Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-31

HAPPY NFw YEAR.-Give us your hand, dear
reader We don't know you, except in "Pick-
wickian sense; wish we did nevertheless we
feel sort O. acquainted aud can't help wishing you
all sorts Of good fodune-in short Happy New
Year We love to think kindly OF everybody,
and especially of those for whose entertainment
we labor from day to day and year to year; we
love to think that when our printed columns make
their appearance at your fresides, they will find
basking in the genial light, contentment, comfort,
and genuine home enjoyment We are proud Of
the free and happy homes which we visit SO often
by proxy" We are proud of the hale old men
who bear beneath the lrosts Of Winter the warmth
of Summer, and the kind, benevolent grandmas-
of the noble, energetic, self-roliant iathers--tbe
pure, intelligent, beautiful mOthers-of the glow
ing pride of youthful manhoodthe lovness and
grace of modest madens; and last, but not least in
this sense. Of the rolieking, noisy, jubilant boys
and the rosy, merry, sparkling girls which invest
our Northern homes with a charm t0hich seek
through the lcorld is meier met lOih elSeiDhere"
Now wo have no sympathy whatever with
"Tdbulaton Trepid," who is always looking at the
backside of the picture Of lile-not bit Of it I!
We put things in the best light, SO as to bring out
all that is bright, warm rich and harmonious In
coloring, and all that is graceful spirited and sig
nicant In drawings we frame II In the pure gold
| of cheerful Imagination, and burnish the mould,
ings with the lustre of a happy Fancy; and we
call upon our friends TO observe how much better
this is than the practice "Tribuation." We do not
ignore the shadows in fact in life painting, us well
as in picture painting, We have very little beauty
or significance without the shadows. They heightep
by contrast the beauty Of the lights, and give TO
the WI ole relief, depth, and character. There are
some things in which we feel we are not great.
We can't manage battle fields as well as Napoleon
the First; nor make money as fast as Aston nor
write as well as Dickens or the Professor at the
Breakfast Table, nor play chess as well as Paul
Morpby and we doubt il we can walk rope as
well as Bondiu, neither can we lie one quarter SC
fast as some editors we could mention; but We
fatter ourseyeswe can beat the whole Of these al
enjoying life in a sensible way-i e. by making
the best Of it; and between you and l. dear reader
you'll find the latter mack worth all tho rest
put together. If there Is anything in particular
that we do enjoy, its real, pure, good natuTeC
human happiness. "1ribuiaton" echos the word
OF the Rev Mr.. Stiggins, aud says its "ganiyi" bu
10 the anguage OF the immortal Mr. Weller, It's
'wauity we particularly like the favor on" Its
very peculiar blessing, this happiness. There ar
great many good things Of which the more
man gives to his neghbors, the less he has ef
Tor himself. Not so, however, with true happi
ness. The more a man shares II with his fellow
beings, the more be has left for himself Singular
do you sayl certainly but try It For instance
the bright fire which burns in your CRATE, bathinl
in light and warmth your happy homei and tb
good things which smoke upon your table ar
essential elements Of your present happiness nov
II you know Of any one who may be BY any ehane
short Of fuel, or food on this coming New Yea
I Day, or any other day for that matter, Just sen
around load OF wood or coal, or New Year
turkey as the case may be, and see II II don't ad
fall as much to your happiness as TO that Of th
thankful recipient. Try it, we repeat, and IL 20
do not find the result as VIC say, take our word fo
! il, there's something surrepttlously cOnceale
: under the LEFT side Of your "weskit, other than
= HTho heat Of a true honest man,
u In the place where the heart ought to grow
9 This beiDg the case, we hold II to be no robbeT
A TO partake little Of the happiness Of our fellow
- beings, sympstheticaly; and consequently "
% claim share Of all your New Years joys dei
reader. You can't help ii. Tie happier you ar
tho happier we shall be, aud the moment you fn
this to be the case, the idea will make yOn te
times a. happy as you were before. There, as "
said before, give us your band (speaking in
lgare,) aud let MS all be as happy as "elrcumstal
ces will permItw