The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-21

lovers lor iDcH are more or less OF AL =
VIC salute YOU most obscquiouSly this winter
| morning. SO Rem the blrSscdcSt day Of the
year, and venture our final warning to you
! 10 bc ready to celebrate it in heart and spirit
| as il should be celebrated. We have had no
peach and honey this morning, rs was our
custom in days by-Cone; and you may judge
of our christian iortitudc when we maintain
, IN air of checrtulncss notwithstanding that
we are deprived OF an enjoyment no man
can appreciate who has not known it. How
poor in spirit, how dull in fancy. how igno-
rant Of the real eXcelling feltciiics Of life
| We're the Greeks and Romans, who talked of
| the nectar Of their gods. when they had
never tasted peach and honey before break
| fast. But wc forget; it is sinful to make
people unhappy by reminding them of plea
sllrcs that may not now be within their
| reach. We commend those to cgg-nog and
other things they better understand.
We have not doubt that there will be
much preparation for Christmas, and that
people lave been aided by these ntallibIe
| chronicles in selecting things appropriate
for the day. We venture to hope that
they have proftcd by the moraIzng Of the
melancholy jacques, with his frame be-
icagu.rcd with aches, physc, and physi-
cauS. keeping himself iuh!ant by imagining
the Joys of others, cooling fcyers by thinking
of the frosty caucuscrs.
! But this is bother y" bring along the
| hoe.cake," done or not. There is 10 time in
these q,lick-moving days for garrulity. So,
friends, let Us TO the point, which is TO
glance at the columns of the Dispatch and
| see what we want and where TO get it:
First. however. lei lis say, to the provoca-
ton Of tongues to the watering mood, that
4 Il l., t,l1
ing about. We have fine saddle Of rcniSon
from Mr.. u. y. CoGBlLL, of the Cogbili
House, CuNmgtCn--that calm, yirtuouS vii
lage nestled on the bank Of Jackson'S river,
surrounded hv tail mountains whose sum-
mit> are to-day brilliant with the decorations
OF frost. Now, this present is exquisite.
The meat i a> fresh and sweet as morning
in the mountains. It is heavy and plump,
and along the rlInp it is thick laid with fat
as white rs marble. We have tasted it! We
must tell YOU. And. oh. shades OF I'll men
who lived while they lived, from Epicurus
down, what treat. We must not tell it too
loud. tor they may come trouping around Us.
Then, let us quietly remark thai incomparl-
BILE were the rashcrs OF this treat broilcd
and floating in butter, with buckwhcatS, etc.
What gift. Oh, vcn!SoD,-oh, bcnl>on,- -
oh. dear, ora pro moths.
We think this will aYengc Us OH those who
| have forgotten us,
joins {. PAGE, 1l2l Main street. This
opens another and Il very bright page in our
boot and shoe SECTIONS. This old establish
mvnt haS maintained an excellent footing in
lll" trade, and has been great public benc-
a,ctHr in refreshing and cnligiitcning lncn' :
understandings. How! You ask. Well, by
%iyin% ia" foot liberty from Suiierln%s ami
-conj,S which destroy all reasonable, all use
iul action of the mind Willie they last. Not
only docs Mr. Page thus bless men. but
has The honor ui cncaSn@ gracefully
the loot OF lovely woman he has the art to
10 il. lie c3niincs not his tradc 10 the
limited scope OF the shoemaker whose motto
Was "H.aS cmScau rCcti." but lIr aSprcS to
the broader range 0t art of the rival of the
shoemaker aforesaid, who tauntngIy hoistcd
its his chart "meR'$ and ronCaS c0hSctd
rccit." [Wc'll bet some churI who has heard
il will laugh. Exactly what we want him
to dol Mr. r@-c has an extensive and fash
iouahlr stock, lllst suited 10 the taste and
the times.
\. :. JOHNSON, 2oi Broad street. This is
another of those tempting stores that com.
i,inc solids. ana Sweets, and fluids in such Il
manner Us TO take the caterer captive. From
mincc-nicat to icllic>. from rum to champagne,
&C., Mr.. johnson is well supplied. Then
; there is canned fruit, flour, and buckwhcat. II
: that don't make up Il respectable commiSSiry
department we give ii up.
j. HENRY GRAFTON, No. Ninth street
Though well in the flesh, "e may address IN
luG,ntatlon TO the shades of GRAFTON; but
in vain may we attempt to exercise them. 1t
is lis craft to 20 Oh making shades As fast
1 is people puy them. and though the world
: is full Of ieaou>eS, ii is his vocation to go or
: milking also the eyc-rcStraining article ol
n that name What are we to do with sucl
: Il fellow: Should he be abated: You may
Try it; hut WE doubt whether he will cycl
c abate the prices of his windowshades, cur
: tainS, ottonans, ha>sacks. etc. We dom
I know what the last article is. You had bet
:. ter 90 and scc Really, we are sure his ware.
: are good aud reasonable. Try him.
e No. 204 Seventeenth street EXPOSES toy.
l. for little boys and girls. The assortment i
: choice. and the attendance charming. Iht
| place will be delightful to the little people.
{. SIMMONS d Co.., next to the Dispatch office
Hats, caps, etc. 1t is hardly supposable tha
l ANYBODY should get next door to the DIS
I pG!ch Office who could not pass muster alte
5 the most searching review. So those wht
would bring their heads level with average
} crowns of society had better get Simmons
! Thus accoutred man will feel on an average
} and the genuine swell will be satisfied he il
huckeberry above some other people
nersmmou, SimmonS's stock is new ant
stylish.
GEORGE w. GARY, No. 3 Governor street
Here we have caught printer in the net
| How came he here: He comes in such
questionable shape we must speak TO him
Man of types and printers ink, in the name
of the last fast printing press, what have yot
rot! He holds up his gilt, and red, and greer
VERY much grceny and we Iead lhrlsthH
and new years printing; wedding, vlSitnS
invitation cards, etc, and etc. He'll do all
these well. our word for it; and beas klnu 81
YOU can, yet beware Of the printer. W.
know the printer well, Horatio! OF which
we are one of whom. and "a fellow" !" "tali
ing makes Us wou(rous kind > 10 the commu
nifty.
\. ANToNI, No. -1l05 Main street. The
nalne Of this gentleman (who is Roman
was undoubtedly originally Antony, and he
is of the saine family with the distinguished
Mark Antony. He has improved upon the
example of his ilustrious ancestor, and H.
stead of wasting his talents in hopeless and
reckless adventures and love excursions on
idle streams he is making money by making
conserVes and candies for the :" first and
second citizen" and finally the whole pub
lie. Vastly more sensible and profitable than
saving the air in phrenzy over the dead
body of Caesar. What folly that was-what
good sense las come to Il later generation OF
Antonys! All Egypt could not supply
Cleopatra such means to rcsaie the eldtr
| artn,, ~, our Dtoni Iaily dSDayS for the