The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-08

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they are pessoos OF Intelligence ana
culture, quite capable Of performing
the responsible duties Of their position;
there are some exceptions. however.
The majority Of them ere ladies'. and
womsnliks. when the material for .
newsy. spicy San FraDcisco letter runs
short, they evolve from their imagine
tive brains thse which will make their
letters most acceptable to the peculiar
class Of persoos who read the papsn
they represent. The Chroniek Of last
Sunday took occasion 70 administer .
sewers rebuks 10 one Of this class Of
writer's. which - will no doubt re-
member for seos time 10 come.
It seems that abe attended the An
tbors' Carnival. and in her weekly re-
port she stiematizsd The manager -
" vulgar disciples Of Baochus," and
naeni6ed esanonplaes inclden.s into
scenes Of coarse vulsssity. In feet, her
KEEN sys Nv more. end hsr dull. un-
spprseiativs. narrow mind understood
les than soy OF the vast uusbee Of
our best citizens who attended and
approved Of il. Not sstisAed with
liboli.g the msuagers. sbe. in keeping
With The custom Of her eek. grossly
attacked tho chastity Of the ladies who
took part in tas performance. and closed
with wholesale attack on tho morals
Of the community.
Il il strange. but nsvsrtheless true.
that ladies 10 general (thsre ere excep-
tions) glory in the opportunity Of Civ
ing currency to scandal. It seems to
DO . second nature with them. Mothers
feel that thsy have isscn lax in their
duty il they have not instructed Mary
Ann or Sarah Jane in the vice OF talking
unexpectedly Of their female acquaint.
ances; and have no doubt that the
young lady who has. In this instance.
acted 20 iDjudiciously. will in maturer
years place the blame where 1t very
properly bslongs-on the training re-
ceived from her parents.
Today il Christmas, the day Of all
days, and the season when it 10 expected
that you. my reader. ~ we'll ~ me, will
10y ssids our grievances. annoysnces
aud prejudices. and wish friends and
enemies alike merry Christmas and .
happy New Year! Nay, more than
this 10 expected. You must, il You do
net want to be considered mean. mani
test your forgiveness and kindly spirit
in substantial way in the form Of ,
gift Of some kind. -
II Is more . pleasure than task for
mo to comply with these time. WON
castoms, . the earliest years Of my
life have bssn devoted 70 the cultiva-
ton Of . generous and fosgiving spirit.
Without any oompunction or woanding
Of my personal feelings I can wish ono
and all OF my readers prosperous and
happy New Year. Can sou do a
much?
The weather for the past ten dsys
has been the coolest ever known in the
memory Of the Oldest resident OF San
Francisco. In the southern part Of the
city - we'll - in OAKLAND the water
pipes froze up, - that in some inssanoes
occupants Of houses were without water
for two or three days. The children
have INDUCED in the luxury Of slidioe
on ice. which. Of course. was somethins
novel to them. Reports from vArious
parts Of the State ore 10 tho effect that
no damage has been done By the frost,
and that the prospects for . GOOD crop
OF cereals - we'll - fruit ere 0aceursg.
ing. Il 10 thought BY many that hence.
forward times will improve. and that
the coming year will be ths most pros
porous ever known on this coest.
II there = arything that ! despise
about Christmas. and which seems TO
be part and parcsl Of the seasons fss-
tivities. Il IL the youthfel. dirty. faced
neamudin Of boy Who fastens the
uppsr end Of his anatomy 70 the email
end Of . iish horn and blows until be
surus psrpls from Lon Of wind. Whore
and whsn thb ussarthly custom origin
atsd, q By whom il Vas invented, I am
Of . los to know. But one thing I do
know. ~ tt 10 . Nuisance: and IL
only had . mortgage on the lives Of
the toaO1ths Who make money b. thu
annoying their fsllov-boiugs, would
forsolos0 % quick that they would coon
become extinct. It l. Z natter Of i'm.
possibility % sleep during the early
hoars q might q h The. lsyti2o. and
many peroeas who live ID large eities.
whose labee % dooe q night. have "a
retire l. ~ day. / - one of thss
number. and hsnce ny antipothy "a
small boys Who blow horns for no other
porpose than pure susss1neaa !,
So91e10s-
Duncan. tho sx-Preeideat Of The de-
funet Pioasss Bank. 49, for e. third
time applied for . soduotloA 81 hall.
and has lbe ~ third tune bean refused
By the oapeoA6 Ceaxk !.
In ueaEiealne ths ~ drive % tbd
Pafk. Il ny laSs lsetee, I inadvostently
wrote IAS1oe streee. i ehoutd havs
been Tyler.
Anes, y Il really tsps that you have
sotae 5osgoetsa yoaesslf - 10 Ct mar.
riedl Lean cpe4oss aay othsr olIsosa