Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-10

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 DEAR ENQUIRER :-In response to your call for more Correspondents from the town of Harwinton. &c.. we concluded to turn scribe. take up the quill, and make few ''crow tracks" for your edificatlon f; giving you little news-past and present. which our lazy representative has omitted. He has lately taken to himself one of the loveliest of maidens for wife, and evident ly finds his tlme too much taken up by his ardent devotion to her to look after your interest. We, not having any hair to spare, and having always had mortal antipathy to the broom-stick and tea-ket- tie, and never relishing the idea of being kept awake o'nights with curtain lectures. have never yet had the weakness to letter ourselves with such unfortunate incum- brance. Firmly believing that distance lends enchantment to the view" in the case of matrimony at least. We trust that you will keep my name "close,' for crusty old bachelors are not held in too high estimation in this matchmaking town and, whatever sentiments we may cherish toward the opposite sex. we have no desire to risk castigation from femi- nine hands. 5r-a asr. .r
 But to business ! As Mfr. B. Baker was exercising his newly-imported and spirited horse down Deac. Buell's hill, some time since, the forward axle of his vehicle suddenly broke. precipitating him on the hard, frozen ground; but, thanks to the dash board. which. yielded gradually under his weight, no harm was done be- yond demolishing his wagon, and upset ting his nerves for the rest of the day. He had considerably asked his ''lady" to ride, flew minutes before. but she, with a l woman s natural fear of live horse, coolly gave him the "mitten." The old saying that "misfortunes never come sin. gly'' 3 verified in the case of Mir. Bakers family for, only few days before, his little daughter. while playing around a heavy wagon, loaded with wood, suddenly conceived the brilliant idea of stopping the team by blocking one of the hind wheels with her body. The heavy load passed completely over her lower limbs. Her screams startled the driver, who, frightened out of his wits, picked her mp and carried her home, where, after judi eious application of such ancient and mod ern remedies as wormwood, catnip tea, and Mrs. Winslow's syrup, by her mother and grandmother, she was effectually re- stored in few days for, strange to say, no bones were broken. ......-
 We have yet another accident to chronicle. James Birden, former resi- dent of this place, and dealer in that pow erful tear-starting and nose-rasping con- diment, pulverized horse radish, at West Hartford, started from here, Sunday even- ing, forWest Hartford with a load of:hay. All went well till he got to the very worst place on the road-near Burlington Cen. tre-when the wagon pole broke, the horses took fright, and galloped away, leaving the load overturned, and Mir. Bir- den lying senseless in the ditch. After a time he picked himself up and crawled to neighboring farmhouse, where he camped for the night. He says he saw more ''stars" than he could count in six months. He overhauled hls load the next morning, wisely determining to get a stronger pole next time, or else not to tempt Providence by carting hay on Sum- day. <. r.
 The county sheriff sold COW at our public sign-post. recently, to cover claim for debt, held by one of Litchfield's citi- zens jointly against Wm. A Birden and Samuel T. Weston of thls place. The COW was almost the sole maintenance of the latter's small family though in jus tice to the sheriff, we will say that he act ted in most honorable manner through the whole affair, giving the delinquents sixty days and one week in which to re. deem the COW; but. though they put their heads together, consulted lawyers. &c., they failed to do so. The COW, suddenly discovered to be farrow, didn't sell as well as was expected. Neighbor Birden looked longingly at his favorite bovine, and made few feeble bids ; but either his courage or his purse being too small, gave up the okk ,k s,,<1 l. CT been known to ''cuss" openly, but what he gave utterance to. "behind the door" this deponent saith not. Debts must be paid. but it is hard to see poor man give mp his COW for that purpose. Public opinion here sides with the law.
 "A couple of simple minded, unsophis- ticated youths,- while meandering our streets, one evening, a short time ago-the one disguised as this Satanic majesty, the other as ferocious son of Africa-finding themselves near the residence of charm. ing young lady, resolved to give her call, evidently forgetting all about the masks they wore. The young lady, on recover ing from her fright, was on the point of giving them them a very warm reception, when the intruders beat nasty retreat ;; concluding that their matrimonial chances had not been enhanced by their adven- lures. In these days of tramps and strag- glers our young ladies are getting very brave.
 Another young lady. in that part of our town known as Campyille. while going to a neighboring prayer meeting few even-l ings since, saw certain dim forms crawl into the bushes by the side of the moon lit road, some distance ahead of her. Bracing up her nerves she went quietly along. When she got opposite the spot | aha was oraafnd ,r;fh n .,oino z. ln.al -9.....h