Red Wing sentinel., 1859-12-24

. o To- what you said last night: !
heard your question in the dark
Thought on it in the light |
And now my lips shall utter what
My heart has said bof,re,
Yes, dearest, 1-but stay awhile
Cour in and shut the door! !
ASEw Or THE OLD BLUE LAWS.
The following which We here insert,
were some Of the Blue Laws of
Connecticnt-thcy may be quite GU
riosity 10 many OF our readers:
The Governors and Magistrates,
convened in General Assembly, are in
p supreme power, under God, ,gof this in
dependent dominion. From the de:
monstration Of the Assembly, no ap.
peal shall, bc. made. y C;{{
WHOEVER says there is no power
and Jurisdiction over this dominion,
shall saffer'death and loss ct property.
a !" No man, shall be 4 freeman, Or give
= 4 XotH, unless he be a member in full
urSma'union, with one Of the churches
allowed in this dominion. PED ~'''''.'
No one shall hold any office unless
T he issoundsi III faith, and faithful to his
dnQl,i,htien .3nd whoever gives il
vote for such y person shall pay Il fine
Of 20>., for the first offence, and for
the second shall be disfranclliscd.
, Each freeman shall swear by the
q blessed God to bear true alliance To-
this doninion, and that Jesus is the
ony King. -.
No lodging or fooA shall be offered
70 4. Quaker, A>lamite, or any other
hereto.
If any person turns Quaker, he
:, shall, be rbanisl'cd, and suffer death on
i bis return. q r.ra e sis..o. -4 az
No priest shall abide in the domi,,.
ion he shall be banished, and suffer
death on his return. t..)
, Priests may be seized by any per-
son without q warrant. -
. No one shall cross the ferry, but
with, AZ authorized ferryman. -
No ,onc. shall run on the. Sabbath
day, or walk III the garden. or else
where, except revercntly to and ftou
meeting.
Mcpherson sha1ls travel, cook vict
uals, shave or cut hair on the Sabbath
day. a''''''' ...'' ''' ...- ''....
No woman shall Kiss her childrcu
on the Sabhatl, or Fasting day.
The Sabbath must begin ut sunset
on Saturday. - \
None shall buy or sell land without
permission Of the Selcctmen.
:. Asdrunkard shall have = master ap.
. pointed by the Selcctmen, who arc to
dcbar him from the liberty of buying
or selling. i - y 1T
Whoever publishes lie to the pref
udice Of his scighbars, ssl,all sit in the
stocks, Or be- whipped fifteen stripes.
No minister shall keep school.
Whoever brings cards OR dies. into
this dominion shall pay Il fine Of S.:
WhoeVer wears cloth trim,nr,l with
gol1, silver or blond lace over tw"
shil'ings a yard shall be presented by
the Grand Jurors. and the Salcctn,en
shall tax the offender three hundred
p pounds - 81, =, yH~,2-.>l
. A debtor il prison swearing that h.
has no estate, shall be let out and sold
TO make satisfaction
q. =. No man shalt conrt mail in per-
son or by letter, without first obtain
ing consent Of her parents, five pounds
for the, ,6rst offence, ten pounds for the
SECOND, anil fot the third, an irpr:s-
onment during the pleasure Of the
court.
:, Whoever sets fire to, a wood and
burns house shall suffer death, and
any psrson suspected Of this crime
shall be Imprisoned without the benc-
fit of bail. .. AZ,
No one shall read common PRAYER.
keep, Christtn3s, Saints day. make
rhince pies, play cards, dance or play
upon any instrument of music, except
drum, trumpet or jewsharp.
y No minister shall join people in mar
riage. The Magistrate shall join pco.
ple;ip marriage, as they may do it with
less scandal to Christ's church.
When parents refuse their children
convenient marriage, the Magistrate
is to determine the point. .ua
uS 0CSCGsiucVs wy uiItSIuH CnliUrV0
fgnorant,s may take them away from
their parents and put them into better
hands at the expense. of their parents.
Fornication shall be punished by
compelling marriage oraas, the cour,
shall think proper.
Adultery shah be punished with
DEATH. ~ err, - w. - - -
A man that strikes his wife shall p:,y
fine Of ten pounds.
IA woman that strikes h#r husband
shall be punished az tic court directs
A wife shall be deemed good cvi
dcnce against her husband.
Married folks must live together o
be imprisoned. = '. ....
Every male shall have his hair Gu
round according to a cap. ossL
"a Some day it will he found that t,
bring up man with \ genial nature