The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-12-16

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where they can get good butter in the L. -
Markell
THE New HALL.-The new Hall her, ter
to be known as Gingerbread Hall of the ice
of Representatives was lighted again on Satu lay
evening. The mass of light thrown down thr gh
the stained glass ceiling is that of day ;ht
than any artificial light we have ever before a;
but to produce this the consumption of g. is
enormous, and slightly expensive.
On Sunday divine service was performed in the
Hall by the Rev. Mr.. Cummings, on which a
sion it was filed nearly to its entire capacity all
the chairs in the Hall were taken long before The
hour for commencing the services, and we re
sorry to see many Senators and members Of The
House, and other distinguished personages, as
well as ladies, old and young, unable to oh n
seats. Young America was there beforet n.
We noticed, especially, one instance Of u G
Americas politeness and respect for age and ia
ton. A boy about eight or ten years Of age oc-
cupied one Of the large chairs in the front y;
Senator Hamn came in and could find no va mt
seat; one OF the messengers in attendance Mt
to the boy and asked him to give UP that wi ii
he occupied; but no, Young America was of
too much Importance to defer to- or surrender his
seat to any one, even grave Senator And we
noticed, too, that he was encouraged in retail G
his seat by man and woman who sat on eli er
side of him, and by looks Of appreciation in
them afterwards.
An old man once entered public assembl in
Athens, where were company of La.edemonh !;
Young Athens would not rise and give d
Athens seat, but laughed and jeered at his IL
barrasment; but when he came where the L >
demonians were seated, they all rose and paid IN
the respect Of offering him seat with tt q,
which produced general applause in the assem- y.
Some one then said, the Athenians kao@ 1t
polteness is, but the Lacedemonians practise :"
PRocRAsTINATIoN.-The following scene Of :. r
rowful repentance should induce all who read it,
not to neglect not to procrastinate- but to 1T
once all that is necessary to be done. Are ~
going from homc-aro any whom you love al it
to absent themselves from the place wherey ,r
fond eyes rested daily upon them? Are any ST {?
They may not return to you. Death may dep %
you forever of their presence, and if you e
neglected to procure faithful copies Of their belo
features you will never again see them on cart
A father stood by the coffin of daugh :,
dearly beloved and tenderly reared. She d |,
after very short Illness The father hoped e
would recover, vowing that the instant she u
well enough, he would have faithful copy Of /,
lneaments he loved to look upon. In health ~
beauty--not as now she lay, calmly sleeping ! .
sleep of death-not distorted with pain and suf :
ing did he wish to look upon her features {
in health, in youthful bloom, when she was hap :,
when she SO bewitchingy pronounced the name of
father, and her eyes flashed with hope and dei.p t
at bis presence-thus he wanted to look upon 1 :
But it was now too late, she had departed g
cold remains this sight wonld be perpetuatet :
he had no need to copy the features of the dead :
he sorrowed, as only those can sorrow who havel t
the original and through neglect have not CO v
thereof to look upon.
ThoseNwho would avert from themselves SC, (,
like this, would do W. to call on CRITTENDKS Il
HALVES, No. 424, Pa. av. (See ADVERTISEMENT
PIcKPocKErs. -General Dick, of Pennsylvan :,
had his peeket picked, yesterday, in the House {
Representatives, of wallet, containing $s7.
NEW CoDE.-It is said that the 18th of Febru '
is the day on which the sense of the people of ! {.
District will be taken in regard to the adoption {
the new Code. We trust that every voter will .
form himself in relation to its provisions, and
effect they are to exercise upon him for good r
evil
We certainly shall vote for it "wth anne, :.
ments" otherwise against il. .. ..
As it's, its provisions will Cypress the poor m, i,
take from him what little he has, and imprison h
for any balance that may be due, after he has s.
rifced all that he has.
Polls will be opened at one place in each Of .
seven wards of the city, at one place in Geort :
town, and at three places in the country part
the county-viz in Tenallytown, on the Seven n,
street plank.road, and on the eastern side Of ( ,
Anacostia river. There will be three judges b,
each place Of election.
1t has been suggested that public meetings j,
held previous to that time at which the provlsio
of the code at which exception is taken can
discussed. ,.
EDUCATIONAL CoSvESrIoN.-A meeting of {
friends of education will be held at the Smithsoni
Institution on the nth, 18th, and 10th inst The
will be discussions and reports on education :
matters with addresses by Professor A. Dimit
of this city; Richard A. Smith, of Alexandr'
Virginia; Hon. H. Barnard, Of Connecticut, a,
George B. Emerson, of Massachusetts,.
A LONG TINE TO WARM the middle
the fifteenth century the Count of Logro
was made prisoner by the Duke of BurgInd
He ransomcd his life by the surrender Of in
mense estates, conditioned, however, that thu
should not be sold, and that after four hundr,
years they should revert to the heirs of II