Litchfield enquirer., 1864-01-28

long as l have; found it "pig headed" as you, or any other man .sciU find it, who only seeks to make it better, by. telling it its faults no matter how kindly-then you'll say to your correspondent, laugh ou."
 But to my business. I have just come from the region of Irvington on the North River, and the vicinity of Sunny side,'' tho exqui- sitely decorated abode of that rare man, Wash ington Irving; and one or two little anecdotes gathered thereof no value in themselves yet rich from their connection with his name, and illustrative of his character-will, think recommend themselves to you and your read CTS.
 chaneed to call on man in that vicinity who had been the |" village tea cher" in Irving ton, an enthusiastic, genuine hearted fellow, fond of hobby as dog of bone, such as should have supposed would have readily re- commended himself to lrvings notice. This was so. He had seen Irving had called on hlm knew his ways, and his social reputation in the region; and sl think you will not doubt listened to his conversation and rambling pleasant talk, with 8 gusto not often equalled.
 Out of many, will only relate two little incidents this individual related to me-one to show how Irving could treat small !" "bore,' D and the other evincing the notable modesty of the man.
 This "village teacher" "eked" out his modest income, oft-times by making himself a book -ped7ler. On one occasion, he had some very remarkable maps he wished to dispose of, and being in the vicinity of the great man s dwelling, he called, knocked at the entrance, and inquired for Mir. Irving. Irving coming kindly towards him from the obscure portion of parlor, the teacher assailed him with proposals for the purchase of his wares. Irving polite ly told him he "thought he did not wish them" 'Dut,' said the pertinacious teacher |" will it be too much trouble, Mir. Irving, for you to look at them ?" Irving, he thought, "winced" little, but instantly took them from lis hand, moved to window, and for a mo- ment turned the maps backwards and forwards in his hands. "Ah, yes," said Irving, just what I want," asked and paid the price, and was graciously lowing the teacher to the door. ( But," said the little man, "would it be too much trouble, Mr. Irving, just to give me triAing recommend, under your own hand, o' what you have been pleased to buy ?' Irving "winced" again. 70, not at all,' said he still more graciously, and, turning to his desk he took his pen, wrote and gave the man what he wanted, then smilingly bowsd him from the dwelling.
 Now, MT. Editor, you may take this anec dote as you please-either as notable exhi bition of great mans wisdom, in so dealing with annoyauces as not to hurt hinself-or of genuine goodness of nature that nothing can disturb.
 The other in cident was in the little church at Irvington, one Christmas Eve, and round a Christmas tree, where had gathered the villa gers, Irving among them. Gift after gift wa: called off by tue proper authorities, the name of the favored individual, of course, inscribed on the article. Irving smiled, and joked, ane tttered with the rest, entering into all the fun though quietly and seemingly as unconscious o | any thing peculiar in his own name or posi- tion, as any one of all the vast crowd. Pres ently, a very beautiful bust of the Father ot his Country" was taken down and the fact very quickly ran round, and soon rose with a buzz" FoR WASHINGTON IRVING !" The crowd instantly fell back, all eyes fixed upon Irving and a passage quick as thought, was opened in front of him, directly up to the tree. Irving the man says, 5lushcd like scoman, ,calked up a0ith manifest d!6fdence, and took the gift, and when all thought he would make some ac Acknowledgements, in fitting words such as none but he could speak, the great man could "o' utter acord.
 But said l. to the teacher" Ae didat soish to speak. No, was the answer, he couldn't His sensibility wss so great, he couldn't sag He Handsome thing.
 only add here, MT. Editor, the very pleas ing fact, obtained from the same source, that Irving was honored and loved by all around him, and of every class and not a heart in that same region, be 1t young or old, humble or otherwise, can pass the place where the bones of the great man now rest, under the shadow of the little church at Irvington, but it let's fall benediction on Irving's beloved name. Yours,
 PoMPERAUG.
 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.