Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-28
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1GOMMUNICATED.
WINTER BY J. BaJohns ono 49, /

80 SnszF.aq WINTER BY J. Johnson TO-
Ia Winter is always dreadful and It's reckless
f|asts moan and howl IN the lonely streets,
like the wal, Of >sarro It's winds
drive a.cold thrill through our, frames and we
fre,nhle for the tate of the houseless wanderers
and 1.-THE cherries, poor p We sigh that We
cannot mellow It's Indictment reign By words ct
comfort, for it's the year S dotage and no
Gladstone sounds are heard from the tongue OF
Mature. When the storm clouds hlde the 1aee
of thessun,. and shut out the klad beams that
struggleto dispel their somhie. curtain we reel
too eeniy hownomfortles IS us sway ana grleve
80 know that it's unfrlendly marc jl, causes me
thin blood to tingle in the paid cheeks Of want
For;A plenty may list, with a careless ear, It's
11nmnsiea voice, bat oh, its chilling tone tails,
lin freezing ,nambers, upon the lone heart OF
poverty, and stays thefeeble current
of the INDECENT life. Its frequent SHOWS, and
nattaring rains, may beat, IN undated fury,
against the magnificent abode Of, wealth, and
:. The children of rudy fortune, can slumber,
undi sturbed by the realities of an impoverished
5 life, but it's cold humid breath, enters the
shattered dwellings OF starving hunger, aod
freezes the exhausted soul, IN the unclad bosom
OF unnoticed penury. 30
f. By thoughtless ease, winter IS received, With
s something Of delight, as season presenting
many opportunities tor Joytulness ana socla!
~,sstime and, no doubt, while pleasantly seated
= ) snacious chamber, with bright and happy
Tsces gathered around, to participate in the joy
If a hissful fre-side, a winter evening affords
" noanv. hours for real pleasure but to that
]aroe class of fellow beings who are tar less
comfortable, It is potent IN augmentlng their
suffering, and often makes their scanty homes
= wilderness Of many wants. The needy class OF
;na;vid,1als thus oppositely situated in relation
go me blessings of life should not be forgotten
in the merry blaze of the social circle; nor
Is shouId the influence OF the benumbing air be
disregarded; for the imp ortunitles OF the poor
CIV like the voice Of Lazarus, to hoarded
abundance to allevi late the agoniess OF impending
. .inanitien. Numbers are suffering IN an
.1nnrotected condition, in almost every town
and the piercing wind TOO 5requently mlngles
! with their dying groans, and speeds them on
~ xesrful INTERPRETATIONS, to wake the callous
,aarof uncharitableness:
tmav be said that the philanthropy
.a,,vnnessed in the ''Poor's Ldac, " prevents the
2oecessitv Of individual charity and private aims
-<:This IS true to some extent, but It must be
e91aged that the m agerness OF the sum
ann.orr;ated to the sustenance Of each 1ndlgent
49, + ficient to relieve the real wants OF
hLose'who depend upon public county tor an
enu,o] snnnort. Provision is ottenfso high IN
.,r;ce that the small sum OF money Wilch Is
:p ;i1eT bv law, goes but little way towards
s}fnrdins requisite food ana raiment to meetthe
necessities Of severe and protracctea Wlnt9r
Therefore, few humane hearts can th1nk 81 b the
oEn GG4on e2 ct md 3 snd bos Who
q situated IL life will scarcely miss The
me- fron thei plentiful boar5s, given 10 still
th ,es0 d;strassing SENSATION # starvai1a; nor
Vii those who offer part Of their worldly store
70 succor che needy, ever regret their acts OF
beneyolence ! for the pleasuTable emotlon
sv;s;nsr from the reflection, s Whosoecer glueh
10 the Door ze,leth to The Lord will be more
than ayecon pense, aud the proud CONSCIOUSNESS
:. of7having done we'll timed noble deed, gives
.frail fnite man, some plea for the everlasting
" Charity OF eternal Heaven. e.."....
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.
IS - rirt,,o If decree Of the Circuit Court