Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-25
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CuRtsrN,s DAy.--Each return of oar Styio,r..
birth day brings with it peculiar aud distinct emo
,i,ns Between the purely material hopes which ami
mate the boy who cannot sleep Tor JOYOUS anxiety IL
claim the uever-refused " Christmas Git and tho
half spiritual. half sensuaus derium, which never
burns more wildly, sweetly in the heart and
BRAN than when the bashftl vonth approaches the
counter To buy the first gi.o fering FOR his gentle
sweetheari-how wide the drrencel Between the
hi III solring daager-scorning. neter-doubting as
praons of early manhood, which reckons mp at
Christmas tide the tagging years that stand like enc
mics athwart the path Of life, ambition. aud the oy.
less content ofage, to whose uncea sing winter the dry
of Christ IA but p)'at Ia mark tie approach OF
death-how vast The interval
Separating these notable epochs in mans existence
are those Christmas days which tell their story pri-
catey to the individual alone. What hopes. what
fears are Weakened the hrea of tha 1nvager rs hr
rests moment At these landings on the stream OF
time if not iuaescrbable hid hest remain untold -
Their history, well related might occasion the pleas
of recognition i, could scarcely be productive of
good
Something most unsatisfactory characterizes these
Chistmasses of the midway mnn. Neither joyous
nor sad, they lack alike the Charm of romance and OF
reality. They bring no hope, and, if described they
would reflect but little Joy. Yet unshrouded with
dependency they could give back of the tender
hues Of pathos. They are neutral tns in the great
picture of life.
For such q man to attempt the Merry Christmas"
strain, is simply ridiculous. lie knows that the lads
and the asses will be merry without his article, and
he knows that the men aud women will not be merry
with it, lie will not preach sermon for that will
be done III the churches he will not strive to be
funny for that is the business of Kriss kingle Be-
sides he don't feel funny. He dare say nothing about
the compliments OF the season because he is aware
thai his subscribers know that in reality he means
" bills y will lie venture upon display ofrheo
rical nothings, lest his patrons charge him with
want OF common sense. In fine, there is no way tor
man in this pickle To eAtricate himself except to
come forward in natural and fat-iooed mannernnd
say:
Ladies and Gentlemen According to the AL
this is the Goth of December. 1t is therefore
Christmas Day. What the meaning of this term is,
and what the obligations OF the day are you are as
well aware ms myself and am ms well aware MS you.
Consequently We arc even Let us, therefore, do our
duty and say no more about i'll
Rev. H. Roy ScoTr.--See an interesting account
the outside of day paper of the cultivation Of
Coffee in Liberia by the above named gentleman.
To BOYS, Girls, AND SERyANTs.--We are author
lied by Gov. WISE TO state that by recent act OF
legislature, every boy. girl, servant found guilty
Of saving "Chrismas gift will be put to instant
death This net TO take effect and after the 25th
day o December, 1896.
THERMoaKrrR.-Th thermometer in this city
and eighteen above zero on Wednesday morning
AecpY.r on THE siourH-SlDr On Tuesday the
South Side train reached this city three or four
hours behind time. The cause of this detention IS
said to have been the falling OF II good sized twig
from one of the Appomattox trees upon the track
Others state That the locomotive encountered vast
acorn cup near Prospect.
WlxcHtstra lrfN.. We Clip The following from
the Winchester Rpp5ar5n:
The pavements were in vary slippery condition
Tne.lay lnornln4 OF last week and oHr esteemed
townsr1an Mr. Geo. ". Sewers received fail which
fractured the small bone Of one leg, but DR. Mcclure
set il at and it is hoped that speedy cry
will ensne
Alfred Seal had ohogs fifteen months old which
wei ahed s95 pounds when butchered, and q. j. Rowe
also of town. had two butchered which weighed 664
although only eleven months old,
The weather of late has given a respectable thick
Ecss Of ice Mr. Z. c. Jordan has already secured a
supply five inches thick from his own pond for the
next season at Jordan's Springs.
poronAc RlrrR-TuE lcr.-The river below this
civ is nearly free of ice and navigation aga open
There is quantity OF floating ice in the river be-
this place aud Washington, and The Steamboats,
on Saturday unable to run. The steamer for
Acqnia Creek, lom Washington, however, makes her
trips regularly. --iiar GG,etlc.
4 NEW NllLAaG.-W ebster, n thriving village on
the North Western Virginia Railroad three miles
south of Pruntyt town, is rapidly becoming prominent
among the various villages in Taylor county, Va,
which owe their origin to the railroad enterprise
Buildings are springing up, rs by magic. Two hand
some churches one for the Baptiss and the other for
the Methodist, arc now being erected. \ -four mill
10 cost : . ,o0O. is also building
MELANCHOLY OGcuRRFNCE-Mrs. Sinccndyer, wife
of Col. Jacob Sincendvcr, of Berkeley county, was
thrown from carriage, Sunday, the Both ult, and
instantly killed. Miss S. who was with her mother,
narrowly escaped by jumping from the earrase-ya
FIRE. Pres.
AFRICAN CHcncH.--Thc African Church of this
place under the pastoral charge of Elder Geo. Rowe,
numbers about six hundred members of whom about
loo have been recently added Their assemble
ges conducted in remarkably quiet and orderly
manner, and grated 10 them appreciate
so fully their gious privileges Fredricksdnrg Re-
corder.
VIRGINIA lRoS Northumberland gentlemen
from Pennsylvania, within the past few days, were in
the counties of Bath and - lIeghany, locating some
lands on which they de4 establishing large iron
mandatory, for the Of the Central Railroad and
other purposes A liberal charter granted them
at the last session of the legislature, and we under
stand it is their intention, shortly 10 open books OF
subscription for stock in said company. 1t is their
intention too to erect ell their workshops in this
place. The scheme seems TO rs to be practical one
and may be made profitable. Information, as to the
plans of the Company, may be obtained from A. d
Trotter, Esq.--Stan Vina'cator.
JUDGe OF The EIGHTH CIRCUGT.-The vacation oil
the Eighth Circuit by Ju ige Lomax has created
qate stir among the lawyers of that district The
Fredericksburg Nems gives the following list OF nppli