Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.


tesque feats OF merriment, his gatherings, his qups
and cranks, his smoking sirloins and wassail-bowls
his bands of royal masquers his nvocations, songs
and reveisal these our stern forefathers excluded
from the Mayflower's cargo Of principles; but we
cannot Danish our reverence for the Ancient o
Days. His shadow darkens the doorway, and
casts before the freted outline Of The misletoe
wreath, and the holly boughs and dropping berries
He advances upon us with reverend air, benevo-
lence and charity typi6ed in his face, and bright
cross embroidered upon his mantle of snow. This
is he with whom w oden vainly struggled TO keep
Wahalla--he who struck down the father of the
gods in his own temple to whom Dis yielded his
sovereignty in Hades; before whom Brahma quails,
and the Bhuddas bow down, aud Juggernaut de-
scends from his car Of victory. This is he, merry
Noel, who fought under the banners Of Constan-
tine, and before whom Saladin yelled the turban.
The welcome of the heart 10 thee, patriarch Of
many centuries, who, coming but once q year,
cometh in joy and glory, full Of hope, and prayer,
and promise. Even the solitary Eeisale dost thou
bring pleasant thoughts Of me that has BEEN and that may
be again and, ading the mind tor anster years tolls be
lifts bis unsaned fingers his napess ha. and"a merry
Christmas to you my masters Of the Igencer, and
your readers"
Holyday gifts are becoming more and more fashionable
and the Juveniles of many families rusy sing the fol-
lowing from the " Kinderled." or ohd's song
I" Now Christmas is come, and now Pappy's come home
With peg-tep 70. Tommie. husif for Sue;
new bag O. marbles for Dick and for Joan
workshop; for Phoebe, q bow for her shoe;
For Cecy, singing, humming- top comes;
For duh, drowsie Marie, sleeping top meet
For Ben, Ned, and Harry, fife and drums;
For Jamie box Of nice sugar plums sweet" .a
Theshops on Washngon street glitter with ancu etrenes,
aud some Of them far eclipse the Wanted magazns de
Paris Take for example, the ewely shop OF Messrs Jones'
Ball. Poor, which occupies the lower story of massive
granite structure Entering from Washington street, those
who have good eyes them down distance Of l25 feet
where immense mirrors apparently prolong the VISTA The
ribbed ceiling painted in encausc ADD either side
counters of pure Italian marble, which support show
filled with "god and silver, and precious sones, whilst
against the walls shelves loaded with silver in its
every variety This portion of the hall twenty feet
wide, and in the there wholesale saesroom sixty
feet by thirty two Here asteflly displayed the
g Christmas gis' varying size, style and price, from
vine wreahed gobles surprising the in which the
"'Kng drank Hamlet" to those mystical gold rings which
bring about much joy great annoyance. All this is ultra
Partisan in point Of magnifcence but in the basement
dsrneah may be what French trader imagined
comfortable accommodations for the clerks including bathing
rooms, well supplied with clear Cochituate.
Not far Distant ina dngy looking old brick house. there
is dark aHanged, and un,dy shop yet contains richer
jewes than the palace described the paragraph and
IS equal object of curiosity country cousins" who
pour in by rail. 1t is the weknown publishing house OF
Tiknor Co., and is only richly stored with the inv-
ing and cashseducve publications. both foreign and does-
tic but is famed Literary Exchange where the notable
authors of these parts do congregae." Dropping few
mornings SINCE met that fair specimen Of English gen.
teman. Mt James, snubox in hand, chatting with the ne
lecturer and essays, Whppe. Soon in came Long
fellow, rosy and well dressed Holiness the poet gided up
to the furnace though he approaching the bedside Of
apatient Epes Sergeant looked his way to the edio
rial sancum Of the pleasant little Transcript and smile all
around greeted Dr. Choue that erude and companion
able Of Yankee dvines Hawthorne coming from his coun-
try home stood bsshfuy turning the ANNALS on the
counter the trim Quaker garb Of Whittier proclaimed his
allegiance to that Sect and Miss Clark with
red cheeks and red ribbons auered about among the dis
~sans Lite greea-,cood leaf amid the tickle eddies Of
A.. s~dx. II was a goodlie compsnie.' *
reezlng WI "nne," by Mos. Sisbee OF Salem, is pub
/" Memory and -. IN. and Is the handsomest book
lshed BY Ilckr or this aerno urcss this year.
which has been issued fromthe Boston +asd pen Of
hort introduction is the only poem from the t.. =,
Yrs. silsbee the remainder of the work is taken from other
uthors. -s.,a..f ...s.-... w.
"Our Pets" by "Grace Greenwood" is vastly popular
the Juveniles and its success should induce the
horess to leave anaicism other hands, and devote herself
the domestic circle In the tales Of her Pets" there
10 trace Of the masculine spirit which characterized the
Poems but the abundahty made up in the gen.
Ter echings Of home Ike and loyeable beauty When the
woman ought to be familiar with domestic life in all those mi
ute details that possess mighty influence the
ion Of individual character there Miss CLARK exhibits pow
II that is not the less felt beause II gracefully exeed
Sine, last wru..e Mr. Charles Lannnan, OF Washington
mas been here and purchased valuable collection BOOKS
far the Presidents mansion. Thsis excesnt movement
and is another proof that literature y duly appreciated in our
vigorous republic free library has been commenced in
our City Hail. AMI il already enriched by valuable contrbu
tons from Mr. Wn,hrcp and other notabes It is 10 De
called the "Bgelow Library, in honor Of the services rem
dered popular Mayor during the prevalence OF the che
lea They offered him silver worth Sl,5OO but he
nob persuaded his friends give the money to found fns
free library. '.t
Yesterday, noon, the mercury in the barometer fen to
%. rs, and there perfect tempest. To-day plea
SAINT, aud The sleigh bells ringing merriy The neck
which connects the city proper with Roxbuy the favorte
resort Of those who hire fast horses and handsome
sleghs and it rivals the Corso the Champs Eysee So
exciting and attractive the sight, that thousands Of pedes
TRANS 60 and stand for hours the sidewalks
LECRIvAII.LEUR.
DowNINe, the Horticulturis!, in letter from Eng
land, says: ..a. f.>
ssThe eyes of an nfrm old woman, To whom my having