Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1860-01-05
PRENTICIANA

The following are few specimens of the
new work by the editor of the Louisville
Journal, entictled Prenticiana," just pub
lished by Derby & jackson, New York.
A Mr.. Archer has been sent to the Ohio
Penitentiary for marrying three wives
" Insatiate Archer could not one suffice !"
A Pittsburg paper says, in an obituary
notice of an old lady, that "she bore her
husband twenty, children and never gave him
O cross word" She must have obeyed the
good old precept-" bear and for6sar."
A Buffalo paper announces that Dr..
Brandreth has introduced a bill into the le-
gislature. Is the editor sure that he mind
ed Ills p's in his announcement
The editor of the Boston Liberator calls
upon the ladies of the North to make use Of
nothing that is produced by slave labor. He
needn't expect them not to use cotton. They
will not ezpel so old a friend from their boz
SONS.
The common opinion is, that we should
take good care of children at all seasons Of
the year, but it is well enough in winter to
let then, slide.
A writer in Virginia paper deyotes
three columns to describing the great Blue
Ridge Tunnel. We hardly know which Is
the greatest bore, the tunnel or the descrip-
ton of it.
W. III. Hooe, postmaster in Virginia,
publishes that two hundred dollars Of the
public funds arks "aoho has got the mo-
ney ?" Possibly echo may answer-Hooe.
The editor of an Indiana paper says.
I" more cillamy IS ON foot" We suppose the
editor has lost bis horse.
The New York Erening Post says, man
"cannot be active and quiescent at the same
time" There may be some donbt OF that.
Some fellows hustle about terribly aud yss
lie still. e
A Rocky Mountain correspondent Of the
New York Erening Post, who writes him
self Henry E. Land" describes Oregon as
the most delightful country in the world.
Our citizens, if they choose, can go out
there, and see hoao the Land lies.
We were considerably amused by an &C
count that we lately saw Of remarkable
duel. There were six men upon the ground
and six misses.
The Ohio river is getting lower and lower
every day. It has almost ceased to run.--
All who look at can at once perceive that it
exhibits very little speed but great deal
Of bottom.
A New England writer says that IL has
been found that negroes can be better trust
ed than white men. We suppose this Is up
on the principle that they always keep
dark.
Mrs Lucy Hill complains In an Arkansas
paper, that her nephew has trampled upon
her rights and feelings. The graceless young
rascal shouldn't be allowed to tramp!e upon
his aumt-HiU.
A woman in Florida, named Gross. lalslf
gave birth to an infant son which weighed
only one pound That Cross VAST hard q
bear.
Two men, Joseph Sparks and 0sear PISS.
were assailed in the suburbs Of BalsImofs
few nights ago, by gang Of shonia 20.
ters Flint was knocked dowr, but hlsepa|
panion escaped by fight. Whsn t1a eep.N
drels hit Flint, Sparks feac.
Mr.. William Hood was robbed nc1l O.
rinth, Alabama, on the 18th inst -. ~
rinth paper says that the name 81 tee p e
wayman is unknown, but there = 20 1t4'|
that he was RobbsH' Hood.
| A young lady of New 0rlssss. ene
Gently performed remarkable tea5 "a ff
ing. has been presented with beart''
yaWl. A smack would have been more ap-
proprate.
Mr.. Henry A. Rhule says. Ina Missls,
sippi paper, that he has worked jealousy
for the administration. Now let him iuEa
and work faithfully against it. IT'S poor
Rhsle that won't work both ways,