Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-11
LITCHFIELD, Oct. 8.


LITCHFIELD, Oct. 8.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
If there be one thing more than another
upon which the Litchfelder prides him
self it is sleep. Not that he needs more
sleep than other mortals, or as much. On
the contrary his brain is so electric that if
requested he could dispense with sleep al
together. His idea is that as the prehis-
toric man undoubtedly hibernated, it be-
comes his legitimate and most direct de-
scendant to show forth the inherited abili-
ty. Not in length of time of slumber, for
modern civilization must be recognized;
but in the intense and complete self-oblit
Grafton of the transient and recurring act.
The Litch6elder's sleep is absolute. AS
the caterpillar twirls and resigns itself to
the formating chrysalis, so the Litchfeld-
er, with or without nightcap, yanks the
| bedciothes up to, and about, his caput;
draws up his knees in chrysalis form and
becomes deader than ten door nails to eve-
rything but his own reposing selfcon-
sciousness. Till he choose to awake him
self the house should bs kept as still as
the interior of pyramid. Woe betide
the Litchfeld offspring who dares to peep
till with unfolded wing and butterfly waft-
ings the refreshed parent bird be ready to
descend to jejune prayers and matutinal
coffee. All this must be kept in mind to
understand the narrative.
The new Litchfeld fire building is a
wonderful product of architecture. 1t is
80 new that its glories have not yet been
sounded abroad and appreciated at large.
just below the Jail on West street it rears
on high its aspiring gable, which might be
called Dutch if it were not for the Deep
seated antipathy of the Yankees of New
England to the Dutch of New York. The
architecture Of the building is presumably
| | the primitive architecture of the first Eng
land where Anglo-Saxon and Dutch were
as vet one. The England to which som.
2 years ago Freeman testified in flannel shir
. and fustian jacket. Story rises upon sto
. ry. Brick, granite and metal unite il
3 quaint and harmonious beauty. Sur
mounting all is tower, on whose top con
stsnt guards, with revolving telescopes
o are continually securing the surrounding
It country, instsntsneously detecting confla
l. grations and accurately locating their pre-
= else direction. The importance of loca
IL ting the exact direction of confagratio
| 16 fully 8ppT6ClaUeU. oGn6r Wise Gl6 enClr
.r brigade might be hurryipg up North stree
, while the confagration was raging dow
South street. 1t is stated that an extr
If story Is to be added to the tower to col
ot tain the bell. Litchfelders with musics
N souls are now engaged in giving the be
its proper clang From the tower are
present waving the flags of the Unite
States weather bureau. These flags are
N uncertain in themselves and of such que
- tionable use in confagrations that they a,
u soon to be replaced by the flags Of tt
Is Litchfeld Fire Representation Co., Linn
re ted. Flag A-Look out for fires. Els
n B-No probability of fires, &c., SO. tt
~ value of such service to the country Cal
u not be over estimated. The service is I
ut be extended by wires or strings to all IL
1t chief cities of the nation; for large hear
~ ed and generous Litohfeld does not pr
=. poee keeping its wonderful invention
~ itself.
When the exterior of the edifice W,
completed a slab of polished granite vi
OF inserted in a conspicuous corner and ther
sh on was inscribed the exact sign manual
of the donor with capitals and flourish