, 1861-01-21

4 Peep AT n 1&otE1os
Wc looked in upon happy and cheerful
sight, oae cold morning, few days since A
handsome brick editice, on tus Of cur broad
streets, with everything In ito surroundings,
favorable to comfort and hsalth, gave Us an
interior worth going unilea~to see, which an
artist might lovingly put upon canvast, and
call it-Home.
. Il vas not such home as some Of those the
Tn1pUSE Visits, for it Hus nothing luIurions,
yet re arc oftentimes Of this opinion tnat hap
piaess reaches Its elimination ut point On
the soc;n thermometer some degrees below
tapestry aud carved woods, ind buhl
Has not Mrs. Guanybass often assured Us
that, what with careless ecryn0ts, and bolster
Gus children, and old Gunnybass, who retains
tho earlier lessons Of his housekeeping and be- |
reycs 81 everything made to nse, her costly |
parlozs were the plague Of hsr life, and, while |
she told with III air and pathos well calculated |
to move our sympathy, the depth of human
woe involved in keeping Six servants, Te |
should not have hcstatcd to Fharc our last coin
/ with her, If that would have helped the mat
ter, which OF course it would not Wc made
"a note OF It, however that the Gunn5bags
family In their rise in life, had got aooyc the
line usarked-HappiheEs. q. =
Coming back from the G1nanytags, to the |
| point where NC set out, it H*s Home VIC vis-
/ tied So it Is set down in tht$ornlal act Of In
corporation 60 it Is demons t1ated In the daily
acts Of charity and welcome no less than the
| HoMR ZOE TIE FRIEEp1.EEzt It was beautl-
full interior view we had OF 4 On a cold winter
morning. +
| The instant wo opened the hall door the
| voices Of little folks struck our ear. The
! whole house was rs .yoc1Ias q tree full Of
robins in Spring time, thci tones Of happy
childhood, Now mark it, tae proper atnos-
nheze to show of robins and children, Is one
Of brightness and warmth an ! love. Take the
reverse; Of the picture orllmc1ancho1y red"
breast caught By frost and ssl5w clouds; and
the little tattercd, bonnetless midget who puts
up her shlyertng petition fo7 broken 'letua1s
at your area door,.
But Of the Homo. The geod mntron, Mis5
Lake, showed Us where telcx in g wnr1n hall,
i a beyy Of little folks we're having 1t Ill theiI
own way in play hour, releas ed from the cozy
little school room re saw ahovc. Aud in the
nursery were the lesser vesahings, receiving
the care infancy needs, and there VIC admired
hox these friends of the nHle ones had pro-
IL yided, not only warn eribsl ard tho best Of
s1E tiet, but also the se1fsame bght pictures md
blocks, and just the toys Jou;; o"n Bessie ano
Charlie lore.
And there are comfortable apartments, the
retreat, in such season as thfs, ,of MANY T7orn
i md weary woman and mother, In this haven OF
home for the ftiendlcss, resting place for
time, surrounded by quick, Intelligent sympa.
thies aud helping LANDS, ready to suggest, to
! guide and to aid them On THUR way, strength
: cned, encouraged; aud The better for contact
,, with this quick, warnbeatinS, INCORPORATED
t heart Of Christian charity.
The new ed;fce Of the Honc for the Friend
: less was completed last seasoa, and this is ths
a first winter Of active usefulness in the perma
c ncot Quarters secured to it. 1any q our cltl
q zens. even Of those who heye been generou
C donors, have pez.,nps never. seen Its presen
il accommodations. It has been the intention
u of the managers, at such time. .as 1t should b
- in complete and full commfssiou, to thro1
+, open The Home to be visited by Its friends IN
o the public. And till wc bellesc Is to bo done
and the day and evening set s;.art for that pm
a pose will be IN occaAion thoroughly welcom
In to many Of our city resders- This Hons
&c Warming" at the Home, should be made
~ ~ value to an excellent snd noble charity b
20 such donations and gifts Us it will be the plea
SC ure and within the Reans u ilE sis!tots
o' br,ug th1ttef LII III our 10mc5 there arc
Il. ticles Of comfort, outcgrown, half.worn, d.
US used, that will be Of use In the etore-room
&c the Home Let tho Homo for the Frlendle
a., u be libernlly remembered In this proposed u
be ration Visit when It shall take pEee
he pronise Ill tieae VISITORS Il qualification equ
u u, to our own nboye referred to, In glance at
nr establishment whence Want, and Dl6comto
us md oil the evils that Winter snpcradds
rec Poverty. arc barred and bauished. Just ne
w. this benehccnt enterprise should be n
or in lively and material remembrance BY
ths patrons ----
The Tribune Almanac,
,ch ,ch This valuable compendium fot the ysar To
'i1d tad prepared BY John F. Cleveland, Esq. the
tor Of The previoas issues, Is now ready
the delivery. It contens The election returns
On the past gear for all the States, for Ptcsid
hc.. tiu electors, State officers and members
ast- congress, together with the political c.
plexlon Of each Legislature. It presents
the usual astronomical calculations, the 6
eminent Of the United States, the list Of M
Z. bers Of Congfess politically Classified, the
the ,,on of Congress- on the Homestead BILL
~ ~ four national platforms Of tho Late campa
mai t the smithsonian tables Of temperature
noz- North America, and much other valuable
f9ua litical and statistical information.
;sea d. / supply Of the A1,nnaac may he foun'
four McSally's news depot, 81 Dearborn street.
,und The Touug Hen Moving.
how Ihe following cali baa neen cafeut2tcu oin
one tho class named therein, and on eatu'
sTte, evening had received too considerable Il
,alIs, names to lnd insertion in our present hsr
:. The meeting is fixed for Thursday eve
at Metrd5pet.,tsu Hall, aud II will be not
~ aEa;r.
TEE cA11k
Epts- We, the undersIgncd believing our count
Fo "a DANCER. our Gag tnsulsed, and the constit
- n. violated, call upun tho Young Men of Chtcaa
the age Of thirty years, and nndc', who are Cpl
'ioon 10 III confessions hnd compromises OF Freed
Slavery, to meet with iis, as Metropolitan Ha
,f+, yhursda5 Evening, January 2ath. 1861. fos !h
IT,. ppEe Of 1n1nHufotlnG tnoftuette Ao4 she eo4Ss
ton Of tho Young Men Of the Nation In dcic1
nAAs the Constitution and the Union as they arc.
lining ~ - -
TIE SKAfgRs' CAnxrvAL-ETcrything
ed of 1t tbs South Side Skating Park on
"a urtay evening rs pei psogt1mme 7h
E held was in excellent condition, and the rus
Mon universal. The managers deserve great
9 par for their conduct Of the who1s affsir, ths
public ceas Of which encourages and indeed
strains, o repetition Of the game 9ho
.,,..z Gua.d Band fti.ntshca the music The
,s thc was brilliantly Illuminated Tho gto'
r. No. aud fancy features were excellently vel
!, clty, ten up and introduced, and everybody d
some ed intensely.
). TIE KuGuBBN Ca1s Held 70 BAI1
~ hare given list Of about = dozen parties
,o.r l., dents of the fragrant and elassic loea
~ W. Kllgubbin, arrested for soEe form OF
-. .-.on nectiou with the late burglary and rob-
e = store on South Wells street q few
49, since, These rcre examined in the
Court on Saturday, and hc1d to bail fe
crnoon six as principals in the burglarf and
!, ro}nc Is accessories and receivers Of the P!
,kcman stolen, in amount some 500. A1togt
being is very Pretty clearing out OF nest
,;np The feesioaal thieves, Who are In feir way
statlon, sssH oeser"
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