Litchfield enquirer., 1869-12-02
HARPER's DRAWER.
. We clip the following from the Harper's
 Magazine for December ass s55f-fe.ss5,

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 A newspaper man at the South, who has 8 memory for odd occurrances, was on one occasion associated with the late Edward Everett in public ceremonial where sur viving soldier of the Revolution was pres ent. MT. Everett, seeing with what effect the revolutionary patriot could be made tributary to the point of his oration, "in- terviewed"s the old gentleman in private, telling him that at such a part he would turn to him, and makes certain movement with his hand, at which he was to arise. Of course the revolutionary patriot had his eyes and ears open for the preconcerted signal. MT. EveDett having gradually and eloquently delivered the rhetorical prelim- mary gave the cue, and the revolutionary patriot gladly and proudly arose.
 j"Do not rise. venerable man" said Mir. E., with deprecatory gesture, do not rise; it is forIas to rise and pay deference to gen." -. @os oia a..Why, Mir. Everett. what do you mean You told me to get mp, and noD you tell me to sit doscniz What do you mean ?''
 Alas, that the little tableau should have thus been made ridiculous 1.
 When Gibbon and Franklin were togeth. CT in Par1s the latter sought an Interview with the former. Gibbon replied that he had the highest respect for Franklin's geni- us and abilities, but that he could hold no communication with revolted subject. Franklin replied that whenever the his- torian wished to commence new theme, The Decline and Fall of the British Em- pire, he would gladly afford him the ma terials. r The retort was at the time be- Heved to be as just as it was severe
 Let facts speak for themselves Ayoung gentleman, living near Mendham, New Jersey, having arrived at that mature age when frocks give way to pants, on coming down stairs, one morning, discovered in a capacious cradle three little specimens of humanity, contributed to our glorious country by his mother the previous night After surveying them for half minute he said Ma, did ang1F 'em get asOay?"
 The Drawer is always strong in darkey anecdotes. We select the following:
 THEFLAG.-'~Ou mas'rs dey hab lib un- der de flag, dey got dere wealth under it, and ebryting beautiful for dere chil'en. Under it dey had grind us up, and put us Tn dere pocket for money. But de fus' minute dey tink dat ole flag mean free dom for we colored people dey pull it right down; ;and run up de rag ob dere own" !" Nmmense applause.) "But we'll neber desert de ole flag, boys-neberi we had lib under it for eigbteen Hundred and siztv.t,co gears, and we'll die for it now p With which oyerpowering discharge of chronol- ogy-atlong range this most effective of stnmp-speeches closed. ~
 Marriage ceremonies vary according to locality, Last spring, for example, in the old African church at Baton Rouge, Louis jana, the nrsptial service was preceded by a lengthy discourse, succeeded by collec- tion. and woundnp by the choir falling up- on their knees and singing
 y '4 Plunged in a gulf of dark despair" ,. The sense of humility that pervades the darkey breast, especially in his prayers, is fairly illustrated in this 1: ?" Let me so lib dat whenI die I shall lad, naanners, dat shall know what to say when I see my Heabenly Lord.". oa31'sI Is.- 11r et-', 'y And then Sambo's idea of thanksgiving i: 70 Lord when tink ob dis Kismas, and las year de Kismas. Las Kismas he in de Secesh, and notin' to eat but grits, and no sal n lem. Dis year in de camp, and too much victual!'' .",.b ...lsg.. And the power of music oyer him. Thus, when on show-day they were joined by the band of the Eighth Maine, Sergeant Rlyers said, ecstatically And when dat band wheel in before us, and march on My God TT quitdis world altogeder !"
 HE UNIVERSAL CRY, "What shall buy for Holiday Presents?" can be answered best by PARKER & Co.,, 98 and 100 Summer Street, Boston, ,1who have an immense va. riety of Holiday and useful articles, such as all kinds of Fancy Boxes, Writing Desks, Glove Boxes, Albums in Morocco and Gilt and Velvet Bindings, real Morocco Shop ping Bags, Furnished Reticules, Silver Plated Ware, and Cutlery of all descrip- tions, Jewelry limitations of the latest styles of solid gold, which cannot be dis. tinguished from the real, &c., &c., and hundreds of the latest and most entertain ing Books. Their stock contains almost every thing necessary to supply the wants and gratify the tastes. of everyb body, and they claim that their superior facilities for buying these goods enables them to sell at very'much under the regular prices paid for such articles. They want Agents eve- fywhere, to whom they offer most liberal inducements. We call attention to their advertisement in other column...H T 4
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