The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-05
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Editors of The register;
Thanksgiving, the greatest day in all
New England calendars, and Christmas,
saco,d only in the list of festival occa-
sonS. have come and gone, and your cor
respondent. somewhat exhausted by his
rejoicing, but nevertheless happy in the
of duty performed, finds
uniet hour in which to communicate All
item.
The first of these legal holidays was
very quietly celebrated here, the streets
heino almost deserted and the city gen
orally wearing q staid and sober appear
ance: vet, doubtless, within almost eV-
cry home there was much cheeriulnes3,
and around most hearthstOnes Joy and
hilarity reigned supreme. You cannot
imagine, unless y0u have seen II, how
carefully New Eug}lnders observe
Thanksgiving Christmas Is suffered t"
pass with but partial recognition, some
tradition reaching back 10 the time OF
steepl c-cTowned hats and their witch
hanging wcarers probably having stig-
matized il as "PopiSh observance" and
'festal day OF the wicked" but Thanks
giving, being an original institution, hay
| ing its rise in no vain custom OF ungod-
" men,' and therefore beng unprofaned
6v any listasteful memories or assOcia-
ticus. is the general jubilee, che golden
dav ofall the year" and lie "Iauks" (as
our erriug brethren" are won't TO call
! them commemorate it accordingly
Scattered families, though separated by
! long distances, rc-unitc; those who have
| gone out to form colonies of their own,
! return "bringing their sheaves with
them domestic arrangements are for
gotten and the day is given up
to charity and kindly feeling. making it
an occasion delightful for the time, and
most pleasant thereafter to be remember
ed Burns "Cetter's Saturday Night"
is & picture of family happiness and con
tentment, and is reproduced yearly in
many New England homes
But for fear you may think | got a
free dinner on the aforesaid day, and am
attempting TO compensate by eulOgising
the customs ii the country | turn to
another subject.
The winter has set in fully, and, in ear
| nest of his intentions, there came the first
snowfall few days age. This morning
! the air is vibrant with the sound of sleigh
bells, and everything wears a decidedly
frigid appearance.
There is nothing special going on in
the city at present Even police court
| items, which generally despite the moral
atmospheric that is supposed to surround
Boston, are plentiful enough, have been
! for some time few in number. Something
which made the eyes of your correspond
ent euiarge, was the unusual spectacle
witnessed here few days ago, OF ne
gro lawyer defending Il client, who also
"wore the livery ot the FURNISHED sun, y
from charge Of stealing. Woe unto the
man, who, alter that says the world
moves not The eelOred barrister-a3-
uocat,,s niger Cfnaturalists-made touch
ing appeal to the court in behalf of his
brother in distress, but outraged Justice
refused to he appeased, except by the
punishment of the offender, and III the
language ofthe market reporter, Ebony
went up
Some little excitement still continues
over the garrOters, who still inte ST the
community, and conversation turns
mainly OIL these interesting subjects
Their exploits have eveu stirred up II
OF in one of the dailies, who parcdies one
of Moore's gems, in style highly calcu
lated TO disturb the slumberS of the de
funot Thomas As Mr. Billings would
SAY he commence,h "thuSly:"
Tho shake down man to his biz hath gone
In some dark alley you'll find MIN.
y it'll his trusty bludgeOn in his hand.
And his sling shot slunE behind hini
lis some consolation, however, Ia !
timid man, even while such poetry IS be
ing perpetrated around him, to know
that the cases of attacks by these lanG
pirates. are reported to be considerably
less frequent than formerly, and it i,
hoped, that ny the vigilant exertions o
the police iorce,-of whom an addition
al number have been appointed--they
will soon entirely cease.
AmusementS and entertainments art
almost ut a stand-still Something, how
ever, is anticipated from the Opera, eX,
pected here ortly, and the Fact that
Edwin Booth has leased the Boston The
atre and expects to give il his personal
supervision.
Politics are likewise dull, it the ali.
sence OF excitement and discussion forms
test; aud unless the devil of think
ing usually aseribed to silent men, is
kept up by the good people of Boston
they are in the condition of the venerable
Joseph Bowers" mentioned in 'Phenix
lana" who when Intercepted by COM
mittee, as to his politics, said that he
hadn't any"
What, sir, no politics."
No, gentlemen; not a id polite.
In this apathetic condition Of affairs
yon can readily see how difficult il is to
CLEAN anything OF apolitical nature for
your columns. IN The hope of having
something gilmore interest to commumi-