Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-14

is not rigid application of mere theo- | retic idea, but 8 common-sense view of what is safe and e1pedient. In propor- tion as any enterprise or investment is of universal importance, and beneficial in it's aims, in corresponding proportion l should wise government endeavor, with in safe limits, to deal literally with it. And the fact that selfish interests may be promoted by granting favors to church, or allbrary, or a railroad, or the newspa pers collectively, is no reason for refus- ing the favor.
 Every means for the diffusion of men, tai activity. knowledge, and morality among men, should be encouraged by l government as far as is safe. No more should be charged for letter-postage, for instance, than is necessary. In propor- tion as telegraphing takes the place of mail correspondence, it necessarily and l properly tends to pass under government management. When this happens, it will be the duty of government to charge as little for telegraphing as is safe, precisely on this principle of encouraging inter course. It is perfectly safe to allow news papers their exchanges post-free, and their home circulation post-free. To do so would directly promote the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. This would be done on principle pecu- liarly American; to wit, that of decen- tralization and the maintenance of numer- ous local centres of influence | MRs. PENNINGTON NABRoAD.-Recently at Baden-Baden, met an American female q can't call her a lady), who out-Mala- proped Shillaber's Mrs. Burlington She was from s'out West," and lived at Milwaukee when she was at home. Sic had been left widow, her husband hay | ing been farmer, and now was on her first tour on the Continent. She was lit | erally phenomenon of ignorance and misconception, and if ever the saying that a ''ittle learning is a dangerous thing received exemplifcation, it did in this l case. She sat next to me at the table d'hote at the hotel, and after the fashion of neighbors at Continental dinners we fell into conversation. Her appearance had attracted my attention. She was a large, yellow faced woman, with hair the color of mahogany, and the front of her ample gown literally dotted all over with bold shining, Palais- s-Royal-looking jewell ". It seemed to start from her chin and extend in glittering, unbroken line down to her very toes. One of the walters spoke of her to his brother kellner as the ''old pig in armor" At dinner she turn ed to me and said
 "Yonu excuse me, but how do you have your letters addressed ?'
 ''Oh, simply to the Hotel Royal '(where was staying).
 'That's good idea" pursued she. ''I did mt know the name of no hotels here, so neighbor of mine who had once been in Europe told me it would be a good plan to have all mine sent to the post res- taurant, and can't find no such restau- tant in town. l took carriage yesterday and looked for it everywhere"
 It was simply duty to instruct her that she should apply to the post restante.
 eff you do not speak French" asked, Chow do you make yourself understood when you are sightseeing
 'Lord bless you, no French for me; I understand none of those turin tongues, not l. English is as much,as I can man. age. hire aq ifateT7'yoter wherever I go London is sensible place to visit, if it's only for that reason they do speak Eng fish there, and that's a comfort, if it is foggy."
 l found the old dame had just returned from Italy, and it was astounding to hear her mix up places and things and people. It required but little gentle encouragement to loosen her tongue.
 ''Did you like Milan ?' I inquired.
 'It's elegant"
 ''And the pictures, the art treasures of sunny Italy, are they not delightful" I asked with an afectation of enthusiasm.
 ''They're splendid" sad she, "where they re not too old. They showed me lot of broken bits of things in Rome that l couldn't make head nor tail of-a body here, leg there, an arm somewhere else; 1t looked to me mere rubbage, that did, but the picters were very nice. I liked Raphael's marriage with the virgin, but I didn't think much of the Last Supper as they showed me at Milan. How they can call that masterpiece can't think, for I've seen public house signs in Amer iky that had much richer coloring into them than that. One of the Apostles only had one leg. and I'm sure that ain't no good drawin', not that I know much of paintin', dear knows."
 'Did you stop at Florence?" I asked
 "Oh, yes, and went to the Pity Palace, and saw the picters there too"
 ''Did you see Venus, by Titan? There's a work!' I boldly asserted.
 s'Yes there is work, and she ought to be ashamed of herself"
 Ashamed of herself, who-Venus Why, you wouldn't have her dressed or draped, would you? You'd ruin the clas- sic beauty. Think of Art
 ''Think of decency! I say again she ought to be shamed of herself; don't mean Venus, for I spose it's the reglar thing for her to be undressed; but Titien's ought to remember she's lady, and look ed upon as sich in London. I've heard her sing"
 "Heard her sing, who?" I asked in amazement
 "Why, Titiens; and how she could waste her time paintin' one of her own sex laying off on a sofa, like that, I can't think. Titiens' Venus may be a great work, but for my part I prefer her Nor ma."
 It is evident that the coincidence of sound in the popular pronunciation of the two names had utterly misled this aston ishing old creature. e.-Ho,UGrd Paul ila the (Poris) American Register.
 We need not say that this is the height of the fly season, nor should there be need of impressing on our wives the neces- sity of keeping dining rooms darkened un- til dinner is ready. No man likes to sit down in glare of light, and swarm of flies, to eat hot dinner.-And he won't do 1t either. He will seize the first thing that he can get hold of, and go for those flies. It may be towel, or it may be linen coat, but it is more likely, we are pained to say, to be a table-cloth, whose loose ends are constantly dropping out, and creating unexpected means of des- truction. And when he has got those flies up to the window for the sixteenth time, and for the sixteenth time sees third of them float out through one win and adinAn1rr nn.l AI,r,,,r-h