The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1867-01-05

SAN Francisco December so, 1866.
DEAR CROSETTE To-day is Sunday and the
last one in the year, tomorrow night and the old
year of 1866 will have been recorded among the
things that were. And can We any of Us look
| back through the past twelve months and say to
ourselves that have made any Improvement
either morally mentally, physically or financially.
! II we cannot we had better as Obadiah Old Buck
says turn over a new leaf for the incoming year
and not be considered blank earth-et us
either he be neit to ourselves the public
in general.
In the great shuttle of the past year, who has
turned up King. Queen or knave. or which one
of us has been fortunate enough to hold the four
Aces, or who has made his Jack. For my part as
the world turns over still find myself clinging on
to the outside, and am in hopes that | may yet be
found TO be of some in society and can look
back with perfect satisfaction of not having done
much harm even though have not been instrument
al in doing much good, and as this terrestrial sphere
continues to revolve around the circle, and few
more hours viii throw the old year the other
side, say harry up the cakes and give us new
devil. The REpoRD comes regular 10 hand and l
see that Dear Spots has taken the wind out OF my
sails by giving YOU all of the Theatrical news. so
Ill have to turn my attention TO the old worn out
theme, the weather. For the last four weeks it has
raaed almost continually, the sun (alas, have we
sun = has degned to shine on US bat once during
that time, and then only fora few short hours. Our
markets have been over stocked with all the goo d
things Of the season, for the Holidays, fish, flesh
and fowls, in the greatest abundance, and person
DESTROYS of making himself conspicuous would al
most wish himself show beef. A streak of lean
( and streak of fat, trimmed with ribbons. only
think of it, or one might imagine himself an iuhab-
liant OF Turkey with so many piled up around him
nice. plump and juicy, prepared expressly for the
occasion, which, together with the contemplated
mince pie accompaniment, might make the eyes OF
a New Highlander stick out ike saucers, even ex-
pand to greater size than his stomach.
1t has been whispered around here that D. o.
Mccarthy, the editor of the Flag that was, is
about to start cheap evening paper and is backed
Up by some one who has plenty OF cash, this much
I from Madame Ramon. l am glad TO hear that the
School House in oroyilie is about completed it is
something that has been needed there for a long
time 1t IS very necessary in this fast age for the
school master TO be abroad, or Young America will
outsirip him in knowledge (as he undeFstandsit.)
l almost forsotto mention that Mrs. Laura Cuppy
(oi the Emma Hardinse SCHOOL, has been lectaring
every Sunday evening at Maguire's Theatre, ou
various subjects, % crowded houses. and nsw hav.
ing about exhausted my theme and vita an admo-
nitiou for YOU 10 sird up yoar lons for the incom
ing twelve months vii! proceed 10 close, wishing
yon al Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
q TINS.
December 81, 1866.
P-S.-Bless my good gracious, the sun is shining
this morning. Yours 1T