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Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19
TUESDAY, JAN. 90, 1857.

$HA BBLs, Howlands double extra FLOUR, 9kVI made from the best Ontario Co. Wheae-- J ust received at II. w. ADAMS& co:
 Litchticd Jan. 8, 1857. Sy
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

1H HE Congreg tiuna Hymn aud Tune Boox. can ' be had at Ii. w. ADAMS & CO.'S
 Ltchtied, Jan. 8, 1857. 37
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

A T Court Of Probate hnl,,en at sharon within IA ana fol the District of Sharon, the 22,i day of .uutry, A. D., 1857
 Present. CHARLES F. sEDcwIck. Esq, Judge.
 
 On motion ut Charles Sears, Es,I.. EXccutor of the last Viii ani testament of AMU, C. bEE HER l.t Sn,.run s,id ;ilsict, ucce.lsed This Court doth .ltcr>e that six mntlls from this date be limited and allowed tu the i,rs of the estate of ss.i deceased. to p:esen their claims az tnst &ti estate for ;.ijuE;le ani settlement, to su EXecutur ; an doth direct, that public notice be given ui this orsi,r, hy advertising in newspaper printed in iitcl.lieil anl public sign pst in sai a!!rcn ilc.rest the 1 st -ilcnce uf slll iece.lse1
 Cerli.icu from Ret ord,
 3w Il CHARLES F. SEDGWICK. Ju lgc.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

District ef CornraA, Probate Curt, Jan. 2S, lS'7 \ ISSi ATE of BENJAMIN LOuLrIlLE, lat, .f El IornNAli in s.it ii ,trict, deceased
 unDEkED, That the EX,cUt,r exhibit his 4 lmil- >trat,n Account to this C, urt 1.r adjustment. at lLc Probate Office in Cornwall. un the 2l day If NJ ,lch. 1851. at one ci 'ck a!ternu ;tnl th tt all persons interested iii Ii estt.e, my be n,tIiic.t thereof, the EXtcutor vii t..is rCtr to be published ill newspaper printed n Litci,t, d Cuu- Y. and st cepy thcrc,t on the sign pot in sai Cornwall nearest the late resi- fence ui s,lI deceased
 Certified fum Record,
 3wa-4l FREDEkILK KELLOGG, Judge rE VIE Court of Probate for tue district If New II Milford hath iimilel and all wed six months from the date hereof f # the creditors tb the estate uf EMILY GAYLORD, late of New Miif,r'l, de ctlscd, t" exhibit their claims for settlement. - Those who neglect tn present their ccounts. prop erly atteste |, within &s tim.. will be dcolrred c"vrry All persons indebted t. st.i estate questtL tu m ike mulc,ii ite payment to
 WM. JAY BUCKINGHAM. EXT.
 January 18th, lej7. 3wo41
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

THIRD FLOOR,
 Holds our R eady M ade Clothing Stock which has always been noted for its great Va riety and never fails to |. tit' Here als. our assortment cf Carpets. Boots and sboes Paper Hang ings, &c.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19
SECoND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR.
 Contains Il varied Steak, such as |. HARDWARE DEP PARTMENr,
 GROCERY D.PARTMENT,
 GRO GERRY DEPARTMENT,
 wOOLLEN DEPARTMENT. DRESS GOOUS DEPAKTNENT where we spend much time in selecting to please the Ladies and honestly think better taste cannot be displayed in any place.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14
sPARTANBURG S. c, THURSDAY, MAY n 1857

the missionary OF these woods must not be
a man Of starch and buckram. of taper fin.
gers and tender stomach, kid gloves and
broadclo,h, velvet slippers and spotless
linen. Here, the s,alwart form, the brawny
hist. the hunting shirt, with Bible and dis.
cipiihe under one arm, and rife on the
other. are the best representatives, of the
missionary. Like John in the wilderness.
he must wear what the people wear, and
eat what the people eat, asking no oues-
tons. Yes, Aunt Susan, he must no, be
afraid of snakes. II gifted in the tact of
his holy calling, his education and refine
ment will only aid him TO adapt himself to
these ruder paths Of life, and cause him to
be guide. light, and example upon them.
But if wanting in this tact, his timiditv
and in some respects his manifested superi
orlty. VIII not be appreciated. What would
be natural in another latitude would here
be prudery. What would be becoming in
another place, would here be ridiculous:
and more than one would exclaim with
Aunt Susan, "PredcherS dat come into desc
'Coods TO bruise de head OBJ dat oM sqrpiat
de deJ't musn't be frightened into a nj at
de sight Oh a miH snake :"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14
THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
BY CAVIS 81 TRIMMER.
7. o. p. VERNON, Associate Editor.

