The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-01-23

TIVE wINrER--The severity of the winter makes
US look forward with yearniny for its termination
Its fckleness-its sudden changes of temper-to day
little relaxed of its severity-tomorrow tweakins
your nose, nipping your ears and biting the very
ae.b from vour cheeks-drives us almost to despair.
We inwardly curse the persmmons and the goose
bone for foreteing the coming OF SO disagreeabe
yisitorl Nevertheless, we have one source of COM
fort-ye rest under the assurance OF one now safely
immre in the city Jail that winter will be at end
we know his judgment that head to be unerring and
we know what that judgment is, viz: That winter
will be at an end in about three months from the
middle of December This high authority is no less
a man than DAN MORAN, the topper and tinker. That
gentleman has some method in his intoxicatien-
No matter how much he has drunk-no matter how
drunk he is he never forgets if the night Is cold
that it is cold and that he must have some place to
Sleep or that he will freeze. Hence if the police
will not take up DAN while he is peaceable, he viii,
in most accommodating spirit kick up row. He
staggers wide and sits about in view of the guardians
of the night but if they will not hunaney take him.
and lock him up, he throws himself upon cellar
door, and commences kicking and halloong with all
his power. The watch comes up-forbids him TO
make noise in the street DAN perseveres-he is
violently seized and raised to his feet, and yielding
gently the police he walks delighted away to bis
lodging room. DAN is not less mindful to secure
him winter quarters s Jme weeks since, turned out
from brief incarceration for drunkenness he
dered about for day two, and found the weather
very uncomfortable. He foresaw, too, ttat it to
get no better but likely to grow worse He
determined to take refuge and shelter speedily
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nuisance that must be abated order that he might
be put away from public observation. He got moot
lordly drunk and made himself very noisy and
troubesome-he wandered about and pressed HIM
self the attentions of the police They Ell
deavored to avoid him, and were 10th TO take hold OF
him. The more they neglected him, the more
troublesome he made himself until they were forced
to take hold of DAM they would not touch
with pair of tongs if they could help t-and
after night under lock and key to carry him before
His Honor, the Mayor. DAN was delighted-the
work went bravely on. We do not know whether
his appearance before the Mayor could be compared to
that of Cyneas, the Epsote, before the Romans or
of kossuth before Congress but one thing
tain, he more successful than either; whether
by force of his eloquence, or not we cannot say /;
but he got what he wanted. He got Intervention"
for his personal safety. DAN confronted the Mayor
with affected humility-he acknowledged his short
comings his dissipation and his loafng-hoped to be
forgiven, and begged for mercy at the hands Of JUS
tice. His Honor intimated that DAN old and
hardened offender, who must give security go to
Jail. DAN confessed his poverty of money and
friends the latter, God forgive him. had deserted him
long since for his waywardness. But. said he your
Honor (and here DAMS bright eyes twinked in his
red face with than usual aniination-whle they
glanced cunningly meath their brows towards the
Mayor "your Honor, for Gods sake, don't send me
to Jail for than three n.onhs' 1t was no use in
considering the matter. The Mayor knew that DAN
would make out the three months some way or
other. So he sent him accordingly to his infinite
satisfaction. When these three months elapse DAN
will again come FORTH and shed himself as do the
snakes in the early sunshine of spring-and winter
will be gone!