Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-22
Old Fashioned Winter.


Ever could recocct there has authorize
i've ubiquitous and invisible individual called the oldest
nhabnt" who forever dcprccisting the present and
magniying thc gories OF former ages. His standing
theme the wonders of his youti-which away
back into the dim regions OF the myths In that du,ky
,iuiy. Slurcan epoch nature more prolific than in
hec degenerate iaySanj always brought forth
proiisou> bulk The weather that universal topic of
elegant entertaining aud fashionable conversation
uegiecel by the yarn.spnuing old gentleman aud often
heard him wondering BOYS the marvels
Of the winters OF his youthNhen he a barc-headed,
pareooel urchn aud burrowei his way through the
his traps tocatch snowbirds Ia those gigantic DAYS
the rivers all blocked up with ice and wagons and
could cross them in seCurty-ani the in.
,ariatiy a. deep ieuce-rail,
llng due deductions tor the eNaggeraton admissible
20 oral over written narrative think the present winter
bids r take the wind OF the garrulous old gentle
mans sails aud many chap OF five years wllnow gather
the materials Tor astonishing the boynood of sixty wears
heuSs with the horrors OF prmeva winters. In day
certainly have known such superabuniance OF
ia this region As heavy falls may have been known but
obey rarely remained upon the ground longer than three
or four days This has been upon more than two
weeks has been twice aug nented and promises before
: done attain the dignity OF scandinavian winter
TO be precise for future reference saturday the 9Th
tended from North Carolina below the Blue Ridge 10 a.
far Norha have heard from at varying aud increased
depths. On saturday following the 9TH inst there
another fall OF OF inches On SATURDAY the
18th, the weather delightful, and the rapid
y disappearing in the exposed parts OF the streets But
the dty only proved a weather brceder"-and next
morning, SUNDAY, the Goth, woke another avalanche
and the process of showing, which country boys call
" me old picking tie qoosc" continued with
slight interuis,ons throughout that day and resumed
aud continued Tor the early portion of yesterday The
precise depth OF have not ascer;aiucd bur
Pre- 'umc it ranges from eight to twelve inches.
Ageuuenim, who has KEEP, thermometer and watched
is bearings for - years in Richmond, tells that tie
mercury Tell lower wednesday night the 9th than he
had known during that period 1t descended to
below On that night, witnessed the process OF
-now-formation Tf which had often read and with
which the Car Ji Russia i said asonsh strangers ia
= Petersburg, pleasure 1t occurred the Wing
ice. The steam engine there about 10 o'clock emitted
huge volume OF hot vapor which, ascending the
stairway in the of the building became chilled
and condensed and precpitacd in the shape OF per-
feet aud beautiful fakes Of snow.
The immense quantity OF snow now upon the earth will
probably bc followed by more cold weather which will
tend 10 render food scarceor greater quantities
required To sustain the animal system in cold than in
warm NrAttr-aui thereby 10 cuiaucc the suirrng- OF
lr poor. This should be forgotten by those who
ave close wcll-slrnst houses and larlers abuuIany
tored They should remember that there are many hu.
beings Of the sensitive natures with them
selves the victims of cold aud hunger-who have neither
bread Tor their bellies rament- for their bodies.
We fear too, the anil cold combined will have a
very destructive effect upon paridse. and all small
game Every generous sportsman will exert himself to
shelter and protect them The wretch who at such sea-
-on, should deliberately kill partridge would merit
worse fate than Hamau'-