Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-12-08
ADVICE FOR WINTER.

Before long, says Mrs. Dennison, of the Olive
Branch, we shall hear the shrill whistle of old
Winters bagppcs. Up street and down he
will 60, like an tinerant organ grinder.
There is no getting rid of him with pennies,
or silver or gold. Still he has been known to
leave the miserable cottage at sight of all three
and if you would keep him dancing attendance
only on red coal ires-or warming his toes at
lighted window panes, or rubbing his stiff fin.
gers into crevices that let the warm out, put a
little of this magic preventive on the sill of ev-
cry poor mans door,
Our word for it, old Winter will tune his
bagpipes to the sweetest music.
And now little advice which we give free
of charge. Or you may reward us in that
pleasant coin, yclept sunny smiles-we'll take
any quantity in exchange for our marketable
goods
The cellars are hungry about this time, and
should be fed-so lay in good lot of wood,
coal, &C., and a large share of good nature
They go together grandly, especially on cold
winters day. Get just as many apples as
you can possibly afford, and store them up
with any quantity of cheerfulness. You will
appreciate them best when the old bagpipes
play under your window, and the grand ma
chinery in the upper air is weaving shawls and
wrappers, and ribbons, and caps, and great
coats, for dame Natures shvering children.
Ifyou have merry company around you, if
eyes sparkle, and cheeks glow, and mothers
sew, and grandmother knits, while you hold
the newspaper, Struggled down in the little coy
armchair, and enjoying the small task general
ly, what happy being you are How good
the roast apples smell Down come the Grim
son coals-showing all over them. Quick
Johnny mother hand us the shovel. There {!
all right look at the baby's eyes: they are
full of roast apples. You shall have some, Char
ley, if mother don't say no.
Mother don't say SO, if it is baby's first in
PRODUCTION to winter luxuries: so bit of the
yellow apple melts on its rosy lips. He laughs
and makes faces, and every body else laughs
and makes faces at him, just for fun.
And outside, old winter gives a flourishing with
his bagpipes.
Hang up your golden squashes by their
crooked necks, at the same time hanging up
discomfort by his crooked neck. Don't cut the
latter down till he is needed for use, then quar-
ter him and throw him to the vultures.
If he should strangle, so much clear gain, for
have you not heard, better is dinner of herbs
where love is, than stalled OK and hatred there
with"
List your doors and shut out the wind at
the same time shut envy out of your heart
Mend your gates, and mend-your manners we
were going to say-there is room for improve
ment in everything. Lay in your sugar and
molasses, and as much sweet temper, (warrant-
ed not TO ferment) as will keep till spring.
Preserve your peaches and your equanmity.
Keep the mould from your cheese, your pork
barrel and your memory the two former by
being careful, the latter by being virtuous.
Look over your apples and potatoes occa-
sionally, and over look your neighbours faults
Give your attention to business-give of
your abundance to the poor. BY following
these rules we will issue you a happy winter
Punch very slanderously makes use of the
following:
"The sun is called masculine from his sup
porting and sustaining the moon, and finding
her the wherewithal to shine away as she does
of highland from his being obliged to keep
such family of stars besides. The moon is
feminine, because she is constantly changing,
just as ship is blown about by every wind
The church is feminine--because she is married
to the State. And Time is masculine, because
he is triaed with by all the ladies'"
Mr.. WEBsTERs WILL.--The Worcester
Egis has the following additional particulars
relative to Mr.. Webster's will:
"Mr. Webster secured by his will five humid
red dollars annually TO Mrs. Webster, in addi-
ton to which she is to receive an annual income
of twenty-ive-hundred dollars or more-that
being the interest of the principal sum raised
some years since by Mr.. Webster's friends
The incumbrance on his Marshfed property is
$1,000. The property is to be held by the trus-
tees for the benefit of his family.