Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-26


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 he hssa osen cfasagediit.5 x were wek. ' Fa! X of his .lea sEasd past thass terroa! erra asieker nmaid slfdi 'his sde9 who Assa' .fisisHto the fiapilns. 4.w "a afsiahtful mopast ,danaing
 doHs the s.airs aasterihg Aowls sdfieiehtly loud
 tssavake the dead heatd,il unlock tb front. door and burst nintoo fine stfees, 1lt t7eupon
 she faiBted away. o5
 NJ oafe, inpelIsd by terror ralif i aoas the street yeifhgVfo assistance ;ahsHwas aturally provided with a. deep and sonorous bat voice, but his voice sounded hollow andl fearful Ithrough his bidesals ,tizor ad ,rJ,- .-'t l ..1 4 few, terrified people appeared tleir night-caps at the windows only to 'rt back l and Bufy themselvssetrembllag beasd j the } Hf'YStsiA esfsfisd9iLl5d nj e75l ..4s- MI #s Awatchnan who had started oa his agaias cams apon him suddenly as be turned < cor nerl land dropping bis, ,la,1tes sbeat a. prd pate retreat. | fsg 'o In an adjoining .reel l;,ed lair dal iel of i.sopsiderable personal, BE superior -pel iaryl attractions, who was loved to distraeti| by q gfpssEs apprentice. :. The young m3 had maaathe iady,s ac qnaintanqe as he 9ke}ik khe shop, and had breathed his love otes slhe cheeses he sold His addresses hs beeah coantenanced by the beloved one, bJt wefe disc'ouraged by the parents, who hadln per i. mitted the devoted youth to set foo within their doors The apprentice had 10 other means open to him ofltestifyiug. his s;svotion than by hiring 'bapd of streets music iaps to perform at the ratessof two flames an ft5ar, du- ring.the sflentsMaches of the night, beSspw the window of the adored. ' .sSsas faa3 :.
 On the present occasion tkssband VI per forming the Descent of Mars sswhen-a i'iscor- dant howlin their ears produced as sudden pause in their music mot noted in, their score, and the apIsqtiont of a monstrous bea, ..run- ming into the midst ofthem upon it's hind legs with ears and sumpy tail cooked up, produced such aI panic among the sons otsOfpheus that they cast their instruments from them and took to their beeIs Not 50 the srpcer's ap- preptie True love knows not fear He flew to the door of his beloved and cast himself be- fore it determined to perishsin her defense. .. |, But the'monster, without, pc rceiyNg him ran on repeating it's dolosous iowls..s --..-.. a'Ths grocet's'appts: slce arose from the door step,I dusted his coat collected the scattered instruments cast an amorous glance tt the windo wof the adored, and retire dshoGSe. @ " A patsyscf students sirom the UniSe;ssaty were that evening going their rounds perfor- ming feats of heroism, of which they might boast among their companions, These feats were not attended with much dangers and yet the achieysnent of them was an object of con, siderable ambi,ion, gsThey consisted simply in breaking lamps and gEenching the knockers of doors.a 'e eiw &ms ss,aa.T
 Some people might. think the smashing of a street lamp was an operation within the scopelof thesmost infantine abilities and that the yrenehihg of a ehocker from a door was neither hazardous nor very heroic act. But skese people sre Entirely nistassps: The police occasionally ghnterfere aud weapture one pfthose en ngaged inthese acts, audif captured it costs the stsasntseversl france to :bribs tiie ofieer-tto let him eseape.szz x
 :. Consequently theaSibging Of Street bell at .gianight.is regarded by University msn as an achievement equal to tie brayest 'deed of a tried general anaatke breaking off ofAknock- CT is supposedto to rank very much ap'a level with the proudest trophy 'of5a sblood-ataned field. .tEs.b!ebl9t. .i 1T aie6 ,'.gf @G,lra \
 op the night night in question four yaEentt colle- gians We're engaged on the, hazardous under taking ofscrewing Gupshe., door of a worthy eitizen-an act of coDsdnate ingenuity and sublime originality. Suddenly 8 wild and un- earthly yell ringing through the hushed night broke upon their ears. Instantly the. four stu dents paused and turned .pale. Inianother, moment they saw atadiaboliealE object Kmoving, rapidly how thasstreet toward then The young men ,shfankgagainst tie wall, each eno deagQripg to get behind the QthG, and rever-i sing the proverb of the wealet going to the wall! for in struggle the ablest-tpdied se- cured that position, while the feebles; was the, most exposed and saarved as seroin to the othars.f t.aJ .r3i...i Yssse }a
 Thesappr6scBing monster stood' sill for au instant, and they were able to obserys him by thsiwan light of the crescent new moot and the tAickering oil lamp slung across the had, of the street. A fearful object In their terror tRs screY.drivers dropped from their ingirs. The noise attracted the creatures attention, and it ran up the steps toward them aticulatieg saovds y. hoarae tone, which they in their alarm, Were unable to catch. Suffice 1t to say that the sight of this monster comilg within arm s-Iepgth Yasstoo macA for tReir courage, with atshriek they burst past it fum,ling over each other and f5Ifiug down the aoor-steps picked ,theInsslves up again and aed palpitfa'r.5 ting, in four separate directions, ealing for the police, iaploring the aid of that august body which they had'so long set at defante. gl What tales they related on the following et a ,I3 ad;oc af tb a;r O aoouo; ;y,