Litchfield enquirer., 1864-02-04

A ROMANCE CHIEFLY RHYMED.--They meet in the street, and they sigh, passing by. Meet again, and it's plain that they're both nothing loath man aud wife to be for life. Dear," says he, "you love me ?" "Yes, do. Pray, do YOU love me, too?" FondlY!' La! ask Mamma '" of he goes, to propose, and receive mothers leave. Ma says Yes" You may guess with what joy he employs various trades, by whose aids 'tis his wish to furnish for his spouse a fit house. When that's done, they're made one, by priest; give feast set off soon-honeymoon-blisses, kisses, Ms ter, Missis-what tale of true love this is.
 As Hon. Joel Eastman of Conway, was about taking leave of his mother, who is in the lO2d year of her age, he said |" Good bye, mother, don't know as shall ever see you again." Mrs. Eastman with great aston
 shment looked up and exclaimed You don't think you are going to die, do you '"
 "Julus, was you eber in business f'' In course was." "What business ?" "A su- gar planter" When was that, my colored friend ?" " De day berrid that ole sweet heart of mine ]"
 Mrs. Burlington is of the opinion that Mt. Vesuvius should take sarseparilla to cure it- self of eruptions. The old lady thinks It mas been vomiting so long that nothing else would stay on it's stomach.
 sIll commit you you're @ nuisance said Mir. Justice to noisy fellow in Court. You can't, Sir you say I'm nuisance, and mo- body has right to commit nuisance-so ] defy you!
 sBubby, why don't you go home, and have your mother sew up that hole in your trows- CTS ]? 'Oh go along, old woman Our folks are at the sewing circle, working for the heathen.'
 The Springfield Republican asks what mi itary order is like a lady crossing the street on wet day {? Dress up in front and close up in the rear.
 h a report of the proceedings of the Agri cultural Meeting at Springfield, We find this astounding statement A man who grew one hundred and thirteen bushels of Dniton corn per acre, had ears from twelve to fifteen inches in length
 Southern farmers are burning their wheat rather than sell it to inc rebel government at five dollars per bushel.
 A school master in one of the neigbboring  the door of q neighbor, who was excavatins log for a pig trough Why said the school master. Mn have you not furniture enough yet ? Yes,' said the man, enough for my own family, but expect to board the school master this winter, and am making pre- parations.'
 There are seventy thousand kernels of corn in a bushel two hundred and ffly-four thou sand apple.seed in bushel and over four. teen thousand seeds in an ounce of tobacco.
 "LEr HER Go.n-"I was,' says reverend gentlemap, attending divine services in Nor folk several years ago, during season eff ek- eitement. While the officiating clergy man was in the midst of most interesting discus. sion, an old lady among the congregation arose and clapped her hand and exclaimed " Mer- ciful Father, if had one more feather in my wing of faith, would fly to glory" The wor' thy gentleman, thus interrupted, immediately replied: "Good Lord stick it in and let ner go she's but trouble here." That quietea the old lady"
 Ice formed in Now Orleans two inches thick on the 2d of January.