Litchfield enquirer., 1861-12-19
WHOLE NO. 1907

llrm kindness of Christian gentleman and off, ] cer, learn to obey we'll and to command we'll; let the lact that you are fighting for great truths elity, and zeal. '' lake this sword. It is gift from those who love you. lake 1t and where the foe stands thlckest-strike home for the right. Show that the free airs and rough nature of these moun- tains have not breathed over and around you in vain.
 From this little village those left behind will follow the brother who has gone, to the camp, the parade,-the winter barracks, and to the red battle-ground we shall follow you we'll assured that the blush of shame shall mantle no cheek on account of any action that you shall perform. We shall miss you in your church upon the hills when we meet there to worship God We eshall miss your voice in the Choir which sings the songs of Him. We shall miss you in the Sab, bath-School of this place which you have adorn, ed as Teacher, Superintendent, and watchful friend. They will miss you at home who bear to you the relation of Mother and sister and whose eyes rest with such fond affection upon the Brother and the Son. But you will not be missed from the records of our memory and hope. You will not pass without the range of battle-ground so distant, that the old friends in Cornwall will not follow you with their sym, pathies and prayers. A tender solcitude will be felt for you until this sad war is over and our wandering stars are gathered anew to form part of that galaxy which still shines upon the same field of our free flag. Then, sir, should you sur- vive, return to us, and we will welcome you back from fields on which your whole duty was exe- cuted, on which your work was we'll done But, should you fall, die as the Christian hero should ever die,-with honor untarnished, with soul unsubdued-with character unstained ;-while over you floats the flag of your Country and above that the banner of your God.
 REPLY OF CAPT. BLINN.
 thank you, Sir, and all of my friends .s,nd fellow citizens who have been engaged in the pur- chase and presentation of this sword and sash, It would be impossible for me, unaccustomed aa am to public snaaking, to attempt to express to you the emotions which feel at this time. I I could thank you better if thought deserved them; but I do not feel that I do.' I have done nothing as yet to merit them. It is true that it cost me an effort to resolve to leave those near and dear to me here, never perhaps to see them again-but better, far better that my heart'a blood and that of every Northern freeman should be spilled, rather than submit to the dictation and the despotie rule of the traitors who are now using their most desperate efforts to undermine the temple of our liberties, and tear to pieces the glorious fabric of our republic.
 I regard these beautiful and timely gifts not alone as complimentary to myself, but also as tributes of yow devotion to the great cause and work in which we are all cngaged--the cause of our country, its union, constitution, and laws, of re-establishing throughout our whole land, the supremacy of the federal authority. And, Sir it will nerve my arm with strength and my heart with courage in the time of conflict, to think that I am sustained by tho prayers and best wishes of my friends at home.
 It is with these feelings, Sir, that I accept these tokens of your regards ard while I again return to you all my most sincere and heartfelt thanks. pledge myself to you, that this sword shall never be disgraced, nor ever be drawn in an unholy cause.
 GAL!AETRr OF HoRsns.-An English lady Of rank and wealth, now in Egypt, writes home as follows:
 I fear you deem mo rather boastful of my horsemanship when tell you that two Arab horses which thre their cavaliers did not throw me. The same however was not in my skill but in the very remarkable prcdilection which these intelligent animals feel toward the wea- ker sex. Let the widest and fercest Arabian be mounted by woman, and you will see him grow mild and gentle as lamb.
 1 have had plenty of opportunities to make the experiment, and in my own stable there is beautiful gray Arab which nobody but myselE dare ride He knows me, anticipates my wish es, and judiciousy calculates the fatigue caa bear without inconvenece. It is curious to see how he manages to quicken his pace without shaking me, and the different sort of steps he he has invented tU rscuuciis- pqs poses. Horses being as liable to forgetfulness as other organized beings my incomparable gray would allow his natural ambition to overcome his gallantry and If another horse happened to pass him, would A ut of with the speed of q whirwind. Woe to me ifunher such ciIeum- stances, were to trust to the strength of my arm or the power of the brislle. Leaving my haud loose, and abandoning all thoughts of com pulsion, would take to persuason-,pat him on the neck, call by his name, beg him to he quiet, and deserve the piece of sugar waiting for him at home.
 Never did these gentle means fail. Instantly would he slaclsen his pace, prick up his ears as if fully comrrehending his error, and come back to soft amble gently neighing as if to crave pardon for his momentary offence.