New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-11

thty ina enriched The pages oerivcd
Poor Ricinrd King Solomon And what vs'usse re-
pes for curing hams and curing and what viuIbo
iokCs servOypcd when Ssreotypng invented Soaked
| "Decemb,r"
Birth days death days and marriage days al noted
upon those thin leaves Times weep and 10 rjocs to
COW and to reap were duly set down How oen the chl
dren used TO take from i place Of honor by tho old
clock end carefully count the days to ChrAmss or Thanks
giving or New Years. or Fourth Of July. touching each
DAY with their tsfpgers they turned leaf after leaf
As years they looked for the ful Of the mo'n
and "sleighing about holiday ;" then, for sun risinsS
and settings then, for dying days and Sabbshs One
they sad with the eager impotence Of youth. why don't
they come Now with tho subdued regret OF age they
murmur. 4" how fast they go"
All through the year. the old Almanac was the com
pahion Of the family end the months went on. its once
fair pages grew dngy with the smoke that whred out Of
the fire place. when the wind blew from some unlacky
point Of the thiHy-two Az December waned new Al
brought home and who has forgotten with what
interest turned and over how nicely tlooked
its fair nsw cover hanging exactly its swarthy pre-
decessor
Then. the Almanac respected then it a scien
tfc production then. they didnt give it away then
everybody didn't make Almanacs But Almsnacs and
times have changed since then"
"LET BIN YALL-TaAT s THE WAY TO LEARs"-There
is philosophy for you from perp,totc of ten summers
The boys trying their skill upon Of ice about
twenty feet square, and among them was novice in the
art Of balancing who bad many astronomical visS not
laid down maps celestial he down BY the run"
upon the solid water TO the great enlargement Of sundy
chronological organs Some generous little soul trying
10 keep the fellow the oasus-the straight
when juvenile So uttered the atom Of wisdom that
forms the caption Of this article Let him fllthat the
| "way 10 learn d"
And 30 it is we learn TO stand erect by falling down
andgeng up again II one only gets up once mare than
he falls there nothing to fear he II come out right
eventually
LosrSG HIS SoUL-A man well clad and apparently well
ito do passing along East Broadway yesterday dropped
pocket book as plethorc and we'll to do as himself
mannkin of a fellow with red cheeks bright eyes, and
toes that could be counted every through the aud
attered shoes spied the fallen treasure picked up and
bounded with might and main after the unconscious
| loser
Here, sir Here's 20 ur pocket book " painted the little
fellow The stopped quietly took the book opsned it,
rapidly run over the bis-5s-1Os-9Os
There little silver-dimes shiings quarters and
among them poor dingy Hooking penny just one sole
representative of the whole Lake Superior regions.
twas all right-every bill atom Of silver to the
dear little penny there
Tie man seemed to be musing What would he do,
thought the boy what would he do thought Perhap,
he would give him doar-certanly quarer-at least
chilling May be be would take him into a neighborng
shoe and buy him substantial pair OF little boots
That would be better still At least he would purchase
pair OF warm wooden mtens-nice red aud white mittens-
for the little whOsooked up earnestly and honestly
into bis face Slowly he fingered the change in the pocket
book. He takes coin and deliberately and with gen
smile placed in the open palm of the lad hOe cent
The recipient Of this unexpected gift gave second look
ut the coin to make il optical deusion, and
other at the man. to make sure it msnof which by
the way he had some email doubt-snd droppisg the pen
ny into the capacious pocket of his beneactor
Oroy raid Don't rob yourself sir and dnr;ed away
tie frozen ground convinced doubt that he had
for once who carried his soul in his poeketbook
The Hutchinson returned yesterday from successful
upver tour and to night sing for the las! time but at
the Tabernacle
The Sbokspcrc of mr and Mrs CLARK, at Hope Chapel.
to night promises something new.
The Five Points Gospel Union Mission will repeat its an
nytrsory exercises at the Baptist Church n Twelfth st. be-
tween Third and Fourth avs this evening The Rev DIS
Skinner and Corey viii deliver addresses. The chill
drn of the Sunday School exercise in singing speaking Of
pieces and dialogues suitable for the occasion To
mence at u o'clock. Admission free
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF AssEssoRs-At a
meeting of the Board Of Assessors Henry West of the
Fourteenth Ward was elected President, and Whitman
| Philips of the Sixteenth Ward Secretary
The Rev John w Dulles late Of the American Miss n
in India (which service he compelled by lheath to
eave bas bern appointed to Secretaryshp IN the Amer
con Sunday School Union and has entered upon the duties
Of bis Office
i Mr. Lndenmuler, No. lis Chathanst, undertakes to
furnish the poor during the hard season, with warm
meal for cents consisting of bowl Of good soup llb
of meat and big piece of bread This is done as an act
of charity. The meals will be delivered from II to
o'clock each day and Mr. Lindenmiller undertakes to
feed 600 persons this provided the benevolent
come forward and bear sufficient part of the expense to
enable him to do Several phlanthr0pc Germans have
subscribed toward the work
VALUABLE TO SHiP. RlGGERs AND SAILoRs-Messrs. T. &
| G. w Blunt No 179 Water4st, have just published an
American edition of the well known British seimans Man
un The Young Sea Officers Sheet Anchor or Key to
1.-The Leading of Rigging and to Practical Seamanship"
This work is not only valuable to the sailor but is interest
| ing if not important to andsmen who in any WY
concerned in ships and their management it being per
feet dctorars Of seaterms.
sTHE LATE FIRE AT MErRoPoLIrAS HALL-Arrest on
Suspicion Of ArsOn-A daywatchman of Merop'l Titan
Hall was yesterday arrested by Capt Dlks of the Fiji
tenth Ward Police suspicion Of having set fire to that
building 1t is alleged that about the time the fire broke
cut lie was emerging from the Mercerst entrance.
He Coy watchman and his duties did require his
presence the building during the night Justice Stuar.
held him TO await examination