Litchfield enquirer., 1864-08-11
WHOLE NO. 2o47.


 Fgeddess of liberty will be seen dodgin' into . pawn brokers shop with the ether gown done up in bundle, even if she don't have to spout the gold stars! in her head-band.. Let us yall take hold jintly and live and dress centsibf7 i; like our forefathers, who know'd more'n we do, if they want Quite so honest Suttle goake etn! > 'f '.- .sti3
 There air other cheerin' signs. We don't for instuns, lack great Geh'ruls, and we ser. tainly don't lack brave, ,soljers--but there 's,S6s thing wish we did lack, and that is our pres. ent Congress. ;. fl ,..s
 venture to say that if. you. search God. dlemity's footstool all over with a ten.hoss power mikriscope, you won't be able to fpd sech anuther set of poppycoek gabblsrs ,as the present Congress of the United States of America. 'u. ';a
 Gentlemen of the Senit and of the Hous, you've sot there and draw'd your pay and made summer complaint speeches long enuf: The country at large, includin' the undersined, is disgustd with yoo., Why don't you .ehpS us a statesman-sum sumbody who can make speech that will hit the popular hart right u9. der the great public weskit3 Why don't yoa show us statesman who can rise up to the Emergency and cave in the Emergency's head,t
 Congress, you won't do. Go home, you mizzerable devils-go homei- =. :. .,e
 At Q special Congressional lection in my district the other day, deliberately voted for Henry Clay. admit that Henry is dead, bat inasmuch as we don't seem to have e live statesman in. our National Congress, let us by all means have first class corpss. F. {. ?, .'
 Them who think that a cane made from the timbers of the house I once boarded in, is es. seatial to their happiness should not. delay about sendin' the money right on for one. :.
 And now, with genuine hurrar for the wimmin who air going to abandon .farriu goods, and another for the patriotic every where's I'll leave public matters and indulge in little pleasant family gossip. ~ l. n, ii.
 My reported capture by the North Amsri. can savijis of Utah, led my wide circle of friends and creditors to think that had bid adoo to earthly things, and was angel play. ing on golden harp. Hents my arrival home was onexpeetid.s
 It was II in the evening, when l. reached my homested and knockt healthy knock on the door thereof - .a =. i...
 A nightcap thrusted itself out of the front chamber winder. It was my Betsy's nfghs. cap.) And voice said
 J 'Nho is it 2 .
 It is man, answered in gruf vols,
 I don't believe it ! she sed. a.,
 'Then come down and sarch me- replied
 Then resuming my nat'ral vols, I said s. It'e your own A. w., Betsy Sweet lady, wake ! Ever of thou r
 'Oh, she. said, it's you, is it? thot I smelt somethng.' s..,n.
 But the old girl was glad to see me.,,' .r.v
 In the mornin found that my family were entertainin' an artist from Philadslphy, who was thers paintip', some s!arlin' water falls and mountains, and more'n suspected he had  hankerin' for my oldist dauter.
 MT. skimmerhorn, father,' said my dautey.
 'Glad to see you, sir,' I replied in hospis. tie vois glad to see you .. ... l . He is an artist, father sed mi child.
 A whitchist?'
 An artist-a painter .,.,.,na
 And glazier,' askt. Are you painter and glazier, eh?' |,
 My dauter and wife was mac, but I ooodsnt heIpit. I felt in a comikle mood,I
 It is wonder to me, sir, said the artist, considering what widespread reputation you have, that some of our eastern managers don't secure you
 'Its a wonder to me- said my wife,, that somebody don't secure him with chain
 After brekfast I went over to town to see my old friends. The editor of Ihe ,BugIs greeted me cordyully, and showed me the fol- lering article he'd just written about the paper on the other side of the street.:
 We have recently put up in our office ad entirely new sink, of unique construction. with two holes through which the soilsd water may pass to the new bucket underneath. What will the helhounds of The Adcertiser say ,tse this :? We shall continue to make improve ments as fast as our rapidly increasing busl- nesss may warrant. Wonder whether a cerf tain editors wife thinks she can palm of q brass watch chain on this community for a gold one?' Il .~ ri,
 That said the editor, hits him whar he lives. That will close him up as bad as it did when I wrote an article ridicooling his sister who's got q eock,eye,' I,.. A few days. after. my return, was shown young man who says he'll be dam if hs gos' to the war. He was set.i;i' oh barrel, and , was indeed loatbsum objek. '..,. 2 fl. Last Sunday heard old Parson Batkin' preach. and the good old man brooches well 3 too, though his prayers was ru,her lengthy f The editor of Tue Bugle, who was with me f said his prayer would make fifteen squares sol t i'd nonpariel.