Connecticut western news., 1871-12-22

SaoW.-Tuesday afternoon snow fell to the depth of about three inches, and with the slight sprinkling which previously GOV cred the ground, fair sleighing doth now exist.
 FestiUal. the Fair and Fes- tival at the M. E. Church iu Sharon next Monday and Tuesday evenings. The good pastor says; "Let the people comet" and so we say. All go and enjoy the good time promised. Neao Photograph GaUery.-Messrs. Dex- ter Brothers, have reopened the gallery in Mir. Glens. building in this village, and have fine assortment of goods for the holidays. Just step in and see how they look, buy something SO very nice for your christmas friends, and s'get your picture took" Their advertisement in another column. will tell you all about it.
 1hat 7ransformation. man in Sharon, to whom our correspondent alluded last week, as experiencing ''such sudden transformation ;" whose hair has SD re- gently became white, and whose beard has ceased to grow, did mt tell the whole story. We are informed that gentleman now says, that since that remarkable change became apparent, he has felt the fire of youth returning, and to day is as ''sprightly and nimble as he ever was in his youthful days" Most surely he has discovered that which the once famous Ponce De Leon, SO eagerly sought but never found viz, ''The fountain of youth" In vain the old man Ponce searched the coasts of Florida for the famous spring that would restore him to his youthful vigor, and in this chi merical enterprise in March, l5l2, with his three ships which brought him and his followers from Porto Rico, for this especial purpose, he wasted a great portion az hls accumulated wealth. To the last he main- tained that such a spring was in existance, and are we in tue right when we say he probably landed too far south Isn't that spring in Sharon or is that not the won- derful secret? Tell us! Oh tell us! We who are getting well along in years, and who so sensibly feel the inevitable approach ] of ''the ancient of days" and make us to go back to ''the good old times" to 'the days of auld lang syne"
 To Our Readers.-It is customary for some journals to publish no paper during holiday week, thus giving the men who stand almost constantly at the cases and pick type, week of recreation. For weekly paper, this holiday week is their only opportunity during the entire year, to ask for relaxation of their constant ser 1 vice. and almost with fear and trembling they came to us a short time since and expressed perfect willingness to enter heartily into such an arrangement with us, providing we thought best to adopt that usage this year. Being full of sympathy for the sore fingered gentry, we said with much emphasis; ''No! we must have paper eoery sceet ta tue year." (Modifiying our voice somewhat,) "but perhaps a Ho1S- dag paper got out by us might possibly ease up op you little." We therefore announce that the NEWS for next week will be purely holiday sheet, and will be devoted almost exclusively to Christmas and New Years stories, sketches, poems &c. The paper will be smaller in size than our regular edition, containing only six columns to the page, and being of that class of matter, which, if two weeks old, will be none the less interesting, the edition will be nearly or quite finished this week, thus giving the above mentioned sufferers, their coveted holiday vacation. By this plan we shall not be able to give Gay local news, or correspondence next week, and our correspondents will please be guided accordingly; take f1rst-class holiday rest, and be prepared to give us their spiciest communications for the first week in Jan uary. If any of our readers will be dis pleased with this substitute for our regular edition, for just this one week only in year. we shall feel indeed very sorry. INat Waste Basket.-Mr. Editor: It always seemed to me queer, that editors will not publish any thing, be it ever so cute, smart, pithy or interesting, that comes from an anonymous writer. You throw it into the 'saoaste basket" As 6lWhyS uNNG uo0 o otAOu6 NSoAS " Ao"N into that waste basket, I ventured the other day to propose to you, that l would from time to time, examine the basket, and cul from it the grain, and on my own responsibility present my culling therefrom ) to you again for publication. was some- what surprised, for obvious reasons to me. that you so readily accepted my offer. l was also surprised to find such large quantity of manuscript, in all sorts and kinds of photography, chirography, etymol- .ogy, syntax, prosody, ct cetera. To illus trate,-"Mr. Editor: what does your man ''Didimus" who writes to you from Mt. Riga mean, when he speaks of stench of burnt fethers of hens &c., on Thanksgiv- in day? it tant tru no more honester people lives than we an it's vile stander. IL tant true that we had a hogshed of orsters with Salratus in it, it's lie." Yours . RIGA. 'The next paper I found, was poetical effusion which reads thus. ] Conn Western Railroad. The iron rail is all laid,
 7 The connections are all made, F The engine is on the track,
 And there is nothing we lack. a We are happy as we can be,
 Like the nigger when set free,
 For our railroad is all done
 And we'll ride to the setting sun.
 The cars are handsome and fair,