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Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

! DIVIDING THE FLocK-When Mr. Moody was on journey, in the western part of Mas sachusstts he called On brother in the min istry on Saturday, thinking to spend the Sab- bath him, if agreeable. The man appeared very glad to sec him, and said: .
 "I should be very glad to have you stop and preach for me tomorrow, but l feel ashamed to ask you'
 "What is the matter ?" asked Moody.
 "Why, our people have got into such habit of going out before the meeting is closed. that it secms to be an impoqition on strsn- ger"
 i" If that is all, must and will stop and preach for yon," was Moody's reply.
 When the Sabbath day came, and Mr. Moody had opened the meeting, and named his text, he looked around on the assembly, and said:
 "My hearers am going to speak to two sorts of folks to-day--saints and sinners Sinners I am going to give you your DOT ton first, and would have you give good at. tention" When he had preached to them as long as he thought best, he paused and said: There, sinners, I have done with you now you may take your hats, and go out of the mceting-house as soon as you please"
 But all tarried and heard him through.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

A MONSTER Posr OTF1cE.--The Post office of London IS one of the lions of the metropolis. It has front of 400 feet, by l30 feet deep-- an area of some 52 900 square teet--being aL most four times as large as the New York Post Office. Tine number of persons aeeoaHno odated in this immense building, according to the Eng. lsh Post Office Report, is about 25e0. Less than 300 are attached to the General Post or, flee. while nearly aa eqsai iramber of other q, rks are located ia anotlAer building. The numlev Of per.oAs engaged at one time in ma. king up the London evening mail is about one thousand, ard so scalrt is tile room thas large numbers work in tLe upper stcr.es, anG steaiR eng ne is constantly at work at transi ortiDg maI and other matter from one part of the building to another Besides she business 'a tn. principal office, tAse are nearly i've bund' red other offices branch Post Offices, and re- ce.v.ny houses, scattered throughout the city and suburbs by meats of which vast deal oS work is diverted to ether localities.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

NEWSPAPER CovERLETs---A writer in the Philadel,,hia North American has the follow: ing new wrinkle, from correspondent -1 "'rhrougl, the medium of your papers, wonld state, for the benefit of the public, at tbis cold season., that they may sleep mach more eea'tor' table, a,id with fewer bed-cIothes, by placing one or two th.cknesses of paper (comlnon nsws' papers will dc, between the eoveslets Sf the bed. This may appear ridiculous to some, as it did te me wheu first heard of it hat having tried It, I can testify from exptrienee, that lt is an effective remedy for cold sleeping. 1T those who ssd,aiuister to the wants of tue poor will give it triai, believe they will tind val uable aid ill r1ieying their saferisgs."
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

E2EyIIY.-"1 have made it a rulc,". said ErarAl H. whenever in my power, to avo.l be- coming ;irangltsman of papers to be review ed ny a lunic body took my lesson from all incident which will relate to you When 1 was Il journeyman printer, one of my coinpan ions, all apprentice having served out his time was about to o'eu shop for himself. His first co:cern was to nave a handsome sig!-board, with a proper inscription. He comI US, it in these words 'Jol,u Thomson, Ha,tor, ,nakrs and se!s hats for reody n.omy y w.th !. figure of hat subjoiu,d; but he thought he would submit it to lis frirndS for tle!r an, l,,. me,As Tue first bc showed 1t to tEougut the word 'haitcr' was rather tautu:uguuS, because followtd Ey the wortis 'mak hats, which showed he was d natter. 1t Was struck out The next observed that the word 'ulak- $ Was better on tt,G, he"anSc lis c,l>tou,rs Muud not care who made the hats. If good and to their minds thy would buy, by wlom>o,v,l made. He struck It out. \ third saa he thought the words for ready monty Wire oi no use, as Il was Eot the custom oi fhe llace to sr. on crea.t--cvcry one who purehas,d d exl crted to pay Tmy were parted wti, a,d the inscr rtloI LOW stood, "Johu Thomson sci.s hatS." Sells hats ? ,xclim,d lis next fir eud why nobody will expect yos wl! g.se them away, what then k the use of that word 7 It was stricken cut aud the word hats sln.Tec the same fate, the rather as thcse was on, painted on the board So the inscription Was reduced altimate'y te John Thomson, wnl the figure of a hat suhjoined
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

