The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1859-11-30
undoubtedly be officially posted up con-
corning the gift sale ere long.

undoubtedly be officially posted up con-
corning the gift sale ere long.
Thanksgiving viii DO duly observed by
our citizens. The several liberal church
es are TO combine, and listen to one SER
mon, delivered in the Baptist church by
the Methodist pastor, instead of each ZEN
joying" an exclusive" celebration in its
own house of worship. The Congrega-
tional church choir is to lead in singing.
The pulpit will be graced with the pre-
sence of the several pastors Of the differ
ent churches, who viii assist Rev. M.
DouaHERrY in conducting the exercises.
This is most catholic and commendable
arrangement, in which, of course, the
Episcopalians and Roman Catholics are
the only churches which refuse to join.
Of course the eve of Thanksgiving, to-
morrow, will be celebrated by the young
people in social dance, at Luce's Hall.
Our markets are well supplied with veni-
son and poultry, and Thanksgiving din
ners-those beautiful family reunions
which make this old puritan custom the
hottest and tenderest of all our holiday
festivities-will be fully and generally in
dulged in.
/ notice, occasionally, that Mrs. Boss,
now of your place, INDUCES in the publ
cation of "poetry." Some of her articles
contain delicate fancies, daintily express
ed; and, with some care in the elaboration
of her language and rhetoric--the mind
of labor necessary to the due observance
of the strict rules of poetical compost
tion-she would really deserve the appel
lation of "the poetess Of the all ey,"
given her by Grand Haven correspon-
dent of the Eagle. Excellence, partcu-
larly in poetcal composition, is only TO be
attained by long and dilligent study, and
much practice. Many men and many
women have been at times possessed of
rare and beautiful conceits---thoughts
born of true poetical talent-but they
have lacked the art to give their fancies
an elegant utterance, and so have "died
with all their music in them" The pub
lie have right to expect that those who
do "rush into print" and "face the frown-
ing world" should thoroughly under
stand the art of composition, at least, and
add its polish to the charms of their ge-
MUS. But l do not intend to bore your
readers with an essay upon a subject with
which am so lily acquainted; though l
could not forbear expressing my admira-
ton of your "sweet singer" and pre-
dieting for her the possibility of bril-
liant future.
| Whatever of excitement the recent elec-
tons have caused has already died out
or, rather, has been absorbed in the Har-
per's Ferry and Brownsville interests.
We are upon the very eve Of another
Presidential contest, yetthe late elections do
not seem to afford any reliable indications
of the real strength Of the political parties
Of the country; and we shall enter upon
the contest almost entirely in the dark
Who shall predict the result?
The annual message of the President
is beginning TO be speculated upon. Of
one point all are assured-that it must
be an unusually lengthy one to properly
discuss all the various questions now be-
fore the country.
But my letter is already long, and,
fear, dry one; so good bye for the
present. L. ]. B.