Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-05-21
Local.


days in April which reminded of spring, had nat
seghing and for all signs of green peas lettuce
referred to the boxes of garden seeds, which
stand heaped to their tops, the counters Of our
stores, 1t is decidedly cool. The Lake in the dist
ance, locks as black and irowning as though it had
never heard Of June. The goose, whose eggs were
not addl ID by the cold. and who with the utmost
contrved to bring off its goslings shivers by the
pool fearing to venture itsfrigid wave. Its little
ones peep with unhealthy iispairing voice. while
the gander by the roadside is too much occupied
with his reflections the back ward spring to hiss
at us as we pass. The little pigs which in old time
were won't to caper the road, and then to
peep over tie back of their mother who lay enjoy
ing the sunshine, have slowed themselves away in
the straw, and nothing is heard save startling
squeal and occasional grunt from the sfye near the
fence. Even the frogs have stopped croaking, you
walk the banks of the strealn--disturbing no musk
ratstarted by the splash of neither frog or turtle
you walk the meadows. but now no itinerant she'll
back slowly crosses your track, and on the stumps
and fiat rocks, where in old times they were wont to
bask in the sunshine You perceive nought but the
cold gray surface, about which the cary wave rip
Pies Even the fowls have caught the benumbing
influence of the hou, and lay their eggs without
cackling Birds seem to have left for their late
winter quarters, and the distant cl.ngor of wild
geese winging their flight northward, has not been
heard this spring. Young cattle by dint of brow
sing and grubbing among the boys. contrive to sub
sist, but COWS require neal, as M, Oh fod-
der as during the winter months The citizens of
the large towns seem however to anticipate sum-
mer aud have sent forward their agents, securing
every room and tenement in the village, few Of
the deserted DWELLING along the streets have hung
out sign bcspeaking returning life, aud though the
darkness may be seen the glimmer of occasional
lamps, from, windows that have been closed for the
past six months Coaches once more arrive loaded
with baggage for our returning summer folk, and
baby wagons and veocipeies lean against the sides
Of the piazza, but the rosebush that twines about
the porch, gives no token Of June's blossoms, and
the few violets and nyrtles that obtrude though
the straw in the garden. losk pale and unsigltly.
o Spring where art thou fled9 or art thou dead,
to know no resurrection NORM Speak! speak
thou vanished guest grant, grant us our request
aud let us have some corn. 10! rotting ir the
ground. in its low muddy mound, the seed is lost.
Hast thou NO mercy. spring Thee of whom poet
sing No faint idea of cost? Now maple sugar $
made shall the farm trade languish and die! No
corn be grown this year. or hasty pudding cheer
the longing eye! Return, return O Spring seed
time and harvest bring. and help our sugar cane to
grow. Let ishen hills rejoice Grant us our
choice. Warmth. warmth, and no more snow
The Warren mystery is at length unfoldel and
the body of the missing man disc ,vered. The yer-
dict Of the Jury of Inquest decides that the poor
wretch committed suicide. The you Q men who
were arrested have been discharged, Judge storrs
granting a noue proseqni, Another story of crime
and death is how added to the history of the ruin
traffic in this State and in the opinion of everv
just man. the vendors Of the Prison which sent this
| victim q nving maniac to his grave. are lust as
guilty If his death if they had sold him a mar
cotic, the effects of which were no more sure of
these results. Judge Ellsworth. in his charge t., the
Jury in the Bradley case, remarked that every cap
tal offence that had come before him. since he took
his seat upon the bench could trace its crime to the
Intoxicating cup How long how long shall
murder be permitted to walk In our midst, and we
assist at the funerals Of murdered men!
In all directions, the roads are in most wretch.
ed condition. Never was time presented by the
inclemency of the weather better adapted for their
repair and YET. with few exceptions. the sluices
are SLED in with broken rails and rocks here and
there are raised horizontally, to mark out pitf,lI
The sale of the slips in our Congregation al and
Episcopal Churches, took place on Monday last.
There was gos,d deal of competition, and a larger
sum raised than b usually realized
FaKnEKcK N. GALRIs. Esq, has been appointed
Post master ut Washington, Conn. in place Of III j.
church, Esq. resigned.