The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-02
A NATIONS .sNOONiN'.r
After Hard Years work Every.
body Takes n Days kes'--Ehe
DAYS. DOings.

After n Hard Years Work Eyesys
body Takes n Days hest--Ehe
Days. Ooings.
The holidays are over. The long look
ed for, swestly anticipated festival,
ChristmGs 1877, has come and gone a.
have many before It and nothing but Ten:
der memories and sonSenirs oil the Z
TO hallow the associations oil une
mind with The anniversary just passed
down the abyss Of time. A few abort days
have passed since II was Christmas night
ali It's blaze Of Light and many
ioyOuS, festivities. Yet on New Years
dsy, 1873, the streets were thronsea
pleaure-seekers, the various
haiIs occupied with gay dancers,
md hundreds Of happy homes-hUedNit
ne family and friends, all intent upon
enjoying The society Of each other and the
many good things provided, made q PIC.
ture pleasant to contemplate. But from
scenes Of happy home gathering, we pass
10 those more public in character,
and which fall more properly within the
scope Of 4 newspaper article.
As indicated In q short article which
appeared In yesterday mornings paper,
he IsTELLiGEscER furnishes a Happy
New Year greeting to its readers In sew
erai different languages. Asour emissary
passed up Market street yesterday, he
waved bis hand to q German friend and
out: Es2
"A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU"
The Teuton smiled and responded in
the rich, full tone peculiar to the Ger
mans.
HGtuakiA Nea JatrF :,
A little further on he met his French
acquaintance, and again he repeated the
universal greeting, "Happy New Year +
10 the liquid, flowing accent oil the
French, the party last named replied:
"Js tous sonhaif bon aaeeF"
A Hebrew was the next person encoun-
tered. The reporter did not notice that
the latter took no interest in all the mer-
that was going on around him.
The emissary had forgotten that the He
brew does not believe in or celebrate the
Christians New Year. He greeted the
Hebrew with the usual Happy New
Year ~ but the latter shook his head and
said await until next September, when 1t
Is New Year's, and l will wish you "A
Happy New Year,"
"What will you say y was the'report'
er's next inquiry.
II will say
LsHAsA ToBA TrKAsErP
which literally means, 'May a good year
be inscribed 10 you inthe book OF life"
was the reply.
Then we came across astout Hollander,
and as we passed the days ~salutation TO
him he lifted his hat CALAMITY and re-
aE<n slueaisha nes Jahr%
WAN LEE INTERVIEWED.
The efervescent and uncongealed
Wah Lee, the washee washee man Of
street, was also talked to on the
subject. Wah said: "Me washee all die
yeafee round. Me no get good Mclean
monee. Mclean man go see girlee
too muchee in carriage, and Chinaman
no get what Mclean man owes him.
no like Mclean mans New Yearee;
TOO much dlinkee and eatec. Chinaman
no likee such nonsense; n dollee tlty
centee dozen, wahee washee all year"
But 10 pass TO the entertainments oil
the day and evening, We would first re.
fer 10
THE oHILDRES's JUBILEE
at the Opera House last night, which was
one Of ihose things too big to describe
fully on New Years day. 1t was the 10th
OF the Sunday School OF the
Eng. Lutheran Church, by many regard.
ed AZ the largest and most vigorous Sum
day School in West Virginia. The
crowd was immense - the house was
as II never was before. A very
elaborate programme had been prepared
by the pastor and printed 10 excellent
style by Messrs. Allen, Lane & Scott, Of
Philadelphia, as a New Years gift to the
Mission. The scholars Of the school, be-
tween 400 and 500, were arranged in bou.
quet form, making a most beautiful tab
leau, so that when the curtain rose there
was a universal ou.burst Of admiration
from the immense audience. This hay
ing passed away,
EHappy New Year to alp
was sung by the schoolin excellent time
and correctness. The New Years in.
troit was then read Respectively, and
Rev. J. ". Lake, OF Grafton, West Va,
led in prayer. Then followed the reports
Of officers. The Secretary, William Hug.
gins, reported an enrolment oil 5O6
officers, teachers aud scholars, and an
average attendance Of 407; 971 strangers
the school during the year; 10
scholars died during the year, and 20
with the church.
The report Of the acting Treasurer,
John Fl. Zsveley, made the following ex.
hibit:1s-.
sunday eOllecticns..--.,,....,...-.-siI g
No. % Festiyal................".'...''.'.'. y ~
Little Brown Jugi..........- ........--.-......''.' zSo @
Christmas offerings. leS W
ghieS. With he nst proceeds Of the Anniversary,
will make about $3.50.
Reports being ended, the prominent
Of the evening was presented.
rhis was a concert exercise entitled,
me Iiqht House, prepared originally by
he Superintendent Of one Of the largest
sunday Schools in the U. s., s. D. Jones,
.. T.,f Tka axarofaa on1afak.