St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-12-31
Our New York Letter.

| FooT-LIGHT>-THE 80. a. L.
NEW YORK. Dec. p. 1873.
10 the Editor of tie FdIedOnian
They say that IA green Christina,
makes Il fat churchyard." and if that i.
Il fact, look ont for corpulcnt cemeterie.
in this vicinity. for certainly the balmy
air at this writing >avOrs of spring rith-
cr than December. One can hardly
suppose that New York is so small OF
50 quiet ii place us to be entirely over
looked by the clerk of the weather, and
as the familiar proximity of the jersey
shore forbids the >upposition that Man
hatten has Suddenly been translated to
those tabled isles of the blest." where
winters blasts are unknown. the only
plausible Theory lett is that the afore-
SAID clerk, under the confusing influence
OF holiday conViviality, has stuck into
old Father kuickerbockcr'S stocking the
Christmas gift intended tor the Bermu-
das. 1t is IL very pleasant mistake fer
us, though. and only fear, that seeing
this letter, and. being reninded, of his
error, he will send our aspiring mercury
dOwDse keepc0hpauy with that OF our
nefghB6fs.e ,ths O.
l.ee But IF y anil wind that blows no
body good, and frosty air and carpet
of snow can come none too soon for
those gay sleighs that line the walks in
front ot stables and can riage bazaars.
The+c have waited long foI their oppur
tunItN, and now, with THEN gracefully
curNIng fronts and Swan-head orrIa-
mentS. they look for all the world like
Il lot of big turkey cocks strnttiny proud
~ III the face of heaven to provoke the
storm that Is to raise them from contact
with lgnuhle plamk> and stones that
will bring out the bells and he belIes ::
that will paint faiI checks with the
hca'tlIe>t rouge. make bright ewes
brighter still, and make these earthly
horses. that now plod quietly along be
fore rumbling wheels. look like the fire
breathing >tec,> of JoNt.
That is one side of the wintrv picture.
The other, equally familiar, but mulch
less pleasing. Is the suffering ot he city :
poor :; class only too numerous in these
times. Fol them no such compensation
pleasures aIe in prospect. hut only an
agglavatlnn oi >IitftTing> which hut tor
the spirit which has gained ion New
"lk The proud title. ''CitN OF Chair
ties. would soon he beyond endurance
Fairs. benefit performances. aud sub
>ciIptIonS are not neglected amid the
being wrought. that might cover Il mul-
titudr OF sins. Fhc Hebrews. alwa\ ;
generous To 1hril own. at least, have
just closed Il grand fair that Melted oven
>lOD.0O0 t"l charities sake. at Barnum'>
HippodIomc. which is soon to hc the
scene of Moody and sankey's lahor>
among the spiritually INDECENT, mon have
the Gcntilrs been far behind.
Another movement has recently been
81 WI i''i" NV H. ubl tNdtllN
IN the same line. is sufficiently COM
mendablc to hr worthy of mention here.
and thai l. the. effort of "a certain !i;iicS'
>ncictN. To- lessen the severity of the
rules iEp"scd upon the shop girl~ in
our large stores. While MI. Beish has
been hard at work all these wears re
>cmtimg and avemgimg the slightest in
jury to his tour-lcgged prOtegc>. Il great
lack of humanity. To SAY the least. has
here gone hitherto umrehukcd. The
laws OF the State have long forbidden
the abuse OF oNcrtaNimg of Il horse. but
till now. strange To say, nobody has
seemed Ia think ii necessary to fix any
limit To the endurance OF working wo-
man.
The society referred to aim at reform
employers. and still more in the bar
barorIS rules now generally enforced.
which torbi'. the SalcSwomlan from sit
ting down to rest Il moment while ON
duty. even when unoccupied. 1t is
hoped and believed. that these efforts
supported a> they are 10y the press and
public opinion. will not only succeed
here. but will cause Il similar movement
III other cities.
y new chess lion from England. Mr..
Bird, is attracting mush attention among
the deNotcc> of the game here. for the
ease and rapidity with which h" >lalIgh-
tiers his opponents.
y mandate has come down from Al
bamy which dI>hanl> four regiments of
the military in which Gotham delights
These noble Home Guards" plead hard
for existence. but GOV. Tilden having
made up his mind that their valuable
services are hardly worth the numerous
thousands which they anmually cost the
State. is memorable. and insists that
they must hereafter find some other
amusement than playing soldier.
The Ncw Iorb Hc,uH. which would
surely die without lis little sensations.
is now dcvoting its douhle-lcaded col
umns te Il grand expose of il new and
terrible secret society which it claims
/ to have discovered. This dreadful band
"t kmow-nothimgS is called the Order of
: United Americans. and j. said Ia have
for its object the total exclusion OF Ro-
+ man Catholics from office. and the ad-
v"cary of Il third term. But then the
+ HcrdId is rather given to drawing the
long how. and till further Developments.
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