Price Two DoLLARs per annum in advance, or
$25O at the end Of the year lfnot paid until
. after the year expires $500.
Payment will be considered in advance il made
within three months.
No subscription taken for less than six months
Money may be remitted through postmasters at
our risk.
Advertisements inserted ut the usual rates and
Contracts made reasonable terms.
The SPARTAN circulates largely over this and
adjoining districts. and offers an admirable medium
20 our friends to reach customers.
JOB work OF all kinds promptly executed
Blanks. Law and Eqsity. continually on hand
'sr prn ed to order.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14

An Irish lady wrote to her lover, beo.
ging him to send her some money Sic
added, by way of postscript, am SO ashamed
OF the request have made in this letter.
that sent after the postmaster TO get il
back, but tne servant could not overtake
him"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14

age, habits and education, is the true point
al Is ue. think we should at leas, loo|,
at IT seriously--if only in obedience to the
scripture exhortation which closes the chan
Ter on Tins very subject: 'Covet earnestly
the best gifts"
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14

CoMPosrs. Tile business Of fpimip,
comPoNls Is one IN which we nay derive
important assistance l,om chemistry. Every
plant is composed Of certain constituent.
derived either ii ecily from the soil on
through The medium Of the atmosphere. i,
has been concIn,ivcly shown hy experiment
that the best manure tlu,l can he applied 10
The grape unc, is compost formed princi
paliy ut It's owR foliage. In ike monuc,
We had that The wheat straw, and the haulm
oi The potato plant, constitute The best ma.
uuIcN for the sus,euauce OF those crors
Anatomy also teaches as that the residu,,n
ct all vegetables, or lhat portion Of Them
which remalns after decomposition. contains
tue true p1buiujH of their respective tribss
aud that III 10 way can their growth he
more eIleeInaIiy promoted Than by their M.
phcaion. THIS is, indeed the course nalu,e
PurNueN la our forests the only alimeul'
TIE tees receive Is furnished by the decay
oi The annual foliage, with tho excention
OF acerInin though unascerlained amount
OF atmospheric food derived through the me.
dinm oi their leaves, aud which is also of
vegetable origin. These facis indicate n
definite course - be pursued ia feeding our
crops. All vegetable matters are ,epleie
with The pnacipIoS Of Teproduetion. aud
should consequently be economical and
'o'ne" to profitable account Orr lands
arc ~ want Of all the fructiiying substances
we can procure, ami This is one Of tbo most
p'oiitc so1feeS 10 which we can hopernlly
apply Germantown Geiecrap6.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14

ROSE FRAINIXo. Pillars for roses slloule
To q foot in diameter. and are best made Of
trelis work or rods o! iron. As tho lead.
ing ,hoois come, they ought to lie wound
spiraIIy around the pillar, at such distance
from each other as will enable them 10 flI
up the space between with fo;lare. Their
leading shoots lhen constitute the tree. and
alI tue side shoots bear their bloom and
fnrm pillar Of roses. When the buds
hr>I show IN spring, it viii I've desirable I.
go over the roses carefully to remove any
that are in ihe way; and the arowth or
some roses will be found so diiEerent from
that OF others, that one sort will want enor.
nous room 20 develop its shoots and bloom,
while another will make but short branch.
cs and bloom abundantly. Many pillar or
climbing roses run over arches from n;llar
10 pillar, OF along fes,oons. The bcst way
TO manage those parts which form the arch.
or ieSloon, is merely to thin ou, their weak
branches without shortening their strong
ones, because thoy viii bloom ipote nhuu-
dantlv
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-14

-Ad"ir's History of the American Indian.
LONDON, l77S. ''''''
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24
THE PIoUS STRATAGEM.

