Litchfield enquirer., 1864-11-24
:. pn,losopslic Darkey.

&DN with a philosophic darkey
 II ,oticed upon the hurricane deck, to-day an elderly darkey, with a very phlfosoph'cai ana retrospective cast of countenance, squatted up on his bundle, toasting his shins against the chimney. and apparently plunged into state ,s nrosound meditation Finding upon inquiry flat he belonged to the Ninth Illinois, one of she n ost calamity behaved and heavy losing Is at the Fort Donelson battle. and part of which was aboard, began to lnterrogate him. mon the subject. His philosophy was so much in the Falstaffian vein that l will give lie y;eyvs in his own words as near as my memo " serves me.
 Were you in the hght
 Had a little taste of it, sa.
 .Stood your ground, did your
 No sa | runs.
 Ram at the first fire, did you?
 sYes.-sa, and would haD run soohei' h"u knowd 1t war comin.
 Why. that wasn't very creditable to your courage. .h;,.s m, mar feshun.'
 Well, but have you no regard for your re- putationP ,;.nu,ation's muffin te me by de side ob ife' .e..,, .,.,,
 Do you consider your life worth more than other people
 It's worth more to me, sa
 .Then you must value it very highly
 .Yes. sa. I ioes-more dan ali dis wuld- more dan million ob dollars, sa, for what would dat be wuth to a man wid the bref out nh him. Self -preserbashum am de lust law wid me- But why should you act upon different rule from other menr
 sBecasse different men set different values g uDon dar lives-mine is not in de market:
 But if you lose it, you would have tn" sa- risiaction ot knowing that you died for your country ,,,,,
 What satisfaction would dat be to me when de uower ob feelin' was goner
 -. Then patriotism and bonor are nothing to your ud ,.n, .s among de vanities.'
 If our soldiers were like you, traitors might have nroken up the Government without fe- sistance.' ,., eo $. wouldn't put my life in de scale 'ginst any 1;obsrnment dat eber existed, for no Gobern- ment could replace the loss to me-
 D, YOU thi nk any of your company would have missed you if you had been killedF
 May be not, sa-a dead white man aln't much to desc sogers' let alone dead nigga but Id missed my self, and dat was de pin' wid me-
 It is safe to say that the dusky corps Of that A,r;,-,n will never darken the field of carnage.
 INTERCOURSE AT THE TABLE.-To meet at the breakfa table father, mother. children, all well. ought to be a happiness to any heart 1t shonld he A source of humble gratitude. and should wake up the warmest feelings Of our nature.
 Shame upon the contemptible and low bred cur. whether parent or child. that can ever come to the breakfast table, where family have met in health, only to frOwn and Whine, and growl and fret
 it is prinsn facie evidence of a mean and grove ling, and selfish nature, whencesoever the churl may have sprung.
 Nor is it less reprehensible to make such ex bibitions at the tea table for before the morn ing comes some of the circle may be stricken down with some deadly disease, to gather around that table not again for ever.
 Children in good health, if left to themselves at the table, after few mouthfuls, quarrulous and noisy but if within all reasonable or bear able bounds, it is better to let them alone; they eat less, because they do not eat so rapidly as if compelled to keep silent, while the very ex- hilaration of spirits quickens the circulation ot the vital fluids, and energizes digestion and as similation. The extremes of society curiously meet in this regard.
 The tables of the rich and the nobles of Eng land are models of mirth. wit and bonhommie; it takes hours to get through repast, and they live long. If anybody will look in upon the negroes of a well-to-do family in Kentucky while at GQclT mcdlc tACy Cauhoo ouS M AHA pressed with the perfect abandon of jabber, eachination and mirth it seems as if they could talk all day, and they live long.
 It follows, then, at the family table, all should meet, and do it habitually, to make a common interchange of high bred courtesies, of warm affections, of cheering mirthiulness, and that generosity of nature which lifts us above the brutes which perish, promotive as these things are of good digestion. high health and long life.-[Halrs Journal of Health.
 The following is Q translation of a dispatch written by Publius Lentulus, President of Ju- dea. to the Roman Senate, concerning Jesus Christ. the original of which is preserved in the Vatican in Rome:
 CoSscR,pr FATHERS :-There hath appeared in these our days, and is at present living amongst us in Judea, man of singular vir- tue, whom they call Jesus Christ. Of the Jews he is accepted and believed to be the great prophet of truth, but His own followers adore Him as being descended from the inn mortal Gods. He raiseth the dead to life, and healeth all manner of human maladies and diseases by His word or touch. In stature he is tall, and of perfect symmetry of form. His eountenance and air is sweet and reverend, such as the beholders may both love and fear. His hair is of a color it would be difficult to describe accurately something resembling the color of the ripe chestnut-from the crown 0Y Hte Qe0U tU HID UoAs, VA0hS0 " is more orient or golden hue. and falls waving and curling into ringlets, and spreads itself in graceful profusion on His shoulders. In the centre, from the forehead to the crown of the head, His hair is parted by seam or partition, and falls over each ear, after the manner of the Nasarinss His forehead is lofty and pale, and His face without spot or wrinke, beautifed with slight tinge of comedy complexion.- His nose and mouth are formed with the most admirable symmetry. His beard is thick, and of the same color as His hair, not of any great length, and, dividing in the centre at the chin, takes nearly the form of a fork His look in- nocent and mature; His eyes blue, brilliant. and serenely beautiful. In reproving, He is awful and majestic; in admonishing, cour- teous, sweet and persuasive, and in speaking or acting, He is grave, temperate, modest and wise. IL cannot be remembered that any have seen Him laugh. but many have seen Him weep In Q word, He is man who, by His exceeding great beauty and His Divine per- Ssotions, surpasseth the children of men.
 The Rev. Mr. Rogers tells good story of a pious sister connected with his church in New Jersey, where he was stationed two years ago. This good sister had way of expressing her self in church, when anything suited her, by shouting at the top of her voice 'Glory to N~l cIv .lr;oh afc oto sOncn eka nt