Litchfield enquirer., 1864-10-27

How TO SAVE ONE's BAcoN.-E -Eai ly one fus
 morning, as Terence 0'Fleary was hard at
 work in his potstoe garden, he was accostsd by his gossip, Mick Casey, who he perceived had his Sunday clothes on.
 Terry, man, what would you be afther doing ] there wid them pratiss, an Phelim O 'Lourh-, lans perrin, going to take placea Come along, ma bochell, sure the praties will wait
 .Oeh no. sis Terryl l must dig this ridge for the chi!dsr's breakfast, an thin I'm goinS to confessin to Father O'Higgins, who should
 a stashin beyent there at his own house. ] sBother take the stashins sis Mick, sufo that 'ud wait, too.' But Terence was not pss-a l suaded. .c,. ...,s,.-,i.. rssl..-, ,sialr
 Away went Mick to tho bsrrip' and Terence,
 having finished "wid the pratiss," as he said,, went over to Father O O'Higgins,, where he was, shown into the kitchen, to wait his turn for |, confession. He had not been long standing there before the kitchen 6re, when his attsn.
 ton was attracted by fine piece of bacon, ! which hnns in the chimney e1fnsI. Terry
 looked at it again and again, and wished the
 childer . had it home wid the praties.'
 'Muther alivep says he, will take its Sure the priest can spare it, an 1t would be rare thrate to Judy an the gossoons at home,
 to say nothin iv messslf, who hasn't tasted
 the likes this manys the day Terry looked
 
 | won't take it-why wou'd I, its notmine, but the priest'si an I'd have the sin iv it, sure [ won't take it. repeated he; 'an It's nothin. but the Ould Boy himself that's timptin mel 1 But sure it's no harm to feel 1t, any wa7J said
 he, taking it into his haad, and looking ear- nestly at 1t. 'Och its's Q beauty and why
 wouldn't carry it home to Judy and the chit
 der an'sure it won't be ain afthsr csnfes.
 sesses Itp aE r5-'1 EEIs
 Well.into his great coat pocket he thrast ita
 and he had scarcely done 90, when the maid l came in and told him it Vas his tufn for cop.
 fession.
 Murther alive | lin kilt an ruind horse
 an foot, now, joy, Terry i whatll I do in this
 quandarY at all, tt all. By gauniesl must l thry an make the best of it, any how sis ha . to himself, and in he vent as-ss' ~s yeG '-l He knelt to the priest, told his sins, and uas r about ts receive absolution, whsu sll at once hs seemed to recollect himself, and cried oat-- l 'Och stop-stop, Father O'Hiegins, dsafl' 1 for goodness sake, stop ili have 0ns great ble
 sin to tell yit: only, cir, I'm frightened to ,sl ! it, in the regard of never having done the 1 likes afore. sur, nivsr i'''"'g "n' '" .Come,' said Father o'Higgius, 'youmnusI tell it to me- -sts .8 ll,f. sH eablysd. a..,,s
 Why, then, your Riverincs, I will tell d,
 but, sir, I'm ashamed likep 70. se'isb 4t"i e'1 sOh, never mind tell it. said the priest. ed i Why, then your Riyerince, wint one day to gintlemans house, upon little bit oi bu. I, siness, an he bein ingaged, vas showed E | into the kitchen to wait. Well, sure. there 2 saw beautiful bit iv bacon hangin' in the
 chimbly corner, lock at i'd, your Rivefsnce, an my teeth begin to wather. Idont know
 how i'd was. sur, but suppose ths Divil timpsA ted me, fur put it into my pocket; bataifyenii blaze, sur. I'll give it to goa,, and he pat AisT hanS a;1a ,utG ns ,o pUssSs' a ..d r.ss.s H,ss,S DO, certainly not; give 1t back tc the cw6st ? | of it. iRdi bs59"11 2sf 9d ts1m q jsd et2 'Why, then, your Riversues, sur,i I oasrsdo 1 id him. and he wouldat take id.' .t,.y, v,, sOh hs wouldn't, wouldn't her said the priest then take it home, and eat it yourselk
 with your family iE E'aaa.ssf sa3isssHHe0 'Thank your Reverence kindly [ says Tefss renee, an I'll do that sane immediately. plaize God; but first an foremost, HI have the dissolution, if you plaizs, suf., .s Terrence received absolution, and Ssht hone. rejoicing that he had been able to ssss kisssuis | and his bacon at the same time. xri at i-lisss Ia4a asFss A most im,Iadeut cheat has been pot ssoa | the Parisiau public A persons advsrtissdoias l all the papers that he had an infalhbie resiph l to attain long life, which he sas sitling so | communicate to anybody vho would send hin twenty i've cents in pos tsge stampssv sEvcry4s body past fifty, and almost everybody of wealth sent him the required sam Of money. and received in returnthis method of lcngev. ity. Get yourself elected . member of tho French Academy. All members attain great age: for instance. N. Dupin in, 62, M. BsrrY. {