Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1854-12-07


We had glorious weather yesterday.
COT Thanksgiving. The ci.ssstul sunlight
shUne pleasantly in upOn family gather.
ihgs ia many a happy home and The sharp
air begOl corresponding appeliIes for The
feasI OF Fat things which smaked on cv-
cry board. Poverty Was not forgotten in
the midst OF abundance. The inmates Of
ali our cha,i.Abls iasliluljuns ialcd samp.
tuousIy, and private benevolrnee sent
help to the destitute in every quarter Of
The city where want and misery were
known to exit. The churches were
| crowded in the forenoon, and lsr 90 sums
wprs taken 10 sil Of the poor. Gould
the statistics Of public and private char.
isy be collected il woald probably appear
that more than 100000 were given
away in this city yeste, day, fOr benevu-
sent purposes. as,ia a ~ sfe4 ga3
| During the afternoon I strolled to the
Five Points 10 see the children redeem.
ed from degradation. ignerance and 9th.
| by the Ladies Mission eat their Thanks.
giving dinner al tho mission Home" a
tine substantial brick building standing
on the site Of that den Of prostitution,
drunkenness and misery. the "Oli Brew
cry" The "Children of the Mission
some three hundred il number, were in
The midst Of their exercises when l went
in. and some Of the recita,ions, especially
those of the girls, would have done honor
to the pupils Of our best private schools.
All these young ones we've taken, lteral-
". from the gutter, and their clean. rss-
pectable. healthy appearance, reflected
the highest creditupon the noble hea, ted
women. and excellent pastors by whom
they have been reclaimed and instructed
A gesture from Rev. Mi. Larkin. the su.
perin'endent Of the institution. was al
ways sufficient 10 produce profound ST.
lence among them. in the mids. Of their
noisiest chatter.
In the lower pert Of the building a
la,gs. number Of ladies and gentlemen
were engaged ia carving the viands, and
arranging the tables. Piles Of smoking
turkeys, geese. and chickens; Alps Of
potatoes and apples; the choicest outs Of
beef; pies By the scores; emo, nous plum,
cakes; Temples Of Liberty in sugar. and
in fact everything edible. that ever
gourmand could desire, eucumbered the
tables and even the floors Of. the apart
nents when the work OF .'dishing up
was going on. When tho tables ia the
school,oom were Get for the banquet tho
hungry multitude were marched down
from the chapel whs,e the singing and
speaking had taken place. and tie work
of demolition commenced. I. was mar
vellous! No knives and forks were used,
but active teeth and 6nge,s tsnd. I'd cut
le,y, unnecessary; where the little rogues
slowed away that vast supply Of solils.
aud semrsolids. / have not the slightest
idea, After having eaten more meat and
bread. and vegetables. than it seemed
possible they could contain, they ".op
ped off" with a corresponding amount,
Of pastry aud confectionery. and wher
st last they rested from, their labors il,
seemed TO me tina. they ''sank outwearied
rather than o'ercome." The crowds OF
well dressed children who had come with
their parents and friends 10 see The little
]" Five Poia,ers" feed. looked on with
blank amassmen,. They had never seen
such txpioi , perfoi med before. s@
Tie mattel ID 81 lie feat were furn-
ished for the most part g,atuilously by,
dealers IN the articles. Butchers, bakers,
pastry cooks. grncers. pouiterers, &c..
wed with each other IN cont rlbuiing to
the festival, and | presums there are.
enough. ediblts lsft o. hand To FARM II,
two q three more such dinners as That
Of Yesterday. ~ nsss,N'7 ~" s,'
The s.Fiye P,'ints" il moi YET purified
Veteran d,unlsa,da, and bloated pr I'll.
totes wele Keeling through It's precincts
and bla.pheming Heaven within hea, ing
81 the hI INNS 'f Thanksgiving sent up by
those little once. For these hardened
sinners there 10 no hope; but the rising
generation may be saved and while we
are spending millions 10 eniigh,en sava-
Egss. We should not forge. the heat enism
that exists within the sound Of our own
church bells. y a''t ~ Sr't'4 ea y Y
Qn;ts sensation was occasiioned he, e
| By the disclosur.. Of the fact that Sir
| Dorisn, The gallant II ird mate Of the