\ LEGEND OF A HoRsEsHoE.-This is the simple legend of one. A good countryman was taking rural walk one day with his son, little Thomas As they walkcl along, the father suddenly stopped. Look P he said. " There's q bit of iron, piece of horseshoe i; pick it ur, and put it in your pocket " Pooh ? ansH cred the child " It is not worth stop ping for" The father, witheat uttering another word, picked up the iron and put it in his pocket When they came to village. he entered the hlacksmitii's sLep, and sold it for three far,hings, and with that sum he bought some cherries Then the father and son set off again on their ranfble. The sun was turning lot, and neither house, tree, nor fountain of water were iu sight. Thomas soon com, lained os being tired, and had some difficulty in following his father, who walked on with flHa step. Peroeising that his boy was tired, the father let fall cherry, as if by accident. Thomas quickly picked it up, and devouged 1t \ little farther, he dropped anothee and the boy picked it up as eagerly as eyer and thus they continued. the father dropping the fruit, and the son picking them ! up- When the last one was eaten, the father stopped, and turing to the boy, said :" Look, my son. If you had chosen to stoop once, and pick up the piece of horseshoe, you would not have been obliged at last to stoop so often 1 to pick up the cherries r Theresa good and ! pleasant moral in this little anecdote, which
 may he of benefit to all of us
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

JOHN RUsYAN's FLurE.-The flute with which J ohn Bunyaa beguiled tl,e tedieasness of his captive hours is now in the possession of Mr Howels, tailor, Gans 1oroagh an ap- pearapee it does not loak aGfake tue leg ef q stool. out of which, it is said. Bnuyar. while ia prison. manufactured it When the tsrnkey. attracted by the sound of mu ae. essar,d . . eeH te aseerafn, if pess ble, th sscanse @s ( e melody, the flute was kel laced is the stsol, a d by aais neans the source of the music was eat perceived
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

l A MATRIMONIAL SpEcUIArIoN.--The Liver.
 pool correspondent Of the Union tells the fol-
 lowing anccdote of s profitable speculation in
 matrimony:
 i Lord H.,l, the late CDnmander-in-C Chief, a
 few years since, advanced to the dignity of a
 Visccunt, with remainder to his nephew ST Rowland lIll, NJ. F.: as Visconnt ul was
 advanced i" years and ir bad health, he Was not likely to possess his new honor very long. He was 70 years old but as iulirn as if S0-a
 short. stout, farner-l ke man--the least like q
 hero ever saw. Ths, curiou>ly enough was the ttl rd patent of Pcer:ge that Lord Hill has
 received At the fall of Napeleon, in 1914,
 several of the PcnihSuar officers were raised to the P,erage. Among these was ST Row land Hiil He was created Baron Hill In 1915, he was off,rcd a V.scountry. but d"clim d i:, alleging that be never meaut to marry, but that he should wish hls Pccrayc to pass to his nep:ew. As d great favor, ths was permitted an'l q coId patent was Hi .de out accordingly Tue present Sir Rowland HI! married in d cur.ous way. II h,d got soJne ESQ, 900 from 1 Mr. Cesg, of Mln,. >tvr, oa mortgage on his family seat of Hawk>tone All of d sudden Hlli Went over lo h.m to Manchester to try and persuade him to allow the mortgage to
 
