Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

hoped l wouldn't have no hard lesson to teach me Majors ways: but had got it, | and know needed it, cause it did come so hard. I bieve was better woman after that. I got to think more of other | folks's comfort than did afore, and when ever I got goin' to be dismal ag'in used to try'n find somebody to help; it was Q sure cure. When the neighbors come, Russell and Simon, and buried him under big pine | that we calculated not to fell. Ilu pined, and howled, and moaned for his master, till got him to look after baby now and then, when I was hangin' out clothes or maxim garden, and he got to like her in the end ont near as well as Simon. l After while there come more settlers out our way, and we got church to go to; and the minister, MT. Jones, he come to know if was member, and when want, he put in to know if wasn't piouS women.
 "Well," says I, 'I don't know, Sir" So up and told him all about it, and how I had had hard lesson; and he
 smiled once or twice, and says he,-
 ''Your husband thinks you are a Chris tian, Sister Potter, don't he?"
 ''Yes, I do," says Russell, a-comin' in behind me to the door, flor he d just step- ped out to get the minister basket of plums. '1 ha'n't doubt ont, MT. Jones'" l The minister looked at him, and I see he was kinder pleased.
 'Well," says he, T don't think there's much doubt of q womans bein' pious when she's pious to home; and don't want no better testimony'n yours, Mir. Potter. I shall admit you to full fellow ship, sister, when we have church-meet- in next; for it's my belief you experience ed religion under that blowed- down barn.
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 GOSHEN, April 18th, 1878.
 MIR. EDITOR: Sir-An account in the Enquirer of last week, relative to some proceedings at meeting in Goshen on the 3d of April, is made to say that "Al- bert Wadhams" was formerly democrat From what follows, it might be implied by some, that now was not democrat This would be an important error. I de- ny that 1 adhere otherwise, than lineal succession, to an avowal of the principles maintained by competent authorities, up- on the principles laid down by the found- CTS and their successors. of the democratic party. An exception to this, is that of the slavery question, now a dead issue A conviction to these principles has been matured, from being gained by life time service. If person would discriminate, between ineals and collaterals in the dem- ocratic line, it will be perceived. that the party, iii the 4th Cong1 district of Conn.,, calling itself democratic, is supported al- most entirely in the the collateral line. This has been, and now is, continued to be made apparent, as reflection from the sun at high noon. A glance at only an illustration or two from the vocabulary will now suffice. The action by the late Baltimore convention was 8 collateral in accepting republican platform. The nAaao~Aed nlno4ins, ef Wna- IT RA.nrana to seat in Congress, in which person "a clear embodiment of the principles of corporations is contained is repulsive at least to many of the principles and vir- tues, by which the democratic party was founded. Though the victory may be by overwhelming majorities, the bargain is dead one to integrity, and an automa- ton in such place would answer equally we'll for any production either from speech or the pen.
 Study and practice upon passwords and oaths, taken from '"The Lime Rock Jackson Ass ociation primer, by the first democratic representative from Goshen this spring, will be outside to anything either in lineal or collateral line of dem- ocratic descent. Since by the party tac- tics, which now prevail, a person must elect which republican platform to stand upon, either the Philadelphia or Missouri. I prefer the old line Philadelphia platform for this reason: The old line Philadel- phia platform, has a weight of solid grain upon it, the new line Missouri platform has too much chaff mixed with the grain upon it. '. -. = The hanging of four Congressman pub licly, here, on the evening of April Sd, 1873, was generally approved of by those who witnessed the execution. The con- struction of the drop sends Benj. F. But Ter and Oakes Ames, with jerk, much higher and more conspicuous than the others. This exhibits a correction, pro- portionate to the magnitude of their eVll deeds. The entire construction, of this gallows is upon double-action principle. It is only to be used for refractory and reprobate Congressman. An indicator upon the right side of it, points out the degree of evil to each one the same as a thermometer tells the degrees of heat and cold-and each one is hung in proportion to such evil. For this entire invention am entitled to Letters Patent" have made this explanation, inasmuch as the notice in last weeks Enquirer, gave more of a general than definite information of my political views, and of the execution which took place. I should not omit to mention that Messrs. Bentley and Burns, with fife and drum, gave us good martial music. The soldier arrangements were all the occasion required, and the capa- bility of our first elected Mayor for his office, on this first occasion of his mayor ality, was so fully confirmed as to become theme of observation. a. ALBERT WADHAMs. A Yankee down in Maine has hit upon a novel way of raising money. The State offers bounty of sixteen dollars for every 1 hear that is killed. This Yankee instead