Litchfield enquirer., 1863-07-02
Alisfellallp.
Asfolph0,s Visit to the Moon, and
 what he snyv there.

AstOlpmV.h VASAG IO GMe MOO0s and
 what he Bnw there.
 Mr. Buldnch's Jew book, i" Legends of Char, lemagne, contain the fichest variety of mar, vicious stories that it has been our lot to meet with for many day. Mounted on . flying. horse or hippogriff, one of the heroes ascends to the moon. He there finds celestisl guide. who shows him the. wonders ofths place. It ia m oldid6 th moon has something to do with madness, which idea is conveyed in the words iuuacy. moon-struck. and perhaps athsrs. Astolpho fsnnd 1t 70. Dat VI will sxsract fron fks .slsssss tssslf n secount = hia dts coveries: K s'3 .5 .s ssss
 The prince, we are told, discovered ia this region 70 new to him. rivers. lakes plains, hills and valleys. Many beautiful cities and castles enriched the landscape, He saw also vast for rests, and heard in them the sounds of horns and the barking of dogs, which isd him to conclude that the nynphs were following the chase.
 The knight, filled with wonder at all he saw. was conducted by tho saint to valley, where he stood amazed at the riches strewed all around him. Well he might be so, for that valley was the receptacle of th hings lost on earth, either by mems faults,, or the effect of time and chance. Let no one suppose we speak here of kingdoms or of treasures; they arc the toys of Fortune, which she dispsnses in turning her wheel ! we speak of things which she can neither give nor take away. Such arc reputations. which appear at one time 80 brilliant, and short time after are heard of no more. Hsre, also, are countless 70 ws and prayers for unattainabls objects, lovers sighs and tsars,ti spent in gaming, dressing, and doing nothing, the leisure of the dull and the intentions of the lazy, baseless projects, intrigues and plots; these and such like things fll all the valley.
 Astolpho had great desire to understand all that he saw and that appeared to him 50 ex- traordinary. Among the rest, he observed q great mountain of blown bladders, from which issued indisiinct noises. The saint told him these wore the dynasties of Assyrian and Per sian kings, once the wonder of the earth, of which now scarce the name remains.
 Astolpho could not help laughing when the saint said to him:
 "All these hooks of silver and gold that you see are the gifts of courtiers to princes, made in the hope of getting something better in re. turn"
 He also showed him garlands of flowers, in which snares were concealed these wero flat teries and adnlations, meant to deceive.
 But nothing was so comical as the sight ot numerous grasshoppers, which had burst their lungs with chirping. These, hs told him, were sonnets odes and dedications, addressed by venal poets to great people.
 The paladin beheld with wonder what seemed . luke of spilled milk.
 Ut is," said the saint, .',he charity done by frightened misers on their death-beds."
 It would take too long to tell all that the valley contained meanness, affections, prsten- ded virtues and concealed vices were there in abundance. @ s :
 Among the rest, Astelpho perceived many days of his own lost, and many impradent sal- lies which he had made. and would have been glad not to be reminded of. But be also saw among 70 many lost things. great abundance of one thing N hich men are apt to think they all possess. and do not think it necessary to pray for good ssnse. This conmodity ap- peared under the form of liquor. mest light and apt to evaporate. It was therefore kept in phiala. firmly ssalsd. One of these vas la- bsled, sThe sense of the Paladin Orlando"
 All tho bottles were ticketsd. and tue sage placed one in Astolphos hand, which he found was his own. It was more than half full. He was surprised to 6nd there many other phials which contained almost all the wits of many persons who passed among men for wise. Ah. how easy it is to loae ones rsaaon Some lose theirs by yielding to the sway of passions; !; some in brasing tsmpssts and shoals in search of wealth some hy trusting too much to the promisss of the great some by setting their hearts on triles. As might have been expec- Id, the bottles which held the wits of. astro'o- gers, inventors. -physicians, and above all. of poets. wsrs in general the best filled of all.
 
 Astolpho took bis bottle. put it to his nose and inhaled it all; and Turpin assures ns that hs vas for long time aftsrwards ss sage as one could wish but the archbishop adds that thers was rsnson to fsai that some Of the fluid aftsrwsrds found iis way back into the bottle.
 
 The Louisville Jcusssay says if my body k dissatisfied with Federal money. let him 70 ESoush and est C0nfedsFate money. If my body is dissstisasd with United Statss tAxes, lot him 60 South aud pay Sonthern taxss. II any body is dissatisfed with the United Statss snrollment, let him 10 South and enjoy the benefits of tho Soathern conscriptiou. Sir Astley Cooper oncs mads ths confess. ion Ws ars III liablS t0 misiakes. I.have msde many miesAkes mylslf. In learning .the antony q ths syA dars say1I hss oiled . hatfnl II eyss.