The Spring had succeeded the winter,
and the warm weather was near ut hand
Dr.. Falk had sometime before satisfied
himself that Aunt Sarah had conceived
lnquietudes without occasion. He hint
ed this fact to her, but in vain. Like
Commodore Trunnion's S wife, in Smcllet's
Peregrine pickle, the old maid could not
renounce the illusion. Suzette and the
Doctor could not undeceiye her without
exciting her anger, and they were obliged
TO leave her to her ridiculous belief.
Indeed, she makes me uneasy said
Suzette to her husband one day, be
cause she torments herself without cessa-
ton, and oftentimes seems almost out of
her wits
1t IS true lhat she actually is,' said
the doctor and she is possessed with
fixed idea, that constitutes veritable mo-
nomania. All the medicines in the world
would prove inadequate to extirpate it.
! see no other way than to drive of one
illusion by plunging her into another.-
When the time comes | will pass off our
child as hers
But will she believe ii . asked Su-
zette.
If she does not, she win be cured. ;
answered he
y short time afterwards suzetta disap-
peard from her aunt's room. The doc
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24

voice, MY nephew, when you left me
yesterday, after pronouncing those dread
lul words s.
The doctor again interrupted her to
ask her pardon.
No, my nephew, you doubtless had
your reasons, said she. .t.e
1t was in a distracted state of mind,
my dear aunt, that 1 uttered them
All, my nephew she went on to OBJ
serve, recognize your experience ; you
are an able physician, and you were not
deceived I H @ asa
Spare me your sarcasms,' entreated
Falk, on account of words that | ought
not to have spoken
our keenncss Of observation pur-
sued the aunt, but she was Interrupted
by the doctor.
/ know, my dear aunt. cried he that
your virtue is pure and invulnerable.
There, said she, you are right. Ny
virtue has not been sacrificed. | was
married, but secretly, very secretly, and
my husband was shot in the Mexican war.
Here are the letters-he is dead, and
Who was he p inquired Falk, utterly
stupefed.
He was French trumpeter,' who
formerly came to my room to play on
that instrument as | much admired it,
and whom last summer secretly married
butas | was not willing to ayow the mar
riage on account of his pos iton in socie.
", he enlisted in company going &c
Mexico and was there killed, leaving me
a widow, and in this condition. Oh,
should die of chagrin if it was known
should be the laughing-stock of the
whole city, because no one would believe
the facts 10 be as they are.
The doctor scratched his ear and look
ed wise. He now understood the whole
matter, and recovered from his surprise
lis recollected to have seen the trumpet.
er III his aunt's room, but as lie did no
share Gethe's IDEAS upon human affini
| ties, he never once suspected there was
an affinity between tie precise spinsteI
and the humble musician. The sudden
liberality of the old maid was fully ex.
planned, who feared nothing so much as
that her recognized virtue should be tar
nished in the eyes of the city He viii
lingIy confirmed his promise of profound
secrecy, and took immediate possession
of the country-seat of which his aun
had spoken, and Of which she gave him
a deed in regular form Suzette alone
was, in addition, admitted into the secret
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24

sole his wife. Yet his consolation pro-
duced no effect. Suzette continued to
weep, and the poor doctor knew not why.
What is the matter, my dear Suzette, ,
said he; you kill me by your tears and
your silence " p "''' 'N 70
sWell then,' said she, shear me- J.ii.a
81 gladly do so,' he replied. aaa
II We have four children, continued
She. st d, safatonf,.,
YES, indeed said he, . the four pret-
test, gentlest, and best behaved children
in the city, 2.fa i9 80 .lal''-'.
-tf Certainly. they are real angels, said
she, and began anew to groan. ig 5a..
You are right said the. husband ;
they are angels, but is that a reason for
weeping ?'7l2.' " -
No, my DEAR said Suzette, but
what will become of them, we are SO
poor On, oh p uE fa IA,
Be comforted, Suzette,' said her
spouse, we shall doubtless get along
very WE'LL 5'1s@f .i'-
But the older they grow she sighed,
the more they will require. How can
we educate them properly And, oh,
my husband p
What is it, my dear??'
n'Oh,' said she, groaning still more
deeply. .. aaa -ae
But what is it, cried the doctor with
a mortal inquietude. E.:a .v. ..tf
Suzette hid her face against the bosom
"a b,o, h,,eLo,J o,,J ,,I,,aoJ H., a.,
derby. Then in low voice she said,
we. have now four dear children, and
by and by fifth will be added TO their
number
At the announcement of this unex-
pected paternity, the doctor, in his turn,
was tempted to groan but he concealed
his grief as we'll as he could, and cried
out, g Is that all, Suzette--a pretty sub
ject for affiiction 7 II. t. .t...
But, my dear, we are so poorn
Be perfectly tranquil, remarked the
husband we have seen our worst times.
| shall directly have more business, and
money will come in
Suzette had thoroughly wept, and she
was comfortod by her husbands words
and cheerfulness. But the doctor, who
had not given way to tears, was inwardly
deeply afflicted. He paced about the
room and looked out of the window, but
nothing relieved him.
Every year more children and less
means, thought he, with sigh.
lie had forgotten the illness Of Aunt
Sarah, and Suzette called his attention to
it, and reminded him that it was time to
hurry of.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24
CHAPTER VII.
THE SECRET.

