The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-01-07

Hate nt f8life1 .osi ltteif qp f1fc llr
tae mi4elIaar d. some s. ,bee mas
B. ssefs 8 STD elaaee ii tl.e Quera
CRY 3 tis Emp.r. Sar. aog llat ,l,ap
tm and If Per Suns. ii lbe elll Of lHa.
o.ism. have ,ara, "a her 9u.v .troet..
Il N elt wall le tlouelt tha. a city
emwiei % population Sscedag lle
Gall of a.l ihe mra II Yrruonl abt @
- g. war woall 50 ! as' tlin DE wax.
ing multitude % Broadway. But ia his
- a: ilofa8gl.@ae there i arrely 81 au-
an.el number of labels. ti. houa iu
'el, ana ii tbe moving thrang none me
missed.
There Is dep'ehol among the lady
pgometal.rs bon cld ay owing to cou-
traction 81 cruolne. Tie teadoas
specially have become coalraL
Tic iashioaalies have doGrI jae It,
5a,ri and adopted DE- sagtrloaf cit Of
tbc Geiagr portion ar tleir dcss. although
dc vulgar .til Bair0lc lbc'r ,cas,le>.
heads from All iniaiel paraeIu,, d lie
+ form 81 Il poia,h keith, The Bloadwa,
indies now, like animated pyramids, ap.
pear d cilely heightened auI ,wra,enel.
business is perhaps on the Whole tc.
l8w ia standard iot the aeaso. Many
Of hrr ordinary clmaasls are completely
b'oekadtd as with boats Of stone, while
oher and new ONES open with fresh
breeze aid strong currcrl. Tie de.
maHd aal tic reward Of labor, the state
efil. auihet AID lie means .! sub,i,i.
lei ase equal 10 ordinary times. 81.
S.30.as. alias Santa Claus, las been
ttitiial 10 lis prrccdents and bis promis.
@, clcaring the hearts and filing tic laps
loo Hic .aGts. This initial holiday Of
tl.c year SOP is marked with Tie usual,
though diminished greetings. Business
succunJs 20 pleasure, while plenty Of
,kmys AID scarcity Of ice stimulate liz
appetite lor 4 New Years dinner.
Ga tie eve 81 Christmas, not Ch: istmas
ryc, Was pleasantly entertained 1t an
Episcopal Church in Now York, by the
anniversary gathering and exhibition 81
tier Sunday School, numbering some
tree hurdrcd, besides aa equal number
tom other schools, looking down from
lhr galleries upon the dense crowd below,
completely dllug not only every seat but
ascry nch Of standing room. The cxer-
cise., conducted appropriately and inter-
.siin.Iy By The Rector, ROBBED ia HE en-
licn Of purity wi'l matter and manner
aIcaatpd 10 please and interest both large
aad sna J cl,ibrcn, slowed him shepherd
caring Tor lie sheep, and n his arms bear
nc thc limbs.
Tie jnliciously mingled songs Of the
iildren, prayers Of the church and *.
4oriaions Of the pastor, drove dull sleep
0ay Each class presented Il Missionary
oIeriag varying from five TO twenty do
ans, accompanied with some towering. or
ether cmbl,m signiii ant Of the hearts in
tent.
Thus we're these plants training and
maturing to be ultimately ran,plaa.ed in
TIC uppcr garden Of the great Husband
man,
On tie lat Sabbath eve Of The old year,
attended with acrowdel house ii Brook
an, tie bird city II our Union, service
lor tle moral aud intel eetual interests Of
our great army Of six hundred thousand
mem bearing our conmry's sword and our
country 5 banner. The object was reached
by contribution for the purchase OF suit
allie and profitable reading maiier. The
sermon address vas BY Rev. Mr.
Smith f New York, an army chaplain,
pleasant speaker, ,afIicienly ecreniric for
tie taste 81 al ancient If not a modern
A,ieniaa.
rtc lecture, though sensible, was not
DE less interesting for its spice OF wit d
ancelo1e. one d It's anecdotes. il DE-
fault of tie substance, may b. accc ted a.
eoataipinr, if not the gist, a jest aad one
not the least sparkling.
"A barkwood>maB," be said, in 'le
State Of Maine, more accustomed TO tie
u.s. Of hi, axe than his prayer, saw upon
lis launches bui few PAGES from him.
large. furious black bear. With les oil
power ll,an pr'wess, lie calculued Tie
ciances 81 war. lis axe, iiis only wcap-
Oh, might b, lodged or wre.icd from I'll,
hands. II bis troub,. as oaen lmppens,
lie booked upward for help, and noa lo-