Litchfield enquirer., 1864-02-18

the registers of the church, from the year 1897, disappeared also. Our one policeman the intelligent and respected Davld Williams says he thinks it very odd, but declines at pres. ent. to say more. Should anything transpire our readers shall hear of it next month Well ssid the Hon. Chirk Gobowen, on the third day after, as his wife came ip, wth a proud flush on Der fair brow.
 That is jus; the word,' she said 'Ibousht some lead, wrapped the books in it, and drop ped them down the we'll at the bottom of the garden. It is said to be unfathonable.' Then the truth won't get to the bottom of the well, where she usually lies,' said Chirk. Not bad fer you,' Said Caroline Gobowen.
 : Thank ycl. But it is now my turn to ask where are your T:s? You forgot the wit nesses to the weddng.'
 Bother, 80 did' said Mrs. Gosowen. Or son is endowed with reason. There were MT. Jones, the clerk, tue bea lie and the pew-open- tr'
 La Giaple quatrs,' said Chirk
 she tapped her tiny foot impatienty in thought.
 I could hardly escape detection at the rec. tory, she said, but if you managed the par son, l would answer for the other three
 Mo- we'll divide equally like man and wife, : said Chirk. Something ike kindness beamed ia her smile for second, but 1t was repressed. There Was stern work before them.
 And they did it, that brave. high bIooded young couple. The Rev. Mr Ap-Jones, lured from his rec'ory by a supposed slnuggler who promised the clergyuaa a cask of Illegal bran. dy If he would fetch it from neghborinc for est, was foani a month afterwards al the bot tom "i a coal pit, niue thousand feet deep, but without the brandy. Tue clerk, Timothy Rob erts set out to LFango!en to Sec a wealthy eleventh Cousin wilo had sent for hun to come 70 clnher, and be forgiven for being poor lhiS cousin ; dinner he never ate Lut the fish ea "' the Dee ate him-how they were pe,l to b1n an athletic ycung fisherman, who had been consulting him about he most killing tach;e, might have toi! but rever,Iid.
 The :y"adle Was fouud by the roadside, at spot to 'h!ch he had gone, as relieving ot.:ve: of ilsle,ll:o1, to see cIi!I which began woman. ealing at his house, requested him to come and remove to the wotrAAJu;e, and in is LaIl Was metal cup. from q tr.sve!lng fla: k. Tie cup had contalned wiIiskcy anl something else. N.ich tie c,.roner sent to Dr Allied Taylor, but what was the use Ihe pew-olen- CT, w!!o had let tn rendered. sunersi.io,s b. lke n,Hnher of ghosts she had sccn in the cd church, was simply frightened to death by a female apjmriiun ia white, with phosporc e5es and s:ail.s of blood upon it's gar,uent, lhat rushed at her one night iu her own garden, and shrieked, Who stole the vevet-covered hymn book 2?
 The four witnesses were gone.
 We are not safe yet, dear, said Caroline to her husband, as they wandered by the silver Severn, at its confluence with the Thames. and watched the salmon leaping from the sparkling pools. There was almost tenderness ia her voice, for she was learning to respect her hus- band.
 These children take deal of separating, , said Chirk, laughing. We've burned church, robbed parsonage, and cooked the gooses of four respectable individuals, and vet can't sever the knot. Whats up now?'
 Do you not remem5er,' she said payfully, : or were you too busy in looking at some body else. that during the ceremony there were two pews full of charity children 2
 So there were. And any one of those might identify either of us. always thought, with Mr. Gladstone, that charities are a mis- take. Confound the catechetical brats This requires thought
 have given it thought, silly one
 Elsteddfod was in some measure consolcd under its msfortunes. It wus much talked about, which isjoy and delight to provincial place. More. A most benevolent stranger, attracted by the noise of the catastrophe, came and settled at a cottage near the town, and seemed to live only to do good. + dress was of the old school, blue coat, brass buttons, and leather brooches. He wore large hat, under which bis beautiful white hair fell voluminous- ly on his revere6 shoulders. Money was no object he relieved the poor assisted the new clergyman, promised Mr. Gilbert Scott six memorial windows repaired houses for the poor, and ill short was Monte Christo and Howard in one But the children wer. his chief care He had large barge built, with a catin, and in this he used to treat the char; ty children to delightful jaunts on the river Trent, with buns narmalade, and ginger beer, One day. when the whole school was ont with him, he was noticed tuning handle that seemed to work on something at the bottom of the boat. Ten minutes later tAe barge went down iii twenty feet of water. There We're no signs of the good old man, but slightly dress cd and very handsome young man was seen running along the bank, in the direction of a small railway station. The charity school had disappeared.
 nd now love- said Cbirk Gobowen. look inr into the beautiful eyes of hi, u;ra ~