Litchfield enquirer., 1860-12-06
Whole No. 1858.

GRANDFArHER.-Most graphic is this pas sage from sketch by Theodore Parker:
 There is funeral to-day of white-haired wofnan--old, very old. My Grandfather remembers her as chubby little rosy cheek ed maiden, with black hair, and eyes SO full of fun, just getting into her teens when she was but half way there. Now he reads on the silver plate, Aged XCIV."'" Ninety four," queth he, a great age. Yes, know she was about that!" A great age. Four score and fourteen. Six more and it is e hundred. He remembers the green gages she used to give him out of her fathers gar. den; now it is built all over with huge gran ite, stories high, and the pear trees and plums which MT. Blackstone brought over from England, have followed their planter long since. He remembers her wedding seventy-six years ago last July, boy of twelve that he was. On the plain table of those good old times he sst China bowl of white lilies, which he swan for in Hammond's Pond that morning, to honor his pretty cous- in's marriage. It was the first time they ever had such flowers U Puritan wedding: Lucy, but the new cousin thought only of her who made him so happy. Now she is clad for another change, quoth MT. Grand father, as he lays his Inst gift of blossoms on her coffin; always little before me- We shall meet again before long.
 That night Mir. Grandfather tarries late ill his sitting room, when the rest are gone to bed. He slept little after supper, in his great arm chair, and is quite wakelul now. The old clock stands there; it tells the hours of human time; nay, with delicate hand it marks even their seconds, just as life itself will always do. It reports likewise the day of the montb aud of the week, and the shape of the moon; on the top of all this ship at sea, rising and falling by wheel work, as if driven by the wind and tossed. Mir. Grand father looks into his wood fire, aud then all the long voyages of his past life come pie turcd to him, from the cradle to Lucy's fu- neral. There are sad things to look upon, which bring back tear; he did not know it till it fell on his hand and made him start. There are joyous things also, which set his heart tllrobbing as when he was 6 bride- groom.
 Nay, there are wrong things which he did, repented of, and outgrew>se long ago that they seem merely historical, like the sins of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob yet he remembers the lesson they taught. His hoyish love returns-father and mother, chil. dren, nay, children's children The wife of his heart, revercntly buried years ago, comes back in bridal garments, then sits at the new cradle. Then another funeral rushes on his sight. "Lovcr and friend thou put test far from me, and mine acquaintance iD- to darkness" quoth he Nay, nay, not into darkness say rather into marvellous light. My time is not far off, How long, 70 Lord How soop? Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.' The old clock strikes twelve the first day of another month comes into it's place. and the new moon lifts it's silver rim to tell below what heavenly light goes on above. "Soon shall behold thy face in righteousness, and I shall be sat- isfed, when awake, with thy likeness"
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 SCHOOL SCENE.--Green spectacled peds- gogue, cnthroned upon three-legged stool. with sceptre of birch firmly grasped, ex- claims
 Big boys come up and parse 7He pig squeoks. Now tell me what is hew w
 The, sir, is q preposterous article, nom- inative case to pig"
 "Why do you call it a preposterous arti- ce 2"
 Because it stands before pig. I wouldn't stand before one for shilling"
 "Ncxt boy, parse pig"
 Pig is common noun"
 "Why is it common noun p
 Because it's 50 common, that you can't see nothing else in the streets"
 "What is squeaks p
 "A noun proper, sir"
 "Why is it proper, Ezekicl?"
 Because it makes proper loud noise, and distnrbs all the neighbors"
 "Tbats o. K. Now you can all go and carry on' with the gals"