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Show Xolcs It oiu Aim). "Juitlcus" wrllea to Ihu Nrs from Almy, under date uf December SOtU aa follows The hilltop surrounding our valley are decked vvllh huullcsur snow, and the merry Jlugle of alelghbells Is heard around, bringing li our mluils the re. collex Hon that "Winter Is Klug." Adelot atckuess la Just liowtx-lrlenced liowtx-lrlenced unnug tho Juvenile, portion of our community. Many of thu brethren bave three or four chlMrin down at the samo tlmo. llrother Wm. Iteese, of No. 3 camp, has lost two of bl lllllu one.;, Ilrither anl hlstir O'Nell, of No. 6 cami,i, havobieu bu riivedoftlulr littlo boy, an I llrolln-r and Hl'ter Cook have !li been slml. larly eflllcted Oluir fumllle. have likewise Ihoi Invaled and tho sjm pathyoflbu Ciilil nullity Is generally extended to them lu their hour or sorrow. sor-row. The riiliica aro not doing much at I resent, owing to the holidays und the ulsieriu of car In which to Ijad the coil. Idle men aru by no lueaii scari i ; but there aro two meu found for onv man's work. A maueradu ball waagtveuln the lemjileof Honor hall, on Christmas live, under the ausrlces of tie "Knight of thu UolJiu l.sglu." Julglug from Ihu number (resent II was totii asocial and financial success Also on Christmas night a ball took place u ndcr thu xusploi s uf tbe 1 umple If Honor, and was well putroulti I hy the ludlis and golitlouiou of Almy aud vlclulty. t oi iderable nrrl was r aulfu I c.1 I v the action of T, Ibunsej sumrlnleudeiitof Ine I'nloil 1 aclllc , iosi mini In Almy who outheUlliof Ibl nionlli. discharged alwut n di leu I mon without any apparent reason. Most of Ihe men held elllclal w.lllon and what aa mi re sixnlllcsnt, every one of thorn vvere"Morninui." 111. I op James Downs, thu mine fonmaii, wa onecftheiiiiiiilier. Home of Ihe inni havo g.r I witk at diguing oil biith w the net will fare Is a matter to lu sell led later mi. |