Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-04-12
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Passengers by Railroad who trasel mach
have suffered not little this winter from de-
tention occasioned by snow storms and snow
drifts. We CHANGED to be one of coach-load
that was beleaguered, week ago, for about
three hours, on the Central road. A light
snow had fallen the night before upon the mass
Of old snow, and the wind springing up and
blowing gale, the track was filled in deep
cut. An army Of Knights of the Shovel was
soon on hand, and while they were quarrelling
with the drifts, the passengers attempted to
"kill time" They succeeded pretty well. An
elderly. jocnnd looking gentleman took his turn
to warm himself by the stove. While enjoy
ing this luxury, he suddenly exclaimed-"This
is the meanest country was ever in, in my
life~
Nobody replied to The remark, though he ev-
identity expected that somebody would. Pres
emily he broke out again:
IL never did see such mean country as this
is! have heard tell Of York State before.
This is the FIRST time was ever in it. and do
hope it will be the last"
man near by, who had been foT Eve minutes
engaged in devouring an apple. Said he
"Dont see what you find to make fuss
ouOus JILL ccC ysaistsS hOtu "'uuO"SW
the car that is dero2atOry to New York as
State"
"Can't ell :" exclaimed our grumbler. "Yes
can! see enough to disgust me with II.
and to make me wish had never seen so mean
State as your State is r.
At this a New Yorker fred up and sung
out
See here. my friend! What is the E'atler
with New York;
"Afatter :" replied the other, "matter enough!
Here is New York-the Empire State-the
biggest and weakhiest State in the Union"
1--WE know all that"
-"Of course you do-no disputing it hus
as was sayng-here in New York, this great
State boasting of her square miles and her
millions Of population, and yet SO mean that
she can't afford but three feet of snow on a Ier-
ell! detest such State -
A roar Of laughter followed this unexpected
announcement. One old chap sung out
"Say, Mister = ......f,. f.,.It
"Say what r
"Say this. You talk about snow. Amt il
deep enough for you heres How deep is il
where you cum froma Where did you cum
from. any way?"
".M! came from the Superior country"
"How deePs the snow up your way 3"
"Deep! Bless you, my dear old boy We
don't pretend TO live anywhere where it ain't
twenty-five feet on a level-and as to drifts
talk about your Peak Of Teneriffe and your
Himmalayan mountains! Mere knobs COM
pared with them!''
They all let "Old Superior" go after that.
Another old fellow insisted that the snow
was deep enough in Otsego county to suit any,
body. He said when the third storm came,
the Schoolmaster was boarding out his week
with him. He st,id five weeks, and then be-
gan to get uneasy. The School house was half
mile away. One morning pedagogue deter
mined to travel out and find the School House.
He started on the crust, and after traversing
the usual route, and getting into what he be-
lieved to be the immediate vicinity Of the
School House, he was non.plussed. No build
ing was in sight. He thought at one time that
he had found it. but the object that attracted his
attention turned out to be the top Of maple
tree. Searching around further, he suddenly
slumped through the snow and landed IN the
School room! He went through the Chimney!
Two days afterwards the Trustees drew him
out with rope!
"WelI :" exclaimed another man, at the end
Of this yarn, ''this is a winter that Clay and
Webster would have enjoyed if they had been
alive ~
"Clay and Webstery y cried out dozen,
"what on earth has this winter tcdo with shem2"
"a good deal" he replied; sit is Nation
al Winter. 1t knows no North, no South, no
East, no West. They are skating in Florida.
buried in New York, all ice and cold on the
Mississippi, and are having considerable win-
ter down East" @
Just at this moment, the snow having been
cleared away, loot ! toot screamed the whis-
tie, and the train moved on An hour was
pleasantly killed.