New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-05
CITY ITEMS.
LECTURES. MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, A. "a,

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HavrSr PAR TO FALL-Everybo just now, takes heed
70 ihe order Of bis going The sidewalks are delightfully."-
slippery and dangerous and surgeons plenty and willing
Now and then man the ice and snowto be removed
from the front Of bis premises just 10 be singular but the
nsioriy entertain views decidedly above sidewalks ana
10 The locomotive world clips and trips and slides and
swesrs AID pays Your free stepping men are wonderfully
few Now and then one essays walk boldly on. What
doe. h care ebout little ice Nothing ofcourse nothing
and inst then be sets foot upon spot particularly glare
and lvay goes the foot and away goes the owner lie
looks hurredly about him and gathers himself up some
what orestfallen Everybody laughs Has he cracked
Joke He thinks he something in that way but them ne
hadn spoken and the laugh should nj come in there
ndesd shouldn't Multitudes seem t. imagine New York
huge hens nest and eggs high they softly and gin
perly pick their way along the walks, while plunge
into the middle of the and keeping their eyes about
"hea manage % keep The center Of gravity where il be-
lopgs Others continue the series and it is socking shoes
stockings and they con,rye to ger along with considerable
generous confidence while others creep close to the
ttrsr. 10 In a derk MI oh
But the boys ont thoy enjoy Il Here they 90 and
there they 60 siding leapug and shoung-seeking the
slippery places and doubling the corners right brlyey
Ii they tumble TO matter FOX they have I far TO fall
Haze NJ FIR 70 far There's something 10 that-there
good deal in that II viii only think OF it, Many
man has cracked bis broken his neck because
he didn't consider IT, and got into high places wore
hgbheeled boots That getting up in the world is fine
thing only there's great way to fall ii iau one must
Among the many happy scenes witnessed by the children
and youth OF our City during these days OF festyity not
by any means the least so was the celebration Of the
Mission Sunday School in Avenue D. under the Of the
Mercerst Presbyterian Church This consists Of 10
children gathered from that locality and taught mostly by
ladies and gentlemen connected With the above named
Church most Of whom walk the entire distance from Fifth
and Sixth every Sabbath in performing this work and
lator of love The celebration held the Monday
large number Of books were distributed to the scholars
most punctus in attendance by the worthy Superintendent
Judge Msson who has been for Beary years labor
ing in various ways for the moral improvement Of this part
Of the City In the evening there eIh bon consisting
Of variety Of exercises and speaking solos duets
and other pieces interpreted with Rotations and dialogues
nearly all of which were selected and arranged by the
fchoITs themselves The Mission room crowded with
the parents and friends Of he children all Of whom seemed
exceedingly graifed by The performances After these
over the whole body OF parents and children ad
Ourned to the above where the latter found
expected entertainment in the shape of pies cakes candies
toy &c, provided by toe kindness aud lberaly of the
Thirty fifth St Ward School, whose donations were pre-
scented through Miss Farnham Principal in connexon with
the young ladies' Of Miss Roomes school, in Chelsea and
several other ladies Of that vicinity. Here Merry
Christmas in earnest and the Christmas and side
boards very relieved Of their burdens and the
company Of roguish boys playful girls and happy parents
separated in good season, TO enjoy to be hoped
pleasant times on many returning Christmas.
"Losr-On NewYesrs Eve aset Of CHARMs"ke.
Lost Charms Why, charms lost every day, that
nobody dreams Of advertising that priceless
heir looms from Heaven.
The young are forever losing charms; the glow upon
the cheek-thas not much the light elastic step-nor
that either the free beat of the guileess heaand that's
more.
The old lose the charm of the world they never know
where they scarcely know how, but It is gone.
These are charms not fashioned by the goldsmith, nor
found in the beds Of rvers alone by the
sfiuent We have seen charm wearers and rare charms
they were too tina. hadn't silk dress TO bless themselves
with nor home they can call their own and alas for
them if they Lore them But they do lose them in this
great weekly-perhaps daily. We have vice
vice out of livery in rags and tatters-ve saw an hour
ago sitting the steps of the City Hail. that had lost
heart full aye full charms that shs dreamed
Of advertising and would never have found II she had As
you away with cold eye from se shiyering thing
that crouehes there fancy she Always poor that
the light Of hope and happiness played around her
brow and shone into her heart that FIVE ten fifteen
years ago she wasn't rich in charms thG.she thinks Of now
and bewak she talks to herself of what every
fortunate has Of viz better days. no. in the future
but the past-hs precious yet worthless ewey Of memory
and heart.
ALL ATLoAT-EverybOdy and everything were aAoat
yesterday in New York sleighs all went by water and
about noon they began touch bottom Some Of the ladies
dresses were touched the bottom At two O'Clock all the
white nantes Of the house tops afost and OF
then fnding the channel down the tin spo1s insufficient
came over the caves, floating down upon the hats and
feathers and other filings the sidewalk AL this time
the Hoated through clear sky sending the aoat
without single for the actors in the snow carnival
whom Il sent hsating through ses Of slOsh.
How the picks and spades crowbars and shovels went
at the solid four inches Of ice upon the sidewalks breaking
up and sending il afoat upon the canal between the
Broadway curb stones.
Still the music Of the bells foated upon the soft summer
air al day long just mery though the sIeghng had
already HOsted down the No but the horses
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