Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-10

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 It is stated by manufacturers of artificial limbs that they make eight left legs for sol. diers to two right. and about the same pro. portion of right arms to left ones, showing that about four times as many lose left legs as right, and four right arms to ono left.
 LovE.-A passion that causes young women to spoil their work, and young men their ap. petite.
 Timothy Titcomb speaks of the broad roll ing hills as mother earth's bountiful green backs.
 A Chinese boy, who was learning English. came across the passage in the Testament, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced and rendered it thus - We have toot toot to you what's the matter you no jump?
 A Vermont farmer sent to an orphan asylum for boy that was smart, active, brave, tracta. ble, prompt, industrious, clean, pious, intelli. gent. good-looking. reserved and modest, The superintendent replied that their boys were all human, though they were orphans, and referred him to the New Jerusalem il he wanted to get his order filed.
 A medical gentleman in Orkney, who was driving home about midnight. was suddenly at. lacked bya daring assailant, who, after stri- King the horse and attempting to smash the lamps, was collared, and immediately bit the doctor ia the hand, and only yielded on being scientifically. garotted. He proved to be large and powerful solan goose of six feet spread of glass case. A specimen of the fulmsr petrol wa lnfa1v fnnnI in Orknev
 e Will you take Confederate money for your wood 7' said Mississippi boat captain, to man oh shore. Yes" was the lacenic reply. The boat landed, made fast, and stage was thrown out, when it occurred to the captain to inquire what rate he was to pay. "What do you ask for wood how P What kind of mon- ey did you say you had 2" Confederate" "Well, then, want cord for cord"
 RECIPE Josh Billings gives the following respo' for making " Berlony sarsage :"- " Take an eelskin and stuff it with a ground cat sesin it with Scoch snuff and persimin lie; lay it on hog pen tn dry, and then hang 1t up by the tale in Dutch grossery for ait months fur the flies to give it the traid marks, then 1t is ready fur use, and can be cut up into rite lengths and sold fur police klubs."
 THE RULEs.-A lady who had just opened a boarding house in Q neighboring town, has posted up the following Rules and Regula- tions :
 The gentlemen must not put their fee: on the mantle in the winter, nor out of the win. dow in summer and the lady must not write her name on the glass with a quartz pin. If she uses an air-tight, she must regulate the damper herself and not ring every ten min. utes for the chambermaid. The single gentle. man must not play the trombone nor make love to the servants, nor comb his whiskers at the table. If he does, he won't answer. The lady must not turn up her nose at any thing upon the table, unless she has natural pug and none of the party must drink with . mouthful of yictuals, nor must they fight for the top buckwheat cake. Terms liberal, and board to be paid weekly in advance
 General Beauregard has issued an order of. feriug furlough of twenty days to any speci. fled friend or relation of any person arresting or causing the arrest of deserter. Two women recently brought in couple of absen- tees, and departed for home with their bus. bands.
 As moss covers the hardness of Q rock. Cd do shin-p -plastsrs cover the specie.
 That's an original idea bY ths doctor.