Shortly afterwards, the doctor present
ed himself before Aunt Sarah's bed. He
gratefully took her hand, saying, MY
dear Aunt Sarah, Suzettc and | are much
indebted to you for your last well-timed
kindness ..f .s
My dear nephew graciously remark
ed Sarah, Il have long been indebted to
you AMI should long ago have discharged
the obligation
And can you pardon me, said the
doctor, for the ill-considered words |
yesterday uttered .
The aunt Immediately covered her face
with her handkerchief. After mo-
ment's silence, she replied, with head
still lowered, My nephew. place my
whole confidence in you, and my life de-
pends upon it. Can you, will you keep
my secret .
The doctor madea solemn promise, but
she still remained agitated. She assured
him that he should inherit her whole for
tune if he could hear and be silent He
took an oath that he would do so.
know that your little family are
sometimes in embarrassed circumstances.
am desirous of taking up my residence
with you,. as my old servant is getting
rather superannuated, aud besides,' she
added, with groan, it will be necessary
for me to quit this house. As long as
you shall continue to guard my secret l
will allow you five thousand dollars a
year, anda my death you shall have all :
The doctor passed from one surprise
to another.
But continued the spinster, You
must go a little out of the city to live
with me. will give you deed of my
spacious country house and its adjacent
grounds, and all their appurtenances.-
You know the residence | mean, the one
| inherited from my brother who was
killed in the last war asI "
/ The doctor ayowed his entire willing
ness TO remove thither the very next day
If she desired it, notwithstanding the in
clemency Of the season.
The change will subject you to some
expense further continued Aunt Sarah,
but on that table is package of bank
bills with which you can defray Them
The doctor took the bills and promised
anew to keep an eternal silence respect
ing the secret she wished to confde to
him. But after all these preliminaries,
Miss Waldhorn was still unable to bring
herself to the act Of imparting the great
secret, Whenever she began to speak,
the words expired upon her lips. and she
sighlngly covered her face. Her hesila-
tion and tears long endured, and with
both hands leaning on his cane, the doc
tor waited with patience.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24
CHAPTER ".
THE CONSULTATION.

He took his hat and abstractedly pro.
ceeded to the street. The coniugal con-
fidence still oppressed him. He reflected
on his Strengthened resources and bis
miserable professional patronage. He
pulled his hat over his eyes, and walked
with desperate strides hustling other per-
sous as be made his way. He even over
turned in his course adoubty prebendary
who was one of the lights of the church.
On arriving at Aunt Sarah's house, he
did not find her, as he expected, upon a
bed of anguish, but seated in comfort
able arm chair, and perusing, with spec
tacles on nose, an, ascetic work abounding
in pious considerations respecting death.
"Well, how do you feel now, . enquir
ed the doctor, placing his hat and cane
on chair. aH}8 a 1aa
God knows" said the old maid sigh
ing, 81 suffer much | fear l am ap-
preaching my last hour, That would be
dreadful"
The doctor felt her pulse with great alb
sence OF mind and said, while thinking
Of something else, 3" there is cause for
agitation" The honest doctor was men
tally at home with his Suzette.
Do you find me dangerous, my dear
Falk ?" enquired the invalid, full of IN
quietudc.o9l .sa ia 7 as
The occurrences is nothing more than
is to be expected at such an age, aud
with a constitution in which health pre-
dominates, responded the doctor, his
thoughts still at distance.
8 Is it indeed so?" said the old maid
with more satisfied air. i,'sIn fact, ] am
in the prime of life : all things consider
ed | am tolerably we'll But still, God
have pity upon me, for, oh my dear Falk,
l am troubled with numerous pains, -
and she now went on with the endless
yolubility Of a nervous and hysterieal
woman, TO describe the ten thopsand i'm
agipary symptoms with which she was
afflicted. AS she poured forth the wor-
dy torrent, the doctor abstractedly beat
n tattoo with his fingers on the table, and
was absorbed in considering the unexpec-
ted addition TO be made to his family, on
The embarrassments which threatened
MN, ana on the expenses which must at
tend the advent of the little angel heaven
was to send him. The old maid paused
for moment, and the doctor suddenly
exclaimed with groan. Ny God. ere
long she will become mother 20
/" Merciful heavenn' shricked Miss Sa-
rah Waldhorn in piercing voice; /" mer-
cltul heaven do yon think SO, doctor ?'i
Z When the doctor heard these words re-
echoing from the old spinster, cold
sweat bathed his forehead He conclu-
ded that in his absense of mind he had
committed an objectionable offence
against maiden lady, who verged on
her fittieth year against model Of chas-
tity, IN short against such person as
Miss Sarah Waldhom. Not. knowing
how 70 extricate himss If from his embar-
rassment. or TO repair his folly. he sought
safety in flight.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24
CHAPTER VI.
Providence

