The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-01-28
long that his skin will scarcely cover his
bont1 Ila. la, old man do hear you
say with the poe,

long that his skin will scarcely cover his
bOnt1. Ila, la, old man do hear you
say with the poel,
"Tell me. We whgcd winds
That round NY pathway roar
l. there on ca III no favored spot
Where morisls weep no more.
Some lone and ,lcasant dell
Some valley In the west" &c.
Exactly that valley in Minnesota,
where there are at least four men to one
woman, and where every respectable
lady, who is neithsr blue stocking nor
flirt, has anywhere from one to twenty
five admirers and beaux.
Christmas is a perpetual feast It is
celebrated here with something of the
spIrlt oi which it is deserving. All tie
nominations lin hands Unversalsts.
Presbyterian, aud Mcihodists prepare
Christmas trees and sing carols Many
a poor, half clad, boy aud girl at Christ
mas have had their heart rcjoiccd and
,hi> crlrg limbs made warm, through the
generous hcnlliccnce Of II kind ard Chise
tan people And The Christina, dinner
| will only rccOunt how awkwmdly | WIS
situated upon this occasion and how,
having set my FORK Into the breast of at
least finer turkey than we ever raised
IN College, | undertook to give the com
pnny specimen of scientific carving, but
IN the act ct separating the hard processes
oi the IMP JOINT, my knife slipped thereby
hosting the poor turkey full halfway
acr1,s the table. much to the con,trrna-
ton Of the guests and my own chagrin, at
the same tine inllictinI a severe but not
dangerous would upon the phalon rs of
my other hrnd N'1y iii,e !nc auun4,
maize man ia The auuE,
ii am always making blum 'ers.'
Notwithstanding this adopt the Sentio
ments which find in one of Messenger
old pIaya, and considering that YOU live
in the country and in tue city, think
1t just meets our case.
''NIen may talk of country Chri,tmascs
Their thirty pounds butterel c.-s, their pics
Of carps tongues
Their phca>anl- drenclc with amLersris the
carca>>"s
VI lHItt 81 We ltrs bruised Tor gravy, TO
Make sauce FIR 4 single peacock, vet
Their tea-tS ycre fists, compared to the
city's."
Cur town is thriving as much ~ ever,
though It's prosperity is less perceptbIe at
this season OF the year. A charter for a
horse railroad has been obtained to be
completed in five years And there is
some talk about more gas light and less
kerosinc, the batter having become but lit
tie safer than gunpowder. Verify the
world moves London with 10000 in
hahiants was lighted with lanterns, wa
ter was supplied from shallow wells or
brought from the Thames in buckcts.
coaches were not known and VIXEN intro
duced at last were condemned as "ctfimi-
nate Innovations" bat this little town of
one fourth the inhabitants Will soon have
all the modern facilities for comfort and
luxury Again bring another letter to
close Pardon me Tor writing so ram
blingly. IT try TO be crudlte and pro-
found | appear affected and ">uck up" a
style which your good sense has long since
learned to despise, therefore prefer as
natural and easy translation of my
thoughts and feeling as possible hoping il
the future that they may be Of a more n
tcrtalning character thea they are al
present. N. y. l. c.