The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-02-06

coming, boysi wait little longer" The
uRnnimity which exists along the line Of
tbe proposed railroad from Cincinnati ID
GAINESVILLE, cannot but bring success. In
our county, never have we seen SO much
spirit aud enthusiasm manifested, and
when Fairfield takes kola III earliest, she
can do much. The census Of 1860 will
tell widely different tale from that OF
1850, aud the increase of population IN
our city and county will not only come
up to iheayerags per cent; but will bring
up arreareges-a city of at least 1000
aud county Of 10000 inhabitants.
A New YEARs' DINNER.-Not a Eun.
dred miles irorn here, there lives family
uumerously connected and composed Of
as clever sci of human kind as we are
apt to find in SO great a nuhberof person
agesiin word just such g fahbily as one
would like to join around the festive
board on Thanksgiving day IN the real
New England style. But at present, we
have to do will, New Years dinner.
There was aparlial gathering of the
clan on Christmas eve, and a Happy rihhe
they had of it in waiting for pot Of
rafee" (which had been set in the open
air lneuol. While engaged in this de-
Ilightful anticipation of "the good lime
coming" aud forgetting the remarkable
disappearance Of turkeys, chickens, etc.
{during tie holiday season. they did not
for moment imagine that their "delica-
cy" might meet similar fate. Thus un.
guarded. it fell intu the hands Of two male
members of The. family, and the old saw
was again verified, 'there's many slip,
'twixt the cup and the lip"
But every bitter has its sweet. New
Years eve came round and these two
genllemer had well guarded under lock-
and key. two magnifcen turkeys for Tic
morrow. So cautious had they been IN
their anxiety to keep their birds that they
even deied where defiance was danger.
GUS. The morning broke upon them and
| they arose aud washed themselves, mer-
riIy thinking Of the virtues of bars and
, bolts. What was their surprise TO find
both their turkeys gone, and what their
: ind ignation to discover all their care and
} labor iu vain! 1t was a clear case Of
burglary. and the rascals were to be duly
discovered and be made to suffer the So
: verest penalty of the law against burg
u arously, with force and arms. and a
y gainst the peace and dignity of the State
!. forcibly entering into ones house or
$ chicken coop." But there's catching be.
y fore hanging and SO it was in this case.
In The mean while, there had come
! from another member Of the family, a,
whose residence the Christmas gather.
. In hal been. an imitation to all and
singular,to pariake OF a New Years din
ner
The gentlemen who had got The taffee
. bot host their turkeys, were Of course in.
= Iclutied,, and as singular mark of re-
Z spect wero given seats at each end ofthe
| table, with two fine, large, aud fat tur-
Y keys before them waiting the operation
Of the carving knife. The secret was
= uut; at such time it would have been a
e very difficult job to prevent ii; and the
Il gentlemen were pretty we'll satisfied that
r they we're carving their own turkeys.
r The matter was compromised, the in
$ dictmen; quashed,at the costs ofthe com
| plainants; while all hands enjoyed glu.
rious New Years dinner, and noue more
so than the two who had provided the
subjects for dissection and discussion.