Litchfield enquirer., 1866-11-15

and given the Radicals the reins of Gov ernment. NoyoAt, lVa.) Oa Dominion, Nov. 9. i, CAUGHT IN HIS OwN TRAP A girl young and pretty, and above all, gifted with an air of admirable candor, lately presented herself before Parisian lawyer. .ss'. i.s
 Monsieur, have come to consult you upon grave affair. I.want you to obige man love to marry me in spite of him self. How shall proceed?' ss ELe.f
 The gentleman at the bar had, of course a sufficiently elastic conscience. He reflect ed moment, and then being sure that no third person overheard him, replied hesita- tingly: .4ii f 'Mademoiselle, according to our law you always possess the means of forcing man to marry you. You must remain on three occasions alone with him; you can then go before judge and swear that he is your lover." sf' ' .E 'sAnd will that suffice, Monsieur?" s..
 sYes, Mademoiselle, with one further condition sa d
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 "Then you will produce witnesses who will make oath to having seen you remain @ good quarter of an hour with the individ. ual said to have trifed with your affect ions." & N 'i'.
 Every we'll, Monsieur, will retain you as counsel in the management of this affair. Good day."
 , A few days afterwards the young lady re- | turned. She was mysteriously received by the lawyer, who scarcely giving her time to i seat herself, questioned her with the most lively curiosity. ' fsCapital, capital" N
 Persevere in your design, Mademoiselle; but mind the next time you come to con suit me, give me the name of the young man you are going to make so happy in spite of himsalf , q =,,5--,z -- <
 tYou shall have it without fail 3 g.
 A fortnight afterward the young lady again knocked at the door of the counsel's . room. No sooner was she within than she s flung herself into chair saying that the walk had made her breathless. Her coun- sel endeavored to reassure her, made her inhale salts, and even proposed to unloose her garments. .at .-f 5,a sIt is useless, Monsieur" she said, sI am much better" ''Well, then, the fortunate mortal, be it known to you, 'is-yourself," said the young beauty, bursting into a laugh. q love you; have been here three times tete-a- tete with you, and my four witnesses are below, ready and willing to accompany me to a magistrate, gravely continued the mar rator. 4#
 The lawyer thus caught had the good sense not to get angry. The most singular fact of all is that he adores his young wife, who, by the way, makes an excellent house. keeper. s,,.,.s. $
 THE BFARRAaUT FAM1nY.--A correspon- dent of the New Orleans Times makes some interesting statements in regard to the family of Admiral Farragut The Times says: "Our correspondent is high au- thority for any statement he makes, and he would not be likely to be misinformed on the matter. *5 x
 The Farragut family was originally ] Spanish, natives of Barcelona. Before the Revolution the grandfather of the Admiral Z enaigratsd to the neighborhood of Norfolk, Va. He was probably induced to do so by ! Col Wm. Leigh, cadet of a well-known family in England, who, in early life, had served in the Spanish infantry, and after ward settled in Sussex county, Va, as Q planter. His son, Fernando Leigh, mar ried Miss Farragut, who died without is: sue. He was the ancestor of the late enii- nent Virginia statesman and jurist, Benja- min Watkins Leigh, and, in the maternal ine,,sof the Claibornes of Louisiana and Mississippi. George Farragut, father of : the Admiral, and this Fernando Leigh :, were close friends, and he received his commission in the United States navy, on the recommendation of the Hon. Thomas Claiborne, then and for nearly thirty years ,s a member of Congress from Virginia; It was after the brother of this gentleman, Col. Augustine Claiborne, that the young !, Farragut mentioned in the letter was named. aaa i.1i e.7t .at; .
 "Shorly afterwards the Farragut family removed to Tennessee, where they found William 0. Claiborne. just elected to repre- sent the state in Congress- He was soon after appointed Governor of Mississippi territory, and thence transferred to Loui- siana. <. iss Subsequently the Farragut family re- moved to this city, where the father, of the Admiral, and d-one of his brothers, a naval officer of high standing, died; !; here he passed his early youth and, here, some if ty years since, he received his appointment in the. navy of the United States on theap- plication of Governor Claiborne, his steady and devoted friend. In this city, the. Ad- mirM has numerous relatives, honorable and respectable men, who, in the late great struggle, shared with the masses ,of, the southern people their notions of duty and Patrlotlsm. Their illustrious kinsnaan fol- towed ms own opinions, and maintained tnem m career distinguished no less for persona! gallantry and eminent profess nonal ability, than for his generons ,an 2 humane conduct to the unYor rSrmates "g 'a- z ltssgA as ~ - - :. . - E 'g A good story is told of the late John Van Buren, to whom man, whom he had beat- . en in law suit, said: sMr. Van Buren. is 2 there a.cause so bad or an individual so ins famous that your services cannot be obtain- < ed9 s.I cannot say," said John, then stepping over, he asked in an, undertone that every body could hear, ssWhat have you been doinga' " ,'s''.ss ]