greedy Ma Geo W Parker, Of
hpehe.T to Mary ABB daughter OF samuel C''sra Of
aILsOfI-EOnoSDs-oa Monday. April Is, BY tie Rev.
Mr. simmer John Wilson Of csL.a. West EhIs sc Lean
nse,t eslshier OF ThouA 10 nonds. OF this city
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