Litchfield enquirer., 1861-04-18
5flisfcllal,p.
F''om AN Me Ieur Round. A PUBLIC RECEPTION

The sign maEuai which I am in the habit of attaching to my familiar letters, formal docu- mcnt, cheques and receipts, is Badger Spring Badger. But have not signed Spring Badger for months. having been what is erandly called q martyr to rheumatism. Friends tell me that this vulgar affection is completely gone out, and that l should take comfort in the more exquisite but genteeer suffering of what is called neural gia. l wish it were gone out-of my wretched bones. Neuralgia or rheumatism, it is all one to me. l know that I have lain for weeks stiff and rigid as the ossifed man tha. an undue weight of bed clothing seemed to fry and grill my flesh; that could only turn by slow and painful process moving cautiously at about a hairs breath per minute; and that a hastv movement in moment of forgetfulness, result ed ill yell of such protracted agony as to bring all the members of the Household rushing to my bedside. My eldest son, fighting Indian war rior newly returned from the wars, being brought in, had to be cautioned against toe filial greet ing-his hearty military warmth would have un- done me utterly. My second son, who serves his sovereign not less honorably in harmless domes tic warfare-l allude to the mitia-comes rush. ing from his tented fields I am compelled stern ly to refuse his proffered hand. Both insist noisly. on taking me northwards to the country Alas, take down northwards to the country, un- less for exhibition purposes, an ossifed man and living skeleton!
 The only thing that helped to soothe the lat ter stages of this wretched probation was the opportune occurrence of most interesting mur. der. say it advisedly, most interesting mur. der. But for the well-known Burton-on-Trent murder case l should have given way It stim- ulated me. had all the details read to me- How Mir. William Rudd of Burton on Trent and manager of one of the opuent brewing firms, by steady attention to business, became a paragon among the brewers How, rising ev cry day in estimation, he at last had the happi ness of intermarrying with the opulent brewing firms daughter. How they lived happily to- gether. How it came to be remarked with sur prise that NIT. William Rudd was falling into expensive tastes-keeping race-horses. fourin hands, opera-boxes, beside other less excusable luxuries. How of a sudden he became very pressing with Mrs. William Rudd to effectuate heavy policy on her life-a mere formality as he put it. How Mrs. William Rubd was taken 1 i'll in mysterious way shortly after, with spasms and sickness which the best medical ad vice could not account for; especially as after each visit of the best medical advice Mrs. Will liam Rudd seemed to grow worse. How Mrs William Rudd died eventually, and how the heavy policy was paid, with reluctance certain. ly. How the opulent brewing firm had dark suspicious supicions strengthened into cer. tainty when gentleman, who was in the habit of drinking with Mir. William Rudd in familiar intercourse, died suddenly Rudd having also as matter of pure form, effected policy on his life. How the late Mrs William Rudd was taken up, and portions of Mrs. William Rudd sent to London to Dr. AlkleJ, F. R. S., fol analysis. How Mir. William Rudd was eventu ally placed on his trial. These things, I say arc familiar to the world who for many weeks devoured all details greedily.
 was deep in the exciting trial. had fol lowed the convincing but uninteresting address of the state prosecutor, and fouad the wretched man at the bar unanimously. hat heard the hubbling enthusiastic harangue of tht sergent on the other side, and with my hand ol my heart pronounced my own verdict of No
 Guilty. Listened from my bedl to Dr. Aka Y, F. R. s., (of London,) who, in curious SC nes of experiments, had administered mil
 honth part of grain to dog and caused in