 cut to be got. Ol'l Cegg vas sssi,er and d huulor.st He ncv, r mArr,cd, but had brought up the d ,uShtci of a natural son of his. To her he gave the best education that mon J
 could procure, al.d she ;lS then d very pr, tly I girl of seveiteen Tiic li,ue l alluded to Was
 1880 Sir Rowland lad more gracious re- cct;on from the m,n of molry than he 'ntici- pated, and w..l"g,y consented to dinc wi;h hum. At dinner pretty NJ ss Ckgg was the fair jrcsttins spirit. Wh the wne and wal nuts cane it s!ie Welt out, and Ciegg said, "Whoevcr mariics that girl shall have 43O0 900 with hcr-provh.ed that he has d tt.e."
 fine hint was ubv.ouS, and t w..s agreed that ST Rowlan, s'.ouii try h.S clisec w.th the lady. He was t:len a hand omt, fa> h oGI- bc man Of lwcuty-ii le, and about the first who had every paid attentions to Anne Clegg 80 she consented to wed hirL Tine marriage w:.s rriya cy so!vmnizcd, and the br.de instead of going with her husband, was scnt Lack to school, and did not see him asa>n for two years When Clegg died, more than 9300,o90 he had promised her bcclmu hers. Shc has two sons, thc youngest about eight years old, and is het k.ly to have any more children. When f4or,. H.iI dies she v'.ll be the scount- ess HlI.
 TnIs story is trae in every particular. Old Cl,gg ived in M,nch ster, an keIt his mo~y ad >ecur.ti in the "a t off bo,!,f ef Il slelm engine oyer w..icL his b,d was placed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

BAD TEMPER.- Excessive laLor deprivation of sulli'ieu, quant t.es of necessary and whole some foot. Il .btu,l bad lodging. Sloth and iI.- trmper;.'.er. are all deadly enemies to human Life: but they are none ot them So bad as V O. lent and unyovcrncd rassionS. Men and women have survived all and at last reached an cX- tremc old age. But It may be safely doubted HhetAca' single instance can be found of d man of violent and iraScibIc tempcr, habitu lily >u' jcct to storms of ungoycrnablc rassiol, wlo has arrived at a very advanced pcr;o,l of life, 1t is therefore a matter ot importance to eSay one desircus to preserve sound lnil:d in u sound boiy, se that the brittle vrssel of life may glide down the stream of lfe smooth; and securely, instead of being tossed about co'ltnu ally amid rocks and shoals wll ch el@aMgcr its existence, to have special care, amid all til, tr:ais a'Id yicii s;tutrs of life, to maintain qn. ct possession of its own sl,rn.--T Bully
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

SxEEr PofAroEs. This delicious vegetable has been successfully cultivated in Massachu. sotts. Caleb Rates, of Kinston, raised scye- ral theusand bushels last season. He generally pfooares seed from the. South, because it keeps better thsre, and plants it in hot beds and then dfaws tho slips. Sweet pctatoes are no longer . Amonopoly of 6outh Carolina the Yankees ere tFepassing on her State rights.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19
The Fairest Land.
sKoA THE PERSIAN.

Fell me, gentle traveller, thou
 Who hast wandered far and wide, Seen the sweetest ruses blow.
 And the brightest rises glide; Say. of all thine eyes have seen,
 Which the fAirest land has beenl Lady, shall tell thee where
 Nature seems most blest and fair., Far alone all cliMes beside?
 'Tis where those we love abide And that little spot is blest Which the loved one foot hath pressed
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

After all what a capital, kindly, honest, jolly, glorious thing good laugh is! What a tonic ! What digcster What Q frbri- f,ye! What an exofcisor of evil spirits
 Better than walk after breakfast, or a nap
 after dinner. How it shuts the month of mal- ice, aad open tue brow of kindness Whether it discovers the gums of infancy or age, the grinders of folly or the pearls O. beauty; wheth CT it racks the sides and deforms the counten- aace of vulg gar.ty, CT dmplcs the check and mo:stens the eyes of refinement ill all its pha- ses and on all faces, contortiny, relaxing, orer- whelming, convu!siug, throwing the human fratae into the happy shaking, and qnuk'ns of
 tocy and turning the human coun'enance into perfic. plliz; into something very appro- pirate to Billy Buttoli'S trarsformation--unde every circumstance, and everywhere, a laugh
 glorious thing. Like "a thing of life," it is "joy forever" There is no remorse ill it. It leaves no st:ng--cxccpt tie sting of the sides and that goes off. Even when unparticipated it is great affairt to witness. But itisstldonl single 1t is more infectious than scarler fever. You cannot gravely contemplate a aaagh. If there is one laughter ant! witness, there are forth with two laught,rs And so on-The convul- sion is pro;regatcd ike sonnd. What thing it is when it becomes epidemic. --Dubl'" u0g'
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19
The Song of Wind.

