, 1865-12-24

1uOlNEut HShSu l4u IlEA l4*IA IUI EAu1Atyy OAs
none was given, not even the penny which
had just been received.
Ten minuies later entered Tlhany's and
found the man purchasing o set Of jewelry
valued ut two thousand dollars, anil heard
him give the address to which 1t should be
sent on "the night before Christmas" a
present. he said, ior g dear young friend whom
gift will believe him generous man, but
what should be my opinion Of his kindness
after seeing him IN contact with the newsboy
and the beggar. have looked at tho LIST Of
contributors to several public charities, but
cannot lind the name of this finaneier upon
any Of them, md do not think shnll be likely
to meet it, His generosity Is of the FASH
ionnble character. It begins aud ends at
home.
as IN amusement Is growing In popn-
;lality. Each scar finds d new throng Of
skoters, and the cd ones are BY no means
: diminished. With the advent of ladies upon
:skntes and their steady patronage of the
frozen ponds, skating becomes fixed in5titu-
ton. The number Of female skaters Is in
crrasing annually, and the grace which they
display shows that they have had some kind
Of practice before appearing in public. skat-
every autumn and winter since 1860. A faw
evenings ago was passing down one Of the
{avcnues, when my attention was called to
::Aall IN tae third story OF sma4 9andlnS. II
was ott'ia1tly u@uteo, ana cou1u see
number OF young Wome5 moving npiuty
along the LOOT as u enPaged N M ne" moae o.
'aanelns. gn lna1ny lessneu inaI tne lnsLi,
.tu1l0n was oesoteu 20 isnenn ma Inc .1tSrS ano
s1unc telling Offices 1t refused to admit any Of
the sterner sex. The loog Of the hall is pol-
ished and waxed and the pupils practice upon
Inc hltic Mnecicd anafs knoWn Us paflor.
skates. Hstc ons can lsafn 70 suau npriEEni EI5
On in skales, u lask mhlen many Petsons nna
dliHcnlt to accomplish ! and execute same OF
G!e taa,!al VIII; nne.u! hIa tnI s1nuoi @ issoes
alploloas ~ puPlls un u'laole 10 say'
orR OWN AFFAIRS.
With the coming and going Of election day
It was TO bc hoped that our ql1nrfcls orer that
cscuI,rould cease. Somehow, the disturb
Iance has been continued, aud there are
numerous charges OF dishonesty hurled ut
me parties IN power and thosc who are soon
.a,,s tnu .nt .ue ~ H. tts ~ a, ~ Tu9f s
t,a1. 49, thsn,a, ~ ~ ;1stt1 ~, s, " ~
an...,.s a'e II is 1re,i that sSsr shan ~ e"n nH,
stnTtIr hefnrc tne 1,nnn1o h1t Il "a not ~
wavs 1,aosorf ~ i,c,r thT' thnnn' oNs ~ - D0s 81
< ffur ,1avs nro W I isarned nf n case TINT rarr
,ycl, iius trtas tbe ;1iiicnlt;na nfry;ztcnce m,
ner mo,nncrntIc ritV masserntant y, Ew @
,rca,s a M = Jcsnectahis cIt;zen dIed ns nj ~,
snectoi.1e citizens must. md ieft to hts family
mn ynheritance Of n hundred thousaud dollars.
1h; so.,a,, ~ = 1aon 81 fnraafo t3,nt II 1vne
;5rnxs;no scvcn ner s cent IT. interest md thu c;ti
.nr th5noht tthot sarn,, thonsnn1 Ini.
.1nr. s4urs"t ~ re.r r wo,,ij e,vo. his fami,
fortunately for Iis Calculations the city lax
Is tIree her cent On lie valuation oi the
pronerty. The Goye,nment tax on Tie
income II eight pcr cent. and there afc zen.
cral little matters, such as insurance, ETC.,
that amount to more than little sum In the
aggregate. About two-thiEds Of the income
from this Inheritance ure swallowed up in
TIM life render it q matter Of extreme dill
Guilty for the inheritors to maintain any degree
Of their accustomed "sty1c."
THE AuUsEMESrs.
Max Agaretzel closed lis season of opera in
New YORK hy tIrnwjn, n NcnrIn of consid.
erable length nj the Te1aZd establishmcnt. OF
cG;,rse tIss other noners wcrs nn;cI- tn seIzc
n1nn th;s ;sncnment and c;va Il n nromin"nt
nto"e T. rcc.taa nnn,rrnns oliece5 rr;er,n.
paa w., rnns hnnt 49, - nerioI of th;rt1
veo,s A'N 1Sr H.r115 rctorts n n h1irjer nnra.
5ra1,f ot ,TorcszcE .cnnfirc1 to t1e ocenFren.
ees r Of II the m present year. Ibe quarrels Of tho
~ @ bare Io,} Their ;ntcrcst to the pen.
onne , petms 80 Viii avid5tr nov find Int few
umxs ren3aI[s r. "3'~1 "A'AA A'''' ~" A' ~"
ieIess T,as. ,f o,~ o;t,-ens ,rbo ora rotn1,r ~.
tan1amta nnon the theet,es f}nii verT ifttIe tn
a.a',.s thafnxo1|ns nnIcss tbcs. ars foni oi
aarnf;,;o,s Nooriv averT ,;1cy thn, l. nro1
ilced Is Kent on tie stare nj % ionp % as nossihle -
Afnrooers inve nm eye IN their intcfrsf. and
a. a chnrea of nlaTa rsnnircs a chonre al ~
scenerv. 1 n VI 4 MIGHT naturalIT be exuected fhey -
a,1i ,,,c,,n11;s Jae;-o . q ~, y Tvn haro hna
nv 49, 1,tt1a -or;a. a. n,,n,, ths staTa
n,e &c ~ ,,n:t .hnn,;r a11c rlavs aver nj.
In has hren Senf IN tho inartia II The BroatI
srav theatre near1v n hundred nights aTnst
n fonInn. ), n NAV whose mot and tfialorne
| do not entftle Il to fayor has had a considera
4 BE rnn ut WalIack,s. the same can be saif
] nf nearly crerythIng TINT fas appearcd this
| winter. Generally spcakinv the acting Il Il
ordinary DUALITY. tic gtocE conpanies moi
beinpr as good on Tie oyeracc as tEose Of Chi,
cago md Cincinnati The metropolis Is be
hind the provincial cities Ito use that detesta
BILE phrase) in Its amuscments and In manl
other matters. ..-
DOWN AMONG TIE CSwAsHED.
Last Saturday evening accepted the invi
[ tattou of q friend to visit the temula of Thes
] nj. known M the Old BoWery. Although fo
4 consfdernh1e fine n resident IF New York
It wns six wears since / Ind entered the door
Of TINT establishment, The Old Borery /
1 HIN Invest Mace of Amusement in New York
do not naean that II is lisrcputobIe ia char
oeter. ike tie concert saloops or some of tn
Aminstrcl'i halls. but that It is the resort o
tho lowest classes Of theatre patrons. tool