PROVIDENCE.
Thus did it happen that the four fac
ulties mutually ruined each other from
top to bottom. Dr.. Falk smiled at the
despair of his three cousins, but not 50
Suzette. She rcproached him earnestly
on the subject OF the blunder that had
caused his expulsion from his aunt's good
graecs.
You have reason for your complaints,
said the doctor, embracing his wife, |
ought not to have said such thing, but
Iwas not thinking of her. In fact, it was
not my fault, because did not know
what ! was about yesterday, when quit
ted YOU
Il shoulI feel the less grievod, said
Suzetle, If ! was not fully persuaded
that my aunt would resent it TO the day
of her death An old maid is unable to
pardon an offence like that, and it hap
pens in the worst possible tine. The
winter is severe, and you are too well
aware that our purse is almost empty
oh, my husband, what have you done y
At this moment there was rap at the
door, and Aunt Sarah's old servant pre-
sented herself She handed the doctor a
carefully sealed package, and begged
him as soon as he could to visit Miss
Waldhoyn, who was still confined to Ler
bed, but was much better than Oh the
previous evening.
The doctor promised and the servant
departed. The package was singularly
heavy aud Falk opened it with eagerness,
when ont tumbled a score Of fifty dollar
gold pieces.
'Doyou see that . said he to Suzette,
with surprise.
He examined the address, and the su-
prescription was really the name of DR..
Falk
'Thls is Ike mamma in the wilderness,
said the doctor; = it is an actual miracle.
All. Providence has smiled upon our chill
dren and ourselves. We are now suffi-
ciently well provided for the winter. But
why do YOU continue to weep, my Su-
zette ?, 81
'Oh, cried Suzette, throwing her arms
about her husbands neck, weep for
joy! ! But | have wept So much we ought
to have some piece of happiness
Falk clasped his Suzelte in bis arms /;
but he did not reply, because lie was
unwilling to betray his emotions.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24
CHAPTER IL.
THE TRUMPETER's WIDOW.

A..
This is indeed an age of miracles, ;
often said Aunt Sarah to Suzette 4; who
would have thought it? | reckoned
without my host, and | have been pun
ished. Oh, the trumpeter the trumpe-
ter J.
This circumstance exercised happy
influence upon Aunt Sarah. The fear OF
exposing herself to the curious and cen
serious regards of her accustomed socic-
~, withdrew her from the company of
the old maids with whom she generally
visited, and she found it more and more
TO her pleasure to live in the bosom of the
doctors family. She still listened With
satisfaction to the gossip of the city, but
she condemned less vigorously than for
merl ly and frequently, when the faults
of another were related, she cast down
her eyes with sigh She discovered
more generosity, more modesty, and more
humility than she had ever before exLib-
lted Her manners were simple and
kind, and the heroic resolution she had
executed to give portion of her proper
ty to the doctor, seemed to have wrought
a complete and most favorable change in
her. She totally renounced all usurious
transactions, which, in fact, her seclusion
from the world rendered it impossible for
her to follow
In the meantime the three suffering
faculties spouted fire and flame The
lawyer Glossin, the minister and the phil
osopher, reciprocally accused each other.
Aunt Sarah forbade them the least access
to her, and informed each particular one
that he owed his disgrace to the revela-
tions of the two others. The philoso-
pher wrote an admirable work on human
passion, and the minister delivered the
most touching sermons upon ingra,itude,
caiumny, avarice and envy. The lawyer
cogitated upon the affair to see whether
he could not find it sufficient matter for
an endless law suit.