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This was said 4 long time ago. wher
Hdmfst walked d, "Elsinofe.v Their
II Va. fashionable We suppose. fof Thu
Geek To crow more vigorously NJ the
Chris, tabs time, tbap any other seasop
The noble primitive grand father 81
the tribe who in obedience to com.
mand. etowed thrice and tapped hi,
wings when Uncle Peter denied bi.
master. had Dot been forgotten, when
The Prince Of Denmark lived. Hut
the cock, dignifiel IL his character by
sacred and profans historian. has de-
generated With The times. He II now
either ccwardly sbunghae, Or a
Bantam Give bin par, 10 play Ii
such b dfama, a. that enacted near
The sacred city. eighteen hundred
years ago, and he would be very apt
10 crow before his timeA~Ur indiserim.
ina'ely, TO mortify The other perform
ers. The cock nov crows fof political
victories only LIE has his name AZ.
soeiated IN vile intimacy with some
other two legged fellow, some where
In lttdiana Of the name Of "Cbap
man. and cuts Of him In wood and
steel, are AZ cotnmon IN The campaign
papers as patriotic speeches. and TN.
asked opinion III thsi, season. Could
The spirit Of that ancient cock (alwss .
associated with the name VI Petst).
revisit the ''glimpses Of The moon, !"
bs would not recognize bis degenera
ted and mongrel kinsmer Of The pres.
en-. day. The cock does not crow now
TO herald tbe approach Of Christmas /;
nor are there The usual demopstra.
tons OF the fact, So tigidly observed
by our forefathers. The truth il pat.
ent, The world is growing older and
lacks many years yet Of the sgs Of
discretion. True.--bumanity as Of old,
dies out and wears away 10 give place
TO fresh msterials; but The old do not
make their exit until they have I'm.
pressed their spirit on the age The
art Of printing serves to stamp it in.
dellibly on the tcosmogouy Of the
world" 10 use a learned expression
There IL no doubt. but we would be a
better and happier race Of beings. II
the moral law Of the Great Teacher
whose birth day Ia celebrated to.mot-
row, were obse rved
Let the strife be In the coming year
to have IL so; let not mere names d.
vide us, for all good men belong to the
same scbool Of politics and religion.
The churches will MI be open to-
morrow morning, for public worship
and many social board will be ID
dened with the fruits Of the earth to
make the soul glad--families and
friends will meet TO renew ihs pledges
Of affection and friendship and ex.
change congratulations, that they have
travelled up 10 another mile stone Of
advancing time with the health to en-
Joy the sunshine.
The ladies will give an entertain
ment at Masonic Hall during the day
md at night classic tobleaur vipants
will be given at the same place. This
. something entirely new in this 10
'ality, and will no doubt draw the
,rowd.
"A merry Christmas and happy
New Year to you all'--may We al
i've to meet again when The earth has
'ut another girdle round the sue and
enew the pledges Of friendship and
Election