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LgrTER NJ. xxiv.
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-. - -, week Is he ihee Of every talk
s.cusahle for almost always opening my nsson-
= II 81 allusioh therefc The .dercury
49, = 10 degrees below Zero a, the National OBJ
.rrxaaory. On Tuesday night. be 2oth. atmitright
The hflles and beaax Of HE Dssniei cities have
made The most Of the cKs.escent pleasure called
From raorn till that hour Of the
aipht when ~1,tehes r,ost do congregate TO eiTeum
uavig, he dir. the yoiaries Of fashion, iroc anu
$500. ,n4 niokt vocal with their tinkling 1
,..us Every description Of The article inlasinaee /
was at premium, fromlhe four horse ouaAlo tooeu
down 10 The yankee Jumper, fresh iIonl 'he pug
clad hills Of old yirginfa-from The clumsy .OoA-
;es tho pleasant sleigh Of the country Wi'h ~
ransh hewn runners. 70 the light ana AIRY stoA
structure Thai gided Gracefully along Inc iey see's
Although The weather moderated eonssasfa pis'
ve, oU ing TO the dryness Of the snow and me COM
nsct manner in which 1t had been trodden down. !
t ling with commendable tenaeity 70 me ground
i ,bongh II never came from the distant eiher
/ ,hove So man. with nature partaking OF me
essence OF Deity ITSELF born Of The skies as I
torre,ful too oen Of his high estate, elinss
i ne earth and its leeting joys, as thonsh s.
were no brighter bliss aboYe = IN, - 4;.s.,.
I OF her SNOWY garment. NIL V ~ ess
An old gentleman Of FREDERICK eotnty, VA
Is styleu an oracle insuch matters says We will
have seven feet of snow this winter. II this pre-
diction should prove true, may Heaven help the
suff.ring poor Of the cities!
You who live in the small country towns have
no idea of the utter destiiution Of many hapess
7 families here Recently, a case came under my
own immediate observation. A family consisting
OF woman, husband and eight children 1.-THE Oldest
about fourteen) entirely out Of provisions and
4 fuel owing TO lheieness OF the husband, who was
confined 10 his bed with pleurisy Through the
liberality of fewfIiends, whose hearts are always
opened 10 The call Of charity succeeded in spread
ing cheeriulness around their hitherto comto:tless
tireside.
NJ Great efforts have been, and are still being made
in the District, TO alleviate the wants Of these pen
sioners on the funds with which God has entrusted
US.
The ice is stacked up in tremendous masses
above the Little Fails Of the Potomac-some say to
the height offorty or fifty feet Should the present
mild weather continue, much damage is feared from
the freshet which.hs melting will produce, when The
SHOWS on the mountains cause the swelling Of The
Streams above.
The gentlemen are coming out in the way o
fashions. Recently saw gaily dressed indiyid
ua on the Avenue with what appeared 10 me, 10 b.
regular blanket shawl enveoping his shoulders
This article Of dress has always been exclusively
monopolzed byth fair sex, but il now appears
that in return for encroachments they are daily
making On the wardrobe Of the sterner sex, thu
shawl which when worn properly looks SO grace
fully, is nnceremonously appropriated to mankind
Add to the above the Kossp,h hat ana black plume
and you have your most ohedieni embodiment O
, one OF the gentlemen about town.
II war Iof total ex termination has oeen waged Il
pom that nniortunateIbiped, yelept the partridge
Gunners and trappefs have brought them in morn
ing after morning, I'LL il amazes one where ma
N ny of these delicious birds could be found. The
have bern bought at ca cts. apiece this season
though they have generally sold for lss 10 25 cts
Il has very Justly been urged upon the good folks
the country BY some4of the city papers, 70 endeavo
to check this onslaught upon this respectable hsas
Of the feathered tribe, and use every effort
alive thase which S,aiiun,.ru.i1uIr1(
saw III
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