The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-31
A J0URNEYMkN PRINTERS STORY
ABOUT CHRISTMAS.

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the reputation Of an uaromlntic, uniinctiul Il
pscple. with no love OF legend and no regard CT
fcr antiquity. such il not the character Of the q
Knickerbockers-,hs AZ least are an exception h
20 the rule f'r we neye- meet with one OF the h
race but We fni 10 him psrfyc, s;orehouse OF n
"Reminiscences Of Ns~-lork and its enyirons. o
Not long since We assomp lnicd ono Of these v
pli-timers on a pilgrimage 10 Long Island, 10 4
hunt up aid pay his d.rOio to the house where a
his great rrandHoth was born, which was &
found after much research on our parl, and /
much impotence from the questioned parties,
rho were nov Lids uf the sol, who had jme |
from Eurcpe fsS years ago aud were now in-
vested with all he ii.tt' privileges and i'm
muni,ie, Of American citizens, and as a con.
sc,uerco, exhibited the greatest importance
upon the oocNision.
The old mus:on is situated three o. four miles
porh Of Brooklyn, ami was o1c, substantial
stone farmhouse who.e walls had echoed the
msrrimeut Of eAiiren, and witnessed the hap
piness and troubles Of mtarer age. In tho
great old-fasionei tirefla,e the ut-wood used
TO crackle and bsze cleeri'y, and around tho
Hereditary hearih,;ono past generations hal sat
and susoL ID and delod az talked Low Dltch AID
wear after year had discussed in peace aud thank
;uipess Spples and nuts, doushnuis and cider
OF all this comfort nothing remainoth. From
the present appearance Of tho eihce no one
would imagine 1t 70 be an o. jest Of vonorati1n,
Il If now a distillery, and ins cad Of tho low,
COY looking chim1,ys, Whonc3 the graceful
blue smoke was won't 20 arise, suggestive only
Of warmth and 60 d.clo--, srea, uncouth bu.
siness like iuss apPel', over topping every OBJ
jcct in the vcini'y, a. II "Nu'.n' IN the spirit
Of onisipgiso over conservatism, while tho |
Moor old building looks ashamed az its hunila- |
on, and ia enl,avo-ins 10 hide is diminish d |
pl ~ behind an unsighuy fgncs. the ample |
doorway, who're in happier TINES the host hal
stood AID given an ol fashioned welcome TO
yhomsoevsr approached, is now strongly barri-
cAded, and " No AduatdHc, is proclaimed
therefrom in capitals bu. a. if to soften this
inhospitslity, the visitor 10 kindly cautioned to
" Be,Odre Of tie Dlg' Tho windows where
erst had peeped out bright eyes and smiling
faces are now begrimed with the dust Of year.,
while beneath and uus3sd so ne supcrhuman
power buzzes and s.eAus uaiil the oil home
stead tTembles If in .aligua'i n a. It's dcgra-
sation. for our part we confess we felt no par
ticuln sentimentslty about thu mater but
glance at our companion assured IS Of what
colour were his reh .c.i)ns. H., shabby old
man, earning his daily bread by the most mis-
srASy recompsnsed Of ocsu?au ns-,hat OF a
iournsymAn printor--with5ut a dollar laid up
for the future, AMI, in all probability without
siKpence In his pocket 10 procure the consola
tory "uip," which Is identical with the Graf.
Standing upon the ground that his ancestors
had owned, he viewed streets and avenues
stretching over what bal once been thrifty
farm. The swelling population encrolching
upon the rural part, beautiful hlls have been
dug away, and the soil rfied to equally beau
tiful ponds TO fill them up AMI form an unln-
teresling level. Giant trees have boon hacked
down, and their 70 Is up,orn, and not a land
mark remains but the old some holse itself
"Ah !" said the poor fe low, :" II my fore
fathers could have seen what changes time
would bring about, I would not now be the pool
devil that am. They were a sorry set OF poll
ticians after all. They were Jealous In the
cause Of liberty, and fought bravely 10 socur'
peace and comfort to their families, and ye
committed the blunder Of selling dear. though
home, like this, for a lew hundred dollars, an,
have left TO their p stenty nothing but Tn
wide world. do not 50 much care for the dir
~ Lands, but do wish the old family mansio
could have been preserved from the cohtamina
ton OF these vile spectators. Why, sir, 4
you know there are as many stories about thi
domicl as would oil volume and sometime
whom l don't know how TO procure dinner
will draw upon my memsry, which is replet
with yarns my grandmother used to entert ain m
with, when child and, by Jove !" said h,
with moro animation in his tone " | may y,
turn the old house TO some account
few days ago we received a confdenti
Hote from this old New. Yorker, OF very pi
eous tenor, telling Of a hard-hearted landlord.
of numerous greedy misunderstanding that,
him life was 4 burden-lnd that if it were n
for his conscientious scruples he would lay ylole
hands upon himself-And reluesti of US to g
doavor 10 obtain SINE remuneration for Ia
which his shsrpened wits bad embolshed b
not invented.