New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-28
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AFhiL sHoWIks.-Thubd.r and lightsiay il gst;ng
isshiohsha 20" ds!s We hsd sootser spieodii e1oi
o" VI " 'ass eveeins at O'Clock. sccom pshiei with
enough to save ono nights abor of tn street
sweep per- Ibs day had been yer n-yet no. and "a
nsh s'o"hS Lite coo.rr tbe sorld out t, breathe
'o'! run The storm csme suddsnly, fsw boxed
'0i 0nn Yves upon them In five msuies from the frs;
cry! we could zee nobing-ths atmo.phsre >. shes, o
nSy water AS fol upon the grouad It rolled aoa, be
fore the wind Ike upD the beach Nearly =. rb4
puthe buildings in The Cy b4d their flags wing a. h.lt
mast e. token Of remembrance the noble band Of
nen "ho pershed On Iuesd-y evening S7y,ra of thsss
were torn nom Their pos and Others u,ered and VII,
Pd 'hemseVes into Strng' in sor: of mad agony 50
oeb'' Was the wster in the air bs We could not see from
1he ITtE@ Office across the Park tSresd the signs in
biosdwsy We could only the gas lights assbing I'D
here and there where the sudien which over.
spread The esrh r-ndrsd necessary The stage driver.
bad tine-such time There was no he adny ay.iast
the fury Of the driving blsst Those bound d,wnwa-d
could pot 90 Those gong up could MT STOP Tae thou
SANDS OF pederans where but where they DO
e az tuch tine dis over At one N ,nsnt
the street II fuiiyou them wsisog loupgag Standing
then you zee them ruu-how thy did las: nigh,
and then sou oOnt zee thsm at all they are gone
Once in a while fellow with umbrella thnss he will
not give up and under shelter We several Of them
yesterday For while they manage to Keep tne force nf
o. tueir btdOr, Oct Tue WHO
upon their heels bslow the umbrella with the for,s Of
cataract Pretty the wind grow stronger aud ayay
went UMBRELLA scuddDg before the wind onw ard and
upward Ike storm tossed balloon IIa ha,' shouted
another, o be looked at ae as,onished umbrella victim
You ddn hOd You must holo hafl 10 such a syD1
ar this The spesEer do hold bu he looked very much
ssfonshed nhen his shield turned wron side out and
left him sbeleress though he only b. Id in bis hand
walking stiCk The amung of such stJrn ashis ia
toe city enough 10 Stir the rsbites of defeaei Of
fee reel Sometimes dozen twenty men take .heltr
under awning which 10 tue midst Of :he storm taxes to
itse wings and flies iha street. esvlogs very fol
ish set bItds stondng ebele-ss upon the pavement
All well they of than thou .and. esey
day in The Ctytbey always sheteress except while
they borrow temporary covering for their heads which
sudden gnst OF IN sfoune wron side out the
umbrella. sorm blows away se the is. avn
ing, and tenseo how they hudde and pack the nsevs
inio the recess OF your doorway 1t was dry there
ute bgo the wind comes round the corner aad thsy
all dripping wet Now rec them scud away for home
zone oter shelter the storm uls little Il was
time for here the rain az lin. Hos 1t does thunder
and how the lightning sends its red of fire across
the dsrIDiDg sky This April shower healthy in
vgorsDg shower How it will make the grass grow and
the birds ring TO day in the country
BY the way shall hardly have a spring this year.
Summer is starting full A-dged from the arms OF Winter
like Unicorn f;om tho brain of Jove. The gradual aud
doubtful progress OF warmth from the equinox to May day.
has not advened We have lad OF the sunoy days
and frosty nights the cold aud Harm clearngs which
usual btruP gle for mastery through April Wioter held
urdsputtd sway until last week, and Summer
almost enthroned The sudden transition serOusly a s
the undenhted sed thick booted czsns a0d they
pant and sweat like July when they least pected t
Well let summer come with is lightning aud hundsr end
eud6e sbo lint bas do. nd
his usurpaou Of two months of Spring may be forgiven
and forgotten if be has finally distressed with his last
"appesIance for the seasoD'
S-The storm continued uuil after midnight AT
II A The r4s h.d ceased. and the wiad blowing
th The lightning simos; ncessant for six hours
MoyISG.Sympioms of the ussai vernal hegira AMI
fest about town The ladies, resolved into committee ot the
whoe, have been nsitutng ch-poking into each
others parors, panres and kitchens, fudine who
every cody s wha every body has how ybody lives
How hirgs looked furnished deleeable theme fo
ss,ion, and do tells you can thinks, and de lsres
are formulas in grea, demspd just Carpets begin
cone up aius down. and busliDg usekeepars
their glory cap borders f4rng cap strings flying
away they 60 from garret to bs semeh like the mercury
charge able weather. If It's not moving why then it's
cleaning and qoiet men have peace Of their lives.
Closets ransscked Their contents tumbed out ino
subteonean forces venture boldly up you meet them
the stair in The halls just bouncing on, OF just
breaking into another You step upon something yielding
you think it's The lap dog you jump spssnodcaly; you
aInot hear yep you look down, and Il ere isa damp
saop and nothing more You enter your rOom-yOur
own pivae soRoum, hed sacred from the intrusion
OF all outside barbarans save under strict statute Of
limitations The enemy possession they thought
had gone 10 Providence DrovdeDiiay you there
in the nick Of time There a rousDg fire in the CRATE
and through the bars you the Larred ends of half
dozen of your old love letters; they aroog up your
Ispers They have just tumbed your boots, youc slip
ptr your trunks your coats your unnameaoes and nde
scribabts into grand hesp upon the floor and the
whilom well filed closet is as empty fars cell Pa
pers nd letters litter where a carpet has ben aud
u smiling red fingered Mesian Is IN the act Of ctIrIag
them up into bssket you enter They have you al an
adyartsce YOU are defea,ed-n fact: hors 6e cooqLat
You can't help you ashamed to fly into passion
you know least you n'nk you know these things must
be done and you dumb AZ you retreat you stumble
over pail OF whewGsh into the ex;eaded arms OF an
Uncle Tom you meet recruit just coming TO the res
cue swaying a broom, that mighty symbol of domestic
power There nothing for but 10 fly ncontnenty and
away YOU CO. But the grand movement Of crockery aud
kettles mirrors and mahogany is YET TO coms-whn tue
Pepate shall be brought forth, borne little way to be
again set up 10 new shrine Household gods josde
gods route drsymen in ther glory while
s around IN cellar and garret and boFn stone front the
rents 60 sublmely mp.
HIALrH OF .IupGH NORRIS The health of Judge H.
has become 70 much improved that he paid visit yester
day to the Court rooms and f7 we'll that he talked OF
,esumipg in some degree official business but was for the
present dh.uaded from it 1t will probably be three or