Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-31

troubled by horse thieves to such an ex- tent that revival of the old society for the prevention of horse stealing is talked of
 A New London humanitarian has erect ed an awning over his stable yard, so that the horses, if compelled to stand outside at any time, may be sheltered from the heat of the sun.
 A person recently arrived from Sonora wears as a charm the rattles of 0 huge 1 snake killed by him there. The snakes of Sonora must be the most sonorous in the world, for the one in question had | eighteen rattles.
 Clinton, Mass, is alarmed by the re- port that hungry alligator has escaped | from the premises of an eccentric philos- opher, and is supposed to be lurking somewhere in the street mud on the look out for succulent infants
 An eccentric old fellow, who lives along 1 side of graveyard, was asked if it was not an unpleasant location. "No," said he, 'I never jined places in my life with a set of neighbors that minded their own business stiddy as they do."
 CLERICAL PRESUMPTION. - Coal mine | overlooker (to curate).-"I can assure I you, sir, that these 'ere colliers, now they're in full work, can make their ten an twelve shill'n' a day p Curate- ''Dear me! An /! it's actually more than get !' Overlooker-''More than you get! Why, it's more than 7 get r'-- l Paoach
 | ''Does the train start this evening at thirty-five minutes past six, as usual ?' asked an elderly lady of railroad enl- ploy1.
 ''No, it leaves at twenty-five minutes to seven,' was the reply.
 ''Dear me, dear me, Low they do change these. trains Y
 A Detroit negro prisoner, on his way to the penitentiary for larceny, was asked | what he thought of his trial He said: | 'When dat lawyer dat fended me made his speech, l made shuah I was going to take my ole hat and walk right out of dat cot-room; but when de odder lawyer got up and commenced talking, knew I was the biggest fool on top of de earf."
 Two bad dogs, tempted to do it by some very good boys, fought few rounds at meridian yesterday, on Blinman street. One dog lost an arc of his ear, and one boy, the storm door of his trousers. These good little boys will go to heaven, when they die, while the wicked dogs will be put upon probation into saul sages.
 Springfield, O., and Avondale have been playing poker for preacher" accord ring to an irreverent Cincinnati paper. Springfield first made the:reverend gen. tleman an offer, and the Avondale folks went them $200 "better" Springfield ''saw" that and ''raised," and so the game progressed till one party got reck- less and went $500 better, which finished the play. The pastor was "called.
 A high school girl, just graduated, said in her essay: ''Let us avoid frivolties of life, and pursue the noblest ends only" The next day she was moved to tears in an agonizing attempt to decide the prop CT shade of blue for her complexion.
 The owner thereof undertook to shear his mule the other day to make him cool CT. He now wears the daguerrotype of hoof on his cheek, and says that the en- terprise was shear nonsense. He was found at sufficient distance from the mule to prevent all suspicion of foul play. What a pity 1t is, that mules, when you are about to ornament or befriend them, will lean forward and upset.
 The Italian master, Giovanni 'Glione, of New Haven, who has held three Italian boys in Q kind of slavery, making them turn over to him their earnings as boot blacks or street musicians, has been arrest ed under the provision of the personal liberty bill of 1854 and bound over under $1, ,00O bonds for trial. The Italian resi- dents of New Haven are taking an inter- est in behalf of the boys, and it is believ- ed that the trial will lead to a thorough investigation of the right of the masters to hold the children in state of virtual slavery.
 A California lover has proved his devO- ton by literal ride of one hundred and twenty miles for brlde. Presenting him. self to the clerk of the county for license, he found that as the bride was not of age a written consent from her parents would be necessary. In vain he urged that they knew all about the match and lived sixty miles away. Finding the clerk inexorable he unhitched one of the horses from the team with which he came to town, bor- rowed Q saddle, and started off. He re- turned late the next night, and said he would have been back sooner if he had not got lost on the mountains. He had ridden the whole one hundred and twenty miles without rest; but had obtained the parents permit and the next morning early the wedding took place.
 The Springfield Republican says: The English stroke, or, more properly, Mir. Cooks idea of 1t, is receiving satiety of panegyrics, on account of Yale's brilliant victory, which hardly seems warranted by the facts, and against which we must protest. Without wishing to detract one iota from the victory that Yale won and won fairly, and without abating our own belief in the existence and efficacy of perfect stroke. we cannot forget that there was crew at the finish only two seconds behind Yale, who pulled in last years boat, who complained, and justly, that they got more than the orthodox allow ance of Harvard's wash, but who made no pretentions to an English stroke, and did not use the much-praised sliding seats. Now, in the light of these facts, gentlemen enthusiasts and partisans, how can you say that the last regatta proved that Mir Cooks idea of the English stroke is invincible, or, worse yet, claim, as some have, that the race was virtually between Yale and Harvard, the only two English pulling crews on the river? Fair play, gentleman; justice to the lavender as we'll as to the magenta and the blue The Wesleyans may not have an English stroke, but they have something that Capts. Cook and Dana will do well to give to their respective crews, if they hope to win, next time.
 BILLIARDS MoRALIzED.-It is true in billiards as in trade or in politics, that steady attention to business, hard work and careful good sense are the best means of accumulation. In many other ways | 4ho oe beautiful game,-moralities hitherto nev- CT developed -illustrative of the affairs of life. A mans shots, for instance, show his character. One player is forever putting on twist, or making draw shots, and counts in the most unexpected manner, forcing the tormented balls in every di- rection by cunning under-handed strokes.