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THANgsoIvlSo.-A thousand pleasant assocla-
tons cluster around Thanksgiving day. by the
most though,less man it is greeted with wei
come and even in its festivities there is subdued
feeling that comes we scarce know from where.
Perhaps it is because 30 many Of us are of New
England descent, and with the day comes the
mornery of past days and holer hours II we
were 10 suggest change in the manner OF Keep
ing the day, it would be to have it employed In
seeking out the poor and in applying the excess
of expenditure we had appropriated to the day, IN
giving them food to eat and raiment to wcar-for
then we should double the amount OF thanksgv
ing, and the wretched would have cause to remen-
Der it, and hail its approach with Joy. We are
glad to see in several of the papers ausion TO the
poor of our city, in connection with this day. This
is right, and while the press is so influential, it
should exert part of its influence at least, IN
behalf of the INDECENT. There are other streetsln
New York besides Broadway, and other rooms
beside the Concert room. A few blocks of build
inps divide worlds as different almost as paradise
and earth. It would benefit our humanity now
and then to look in upon the shlverlng group
around mere mockery Of fire. and give bread to
those who would feed ravcnously on the very
refuse of countless tables in our city. Many who
find it hard 10 kill time could in this way not
only fill up their leisure hours with employment,
but with the richest happiness on eartf--that OF
conferring happiness on others. Amid the hurry
and clamor of business, and the claims OF plea
sure, we forget the poor and lose sight of the only
true source of happiness. The cold winds that
crept into our window last evening led us to think
of the thousands almost within sight, to whom
the night would be full of suffering. There are
more thrilling tragedies in New-York than the
theatre exhibits, and objects Of compassion de-
manding our strong syn,patnies besides the char
acters in the Mysteries Of Paris.