Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-03-31
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Correspondence Of the Lsvisburr Chronicle.
PHILAD., March 13, 1854.

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Mr.. EDITOR Since wrote last, we've
added new holiday to our City Calendar
nothing less than Consolidation Day
celebrated BY grand turnout of "boom-
a-laddys," American ORDERS lots of mad,
a grand bail or two, any quantity Of ,.iird
and steam, and on Saturday evening an
illumination Of public buildings, and un
grand soaper, Of which the consolidated
city partook. by proxy, and the whole
State too, for the Governor was there, sup
ported BY few hungry friends, and, unless
he has failed Of late, more convivial rep
resentative could not well be picked up.
A very necessary thing is this addition
to our holidays, seeing that as = people We
have no saints days." and are compelled
to put up with Independence, Christmas,
New Years, Thanksgiving, and a few
Others, exsemporized when ''ci.y fathers
want feed. wonder if they wont inau-
gurate Nebraska Day" down South, or
eanonize the "Gian. of Lilliput?' We
would humbly suggest that the prayers
and TIE Deums for the occasion contain q
clause for Absenteeism)
But, as VIC were going to say, a great
blessing are these holidays, especially to
boarding house keepers and wash-womeu.
And who has any right to object, when
corporations or States ordain that such
shall be the case, and vote the supple. ?
Of course, we don't object-but We would
respectfully suggest tha. all the supplies
should not 60 into the bellies and pockets
Of those who rote them, and, after their
aldermanic stomachs have been crammed,
make a great merit of sending the frag.
and crusts-to the "House
Of Industry blazing their charity forth to
the world through the needy pens of happy
reporters, who have fed at the first table,
'n the "free list" but, that portion be |
applied to the halfclad, hungry wives and
who contribute from their daily
bread husbands and fathers three days
earnings, that that husband and fathcr..may
ill the ranks in the joO.ifcation, and foot
i through all weathers after mounted
g wind-bags" whose highest ambition on
'arth seem. to be to sport q marshars
'adge and baton, and exhibit their honors
% crowds Of gaping spectators.
Every large city is cursed With these
Incentives to illeness aud dissipation, aud /
,onored with numbers of that class Of
,atriots, who are to be found in every spot
shere there is the least chance for notori-
to embark in any work calcu-
ated to promote the public good-that is,
ecure them dinner-or the insertion of
beir names in the ''lccal'' columns Of tho
'apers, with an Esq. to it. Most Of them
,ave their hobbies, but some are men of
'll.wOrk, ready to suffer in any cause, or
1eed-thc public, on any occasion. Cali
ornia drew them of for time, but num-
,ers Of them who had
Len their country for ,heir eouatry's good"
hiding plenty Of the "same sort" there,
nd neither "nuggets" nor popularity to
'e had without hard work, have returned
'ith glowing accounts Of the grapes Of
sschoP but without the specimens, and
nth new texts for patriotic haraugues.
This consolidation business 10 destined
% work wonders for u.s. Our city seems
o have boen enjoying long nap, and il
,ov jass beginning 70 stretch her hnts