Litchfield enquirer., 1859-03-31

yune has travelled back'ards and for'ards ove the bung of that bapl is Q caution to them u loves red eye.' But. stranger, losses is ap to come with every business; aud me and tht ole woman has lost some in the grocery line and I'll tell you how t was. The boy Bill he's our oldest son, he see how the l.ker wa: goin,' and he didn't have mary red to jine il 1 the retail bisiness so one night he crawls un der the house, and taps the harl atwixt the cracks in the puHcheonfoor and rally be lIeve he's got more more than me or the ole woman either the good-for nothin' vaga bond to come the < giraffe" over his nateral-borr parents: it's enuf to make man sour agi, all creation ths t boy'll be the ruination o us yet. He takes to trickery jist as nateral as hungry 'po;sum takes to hen-roost. Now stranger, what on yearth am 1 to do? Ht beats me and the ole woman entirely
 Traveller it would be difficult for me to advise in regard to your son, as 1 have no family of my own. You say it's ten miles to the next house the big creek is up; the bridge carried away no possibility of ford ing It, and seven miles through Q swamp to the only bridge in the vicinity This i, rath- CT gloomy prospect, particularly as the sun is. just abou, down: still, my curiosity is ex- cited, and as you have been playing only one part of the Arkansas Traveller ever since my arrival, would like to know, before leave, wIy you don't play the tune through 9
 Ark. Artist For one of the best reason on yearth, old hoss-I can't do it. l hant larnt the turn of that tchune, and drat me if believe ever shall
 "Travellcr Give me the instrument, and I'll see if can't play the turn for you.
 "Ark. Artist ; Look O here, my friend, do you play the turn of that tcliuue ?
 Traveller believe 1 can'
 "Ark. Artist : ''Lite, lite, old hoss l. aoeU Gnd place for you in the cabin. Ole woman ole woman Ca hallo ' within the shanty was the first indcatoa the traveller had of any other human being on the prem misses J the stranger plays the turn of the Rackelsack Traveller My friend, hitch your hoss to the 'simnor-tree, or any where ,lse you please BI' be here soon, and he'll take kcer of him Ole woman, you call Sal and Nance up from the spring tell Nance to go into the slrIng-house, aud cut of ;l good large piece ov bar-steak, to bre for the strar- gers supper tell Sal to knock over chicken or two, and get out some flour, and have some flour dcin's and chi, kcu fxin's tor the strall- ger. (BilI just heaves in sight, twenty-four hours earlier than he was expected before } Bill, o Bill there q stranger here, aud he plays the turn of the Rackensack Traveller Go to the corlrcrib and get big punkn, and bring it to the house. so the stranger can have suthin' to sit on and skin a 'tater Tong with me and the ole woman. while the gals is get tin supper and Bill, take the loss, and give him plenty of corn 10 nubbins, Bill then rub him down well and then, when you come 10 the house, briug up dried hide and bar skin, for the stranger to sleep on and then, Bill, reckon, he'll play the turn of the Rack enSack Traveller for us' i"
 The "punkin" was brought the "'taters' were |" skinned" and eaten the "turn' of Rackeusack Traveller" was repeatedly play ed, to abundant edfcation and tue "gas'' finally announced th.t "supper was ready y and although, instead of storc-tea," they oll- ly had "saxifaS tea-doin's," without milk, yet the rerast was one to be long and gratefully remembered. The traveller remained all night, and Was piloted safsIy over the big creek" early the next morning. Of truth, Emusic has charms to soothe the savage breast p
 SOMETIMES TOO FAs7IDIoUs-A very worthy gentleman at Rouen is at present r, c,vibg g fortune which came to him with the drawing of cork, in the following curious manner
 Obliged by the state of his health, last sum mer, to change the air, he went to the sea shore at Viilers-sur-nier, near T'rouviIle sand walking on the beach, he noticed that lad, who was also rron'eEading there with his father, had found sealed bottle among the sea weed. The father badc his child to throw down the dirty thing, and not be selling his fingers ; upon which the invalid picked up the castaway bot tie and took it with him tu his lodgings.
 The cork drawn, the bottle was found to con- tain q written document properly signed, and dated on board vessel which had sprung a leak and was about to sink It ran thus
 About to perish, commend my soul to God. hereby constitute the 6nder of this will, enclosed in bottle, my sole heir. My fortune, laboriouSly acquired, amounts to near. ly three hundred aud fifty thousand francs and the small house in which I have resided at Valparaiso. This tenement wish converted into q chapel, and that a mass may be there said once month, for the repose of my soul The fortune will be found deposited with M, notary of Paris, to whom from time to time, it has been transmitted. Pray for me
 Signed-.''
 Soiled fingers should not always be avoided l
 POSITION IN SLEEP-For the mass of mankind trained as mankind now are, reclining on the right seems to be the most favorable position for securing sound sleep. It is especially adapt ed to favor digestion, asit gives freedom to the movements of the stomach, while tile work o chymifcation is going on. They who. from any cause whatever, are feeble, will do well to givt heed to this suggestion
 Many individuals, know, both from habi, and otherwise, prefer the left side. have