New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-26
" We woke at dawn, and saw 'he tfees
Before osr windows whites
Their limbs were clad with SNOW IKE tors.
save that the outer sdss were dHTs
Ito h.-s sgatu.f IN. lisnf -

Like bare against the light"
The sky has still Wintry gloom and seems sulenly
To- threaten another supply. Leather mocoasins ana
urs are in great demand and dealers IN these articles
have fair chance 20 make q spec" upon the skne
of our unfortunate animals The soft summer, WIN
lie balmy atmosphere it, rich Oriental skies, It's br-
liant flowers and gorgeous trees, and ts musketo heas
and aes has. indeed gone, and old grsy-headed VIM
ter with rheumatic limbs, bleared eyes ana shlveilng
form spreading merrily OF mournfuily as you pea-e
thick mantle OF pure White around, oeAeo'h
beyond
The ancient Mississippi II now ccgged up with ice;
and loaded wagons drawn by shagyy mules trayope
the river from Illinois HOwn TO St. Louis. They have
done so since Saturday, and most likely Will DO 80 III
some time 10 come, fOr ~ far ar the eve can reach
there extends one corged mas OF cakod ice damned
into small pummock-" "a Dr.. Kare Gale tenn u
still monotOnOus uniformity.
Crowds cross the river every day RON mo,n,y to
night aud knots of adniriug looker"n watch tie og
eyoutions of number Of skaters as they dart mer
down The river. number OF booths also have te-u
erected and individuals il by elegant a'tre
invite with stentOrsn voices, al 10 usrake If the.f
delicate fare at dime each. Walk il, boys, says
one sign "vOu r. al WELCOME, proyii NJ alwaP~ -Vth
boy" have the inevitable dime The curiosity u
the people is also appealed 70 by some aspiring W.
am ipifators of the great Eastern H.utr-.' s. ~
is called, Mr. Baruum, WHO present 10 q E4mbec o.
gaming bows aud mtu The trmqiny iudGeem.0t To be-
hold, Tor OILY dime, "a bear with TWO iegs = x-
legged sleep etc, etc.. etc. Iro.essed e,lrer
has erected regret 20 cay. t,at L.u tie skating
the Others ia inducing men 10 try their luck and VIZ
a couple o. dollars rom hun" Can there BE- 10 spot
where these terrible excluded II there -,
il must be lar from ~ Lcgs. Wat si,u the cre-
these men. and pr.l-nut ndv dual, VINO moons l.
patrons that
90 II b. lad 50 ucA notey q. b. could sfcuo
He would Lot c-s peanuts 10 sc.,'
INTERN nged with the boserou- shouts o. ne ssstcs
slider and the loOkerS-on the music of noi-y lhrI-
organ. and the rumble % tht wagons quite 81 nec
ard confused Babel exists temporarily the zee % le
Mississippi. nne man. animated by -plrit -ucA ~
exists in Irving Prescott, has erected unstable
and tardy bur stil ju, AID noble memorial 10 the
chivarc aud herOi' Ferdinand &C Soto. Upon the
waters of that river into which, by toe dim -taEAg
bis creeping followers placed his body has t,i- Annrl
can, three hundred year after the ~ c.ee,ei rs
tribute Of admiration and respect. square .oulIo'
ice, six feet gh, with rude imitation OF cIs-
in iee, is placed upon level space abo1, oyrter ~
mile from the shore Upon ttis i posted te ic'.rp
ton, In memory OF De Soto, which quote Ei5 lat
saying, Il will my sou to my Maker Gnd my Coz! 10
the watsrs.' Below i placed one OF Couple e!e-
CANT engravings from Powels great picture represent,
ing the " Burial OF De Soto" That work > 200 vel
known TO give description Of il, bat 20 one gazing
upon il when walking upon that river n wdicn the
Spanard lies, Il calls ~ tear for his fate, reverence
fer his discovery. crowd gathered around Z, aud
various and amusing were the remarks made ~
be drowned here says one gazing az il with m le
reverence. "Wbo rds hef mutters a tall sscuI-
6r. looking 81 il with black piercing eyre. yoang
nan, with shaggy OyegcOat and Hungarian hat. ~
formed those around o' tb,r espec a. ethcst'ou ina.