The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1857-05-09

i SAtN VANNA ~
seats caFrsA
question. Ana. NEST
horses ID the city drs wood.
en- runners, i'd which we're De-, Ssnan
and lady. Nay were d fine looRa
and bore off the pain, for fast driving,
as the mosi lndicrons sleigh conveyah-
Letter from Chicago.
All, reader! and thereby hangs d tale
1t was q New Years day fix that fur famed
city Of the West-even the New Years day
Of '56. Since Christmas, winter had set III Id
good .old-fashioned earnestness. Snow had
fallen to the depth Of several inches, and being
firm and hard made excellent sleighing-a rare
thing in the city.
Indeed our winters seem sadly dege>
Of late, being much more mild and free rs.
snow than III the days Of our fathers perhaps
to accommodate them to orr failing health and
strength; for this latter fact is but too appa-
rent,
Yet this New Years day seemed more 4
type OF the old time. It was cold, yet not too
cold, and the sleighing was excellent. Every
body THAT had o suitable conveyance, or could
get one, even Of any price, was out enjoying
the sport only the more keenly to be enjoyed
for its rarity. It was indeed a gala day !;
pn,sns so ana a;e oea a.:n y. overhead, Drlsn,er ana
s.s.ss1s nn. WI - sluman HEARTS oeasihS
~ ioyousiy yelea'Ms I. !.
busily engaged in attending to the reception Of
q large quantity Of goods, just arrived.
Nas youns ~, Dut iass rising n wealth a.
with him all the habits of strict attention to
BUSINESS WHICH .hey generated. WINE there
was augh, OF thaI 70 claim ms attention, pleas.
VIZ ll.st " waived. therefore,, when he dld
s.su n'nissl up y rs elJoyments u was Win q
av .i:w AeA'; lsa,url.y Waril-hearted anu I'M
PuiSiye, ahd sociai @itnai, as such persons must
~, ~ h !. Y eljoyeu society. And when he
ebierea Y, ne was ever 9 welcome companion,
n uou. wv - VT una .ne opposite SEX And
now' c'9s'ns ms DOCKS win a TOOK OF satisiac-
"o. ~, .o uosell aiie' 70 eve hl'nselt
X ,M ~ = lasa Sala =, 'h,s annual gam Jay.
nhlo business was pehding ne had closed
,at !; a. = ~ = ~ e'st 'oul now ne coiila
a w. AL. ~ ~ ,ea I'LL NY u unnsaa, SUI IN 'he streets
a,a IN. ~ ~ ~, iN, ~ii,e ,m nan oeen engaged within
VIZ ~ p'a', ~ H. ~ ~ uee ~. l.e my cohlhiouoh without.
:, :, =. a. sans io.'n .nc streets presented a
it - wv 'aI. seeae. a inofe l'ot'ey homogeneous
! nc, sen las ~ we're not easy TO imagine.
oush ne anu MARTY, are always infections,
a Uni l'i.lese sooh caugnt inc spirit. lie, too,
! WV ~ IN, ; snI s,susels : out now
~, ~ inluitVd ~ several sIa9les Tor a sleigh.
ds,..oa ! : pe nau.i e. nc was not easily
a ~ anu, moreover, nag an nnusual share
Sorsas - ,,a H.. !, - eIaeu one o'9 tne nhest
a av : y II NV o,A.nat ne was sure. lie
a.sMIa 49, IT,, NUN y remote part OF the
s. = a, Wae.e NJ nag usually Kept lS', he had
oie ny loeleeo = par q wooden runners. lie
W. uu 10 81 Ssana ~ s'nl m; way q conveyance could
h tot h ~ 4 ~ i. us aanAee ingenuity must
oe 1rousht " the service:
,,ara sanoa "a \" .ne s.ape. ne runners
the other na - svoa o.ue.i put now lor
reason or other heon 20 s.oa 'aas nau i1r soIe
.ias on, - ~ osus. peci sawed apart and nicely
- 'sas $50 ~ oo.o.o inll' instantly a part OF
eon,sart p N s snu 'u ~ III. IN 2 rev minutes a
~ l a.;sa ssat "as aaoea' ana he was ready
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