The winter wind is q traveller old, And many song has be- And tonight from out of the storm cloud cold He comcth. and sings to me
 Ha hal he sings.
 He sings to me And now can hardly hear the strain That forth from his harp he pours; And row it is rising once again, And fearful1y kud it rcars-
 Hal ha it roars, s.. 1t fearfuliy roars! "A ships ashore upon the coast, l left her only now, Her shrouds are full of sheeted ghosts, rock is through her bow
 Ha! ha! her bow.
 Is through her bow! ''I can not wait to tell you more, They want funeral dirge; Corpses are floating to the shore, see them in The surge;
 Ha! ha! the surge,
 Cold in the surge! "I see them by the light of guns, That flash along the deep: Fathers are clinging to their sons, There are babies fast asleep;
 Ha ha asleep.
 They are fast asleep! "1hcre are maidens with long flowing hair, And night clothes round their breasts There are sailors shouting in despair And cl ilairen all undresssd;
 Ha! Ina! uniresscd.
 Sweet child en all undressed! "There go the masts, the pumps will choke, The sea is OCT them now; Hai ha it E swept them with its stroke A few are on tine bow;
 Ha ha the bow,
 Are on the bow "I sec their arms. see their heads, Amil the boiling sea; They are no m re than the green kelp threads An well 1t p!elses me,
 It pleases me,
 Ha ha it pleases me! '"They drag body through the surf, With bruised and broken form, They bear it to a fishers hearth, Still, still the c"rpse is warm.
 Is warm, is warm,
 Hs! ha is warm! "Thc fingers arc all hoopcl with gold, They cut them from the hand.' They leave it stiff ming in the cold, More, more lave come to land;
 Ha! ha n land.
 Have come to land! Bee there! heal ell in among the rest. That m ,iden's heuiless 'runk, That mother, with full throe ping breast Ablby lstely drunk;
 Ha! ha! the bahe
 That lately drank :! 1Hat ha! ha! Ina! t was brave old ship, But I II scatter it on the shore; Its master lies with fr"zen lip. And wounds still ebting gore;
 Ha! ha his wounds Still ebbing gore a.Thers comes the dawn; 1'm niightier now, Nv strength gains more and more; I'll drown the few upon the bow. And I'll make the pillows roar;
 Ha! ha! they ioar,
 They madly roar -'Not one shall e'er survive the wreck, Yc-uight I'm lord of the sea, Frum stern to bow will sweep the deck, Ha Ina it pleases me, It plexes me, @ Ha! he! it pleases me !' The winter wind is traveller old, And many a song has he, And thus from out of the midnight cold, Hecarne and sang of the sea; Nn lls ] the sea,
 God pity the ones that sail on the sea!
 EC. GOODWIN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

TR1rLEs-One of the earlier founders of the cotton trade n England, purchased af estate iii a neighboring county from peer for several tl,eusand pounds The house With It's fafn,- 4,lrs was to remain precisely as 1t stood. When the purchaser took possession, he missed a small cabinet from the hall worth about three or four pounds. He applied 1e the iate ewntr about it. Well,7' said the noble lord, A did order it to be femoye 1t is ye;y sld fani y cabinet, worth more frem its assocsations tilah anything else. hardly thaogit you would have cared ;ibeut Sc ~tr.aing a matter in so large a purchase Ny iorP was the reply If had not all ny life aIteaded to tr'fes, 1 should aea have beeu alde tsr purc-ase year estate, and excuse me forsayMg sos perhaps # your ioEaslip had cared more about trihes yea suight not have had te sell it
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

iy got up remedy fer hard times. It consists
 of ten hours hard labor per day well worked in.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-02-19

The blind man should n't attempt to catch
 feass
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
MARpER FOR ooroRER.

