Litchfield enquirer., 1863-06-11

Itu the carry mOTutiag, tne sour ldn0i1dy was startled by the sound of voice uttering strange sounds. medley of talking, screaming and chuckling. She called her husband first. then the lady's servant; and after some alter cation the latter insisted on breaking open the door. A chatter of falling furniture followed i; and edging themselves in with acme difficulty, they fonnd the lady still in her crouching pos ture, and still clutching with both hands the ends of the scarf about that ghastly, staring head. At the sight of those three mortified facas. she burst into ftSof hystsrical crying, which lsaid my reciter) probably sayed her reason.
 The suspicion which Mrs. Benson had con ceived. that her hosts were in league with the robber las the shock headed traveller turned out to bel, was easily dissipated and the real kindness under the landlady's sour face was proved by her unspanng attention to the comfort of her gusst until the latter was able able for the ejourney home.
 
 WHAT TEN ACRES CAN PRoDucE-I have three acres honested and seven of pasture Taking out large house, wood-house and barn, the remainder of my three acres pr0du- ced last year 53 tons best hay, 100 bushels carrots, potatoes. beets and turnips. 22 do. of corn. over 400 bushels of apples (all save . very few grafted fruit, a plenty of garden vege. tables, pretty good supply of entrants, straw berries and cherries. a few pears and peaches. and from maple in the yard my boy made sugar My two cows yielded me in milk and butter used and sol lover $l00 worth, or more than the interest of their cest and the cost of my place. keep horse the year round in | the barn on hay and carrots, and buy say l4 tons hay annually. My corn is all fed to my pigs and hens. Exchange.
 How TO CoIoR.-When the farmers wife wants 10 color bright red, she must wash her yarn clean aud nice. and boil m strong alum water; then dry in the sun a day-but don't rinse it out. The next day bol in good mad der soak over night; then dry again, after which wash i;, and you will have brilliant bright red When you want to color bright green you must boil alum water the same way, having everything very clean then boil ia the kettle some good strong hickory Lark take out the bark and put in the yarn boil thirty min utes after drying, wash the yarn then make some blue dye in the usual way, from indigo and small bit of madder.
 LABEr. FOR TREEs.-The best labels for fruit trees, shrubs, &c.. is strip of tin about eight inches long and one inch wide, taPering lo . point at one end. Let this be painted with white lead, and mark the name with an awl. scratching it through the paint. Bend the i pointed end around the small limb of the tres.
 which expands to its growth. So says the An- nual Register.
 THs RAsPBERRY. Never disturb the ground {: at all about the roots hand weed and cover the whole soil with stable litter from tbe horse. with little black manure. round the stools, and you will have more raspberries than you know what to do with. If the summer is ve- ry sultry. give each stool bucket of water twice . week. A raspberry lives by suction = From three to Eve clnes are enough, and these should be cut down to three feet. You will get as much fruit by this height as if you left them eight fset high.
 MRs. PARr1nafos oS WEDDlx0s.--a It is . solen,n thing in matrimony-a Very solemn thing in matrinony--a very solemn thing when the minister comes into ths chancery with his surplus on. and Roes through the cer emoHy of mixing them man and wife. It ought 1 to be husband aud wifs. Tor it isnt every hus- 1 band tlAt tarsls ont to b. man. declare I never shall forget when PauI put the nuptial l ring oa my finger and said with my goodsI shse enslow. Hs nssd to keep dry goods mors then, and thought he was going tO give me the wh0lN thers was n 1t. was young and simple. and didn't know till aitsrusrsis that it ulent one calico gown . year. It is . lovely sieht to see young people '.hlighting the
 trough. ,. n the song says, and coming up to consume their vows. ''
 4 gentleman in C. had been relating story of Jonah Atthe close the little isIlow. ~itk avery knowing smile. began:
 a Papa, yesterday. aa Iwas going down the street. saw . COW on top of tho Medical Col iees."
 . Why, ny son. exclaimed tho father, chow lean you tell mo such thing r.
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