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are sent to one address for $500
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five copies, $40. Clergymen & teach
crs supplied at So year. Address,
Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square,
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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
THE GOLDEN, PRIzEi

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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

BE- We are indebted to company
OF amateur musicians for most deli
cious serenade, at our domicil, on Tues
day night. Messrs. Geo. Samsel, Vi
olin; M. Carr, Guitar, Mr.. - Rogers,
Flute, composed the welcome trio, and
we must say that they performed their
parts with an accuracy and sweetness
we never heard excelled. Awakened
from short reverie in the arms of
morpheus, we were just rightcd up in
time to hear "Pop goes the weasel, -
and couple of fayorite airs, perform
cd better than we ever heard them bv
any company of musicians. The gen,
tlemen have our thanks for their ex-
cellent performance.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

g2a. Our friends in the coun try,
who would like to pay the printer, but
have not money to spare, are a6ec-
ttonately reminded that we will take
produce--whcat, corn, oats, beef, veal,
mutton, pork, sausage, butter, ham,
eggs, chickens, turkeys, wild pigeons,
squirrels, rabbits, potatoes, &c.--in
payment of accounts, at market price.
Come on, friends, we don't intend to
suspend, if we can help it, but We must
have something to eat Who will come
to the rescue, these hard times
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
psy. Mr.. G. w. Reed, the gentle.

DW- Mr.. G. W. Reed, the gentle.
m anly proprietor of the Burns House,
at Fairmont, in addition to having
completed all his arrangements for ac-
commodating and entertaining guests
in a style unsurpassed in this section,
has fitted up good stable, which is
attended by a careful ostler, so that
persons visiting Fairmont with horse
can now be satisfactorily accommodate.
ed at the Burns House. Give Mr.. r.
a call. Good fare, nice apartments,
and an accommodating landlord await
you at this excellent Hotel.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
Tzyp Tho Mineral Bank OF Mary

BS1~ The Mineral Bank Of Mary
land is broke, having made an assign
ment last Saturday. Large amounts
will be lost to individuals and eopora-
tons by this failure. But SO wo 20 in
these days Of fast life and fast spccula-
ton, and VIC only hope that the list Of
broken banks may not be increased by
the outside pressure
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

b. We find nothing in our papers
either especially encoura ging or dis
couraging as to the financial crisis. -
The eastern cities are doing the despe-
rate to keep up a buoyant air, but how
far that air rests on a specie Jasis-ah!
that is the question-time and the pas
sing events of few weeks will deter
mine.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
Protracted Meeting at zoar.

A Protracted Meeting will be com
menced with the Zoar Baptist Church,
near Laurel Point, in this county, on
Thursday evening before the fourth
Lordsday in the present month. The
Pastor, ED. G. +. G. Conn, will be as
sisted by Ed. j. NJ. Purinton, during
the meeting. [Oct. Z, 1857.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09
DR.. II. Sweetser'S Compound Balsam Of
HOARHOUND g. DJLCAMARA

For tie rclicf and cure Of Coughs, Coiis.
Asthma. Bronchitis, HoayseneSs, In
Eurnsa, Ihooping- Cough, &c.
This great European Remedy is known thro,-
ont the civilized world. II is hot my intention
therefore. either to cloak II in mystery, or in
any way to deceive the public by GENERATING it's
virtues. "tr Is EOrh CURE ALL" will
not, nor can amy other medicine euro that much
dreaded disease, CONSUMPTION, after il has
taken its hold upon the Lungs. But simply
bove named complaints; and ms DELAYS ARE
DANGEROUS, Coughs and Colds frequently ter
inmate in consumption. Therefore, how mpor-
tan; it is that you should attend TO that little
old or hacking Cough. This agreeable and
efficacious remedy should at once DO resortcd to
and in no case will il ever fail to cure. .-..
u Prepared by II. SwEETsER, NJ. ID. Phila-
delphia. Pa, and sold in Morgantown by
Aug. z. FRANK. NJ. CiiALFANT
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-10-09

gs1- Chadwiek s. Nepdew give no.
ticc that, hereafter, they will conduct
business on the Cash System, and they
set forth, very conclusively, the adj
yantsges of that way of doing business.