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MISC CELLAN Y.
wIsTtR wEArBRg AND SCENERY
IN NORTH sW DE a--HANARD
TAYLOR an Cl1OvEH."

BoaA = - Nt<ON re-
Bsysrd Taylor spent the past winter In
nssthern Sweden, IN latitade 65, which IL
DssFiy 20 degrees north Of the latitude Of
Laks Superior, He travels about with
female friend for coach mas, tDot so bad
20 marry -coachmsn" in Swedsn.) aud had
Q right glorious tims Here him tell it:
The cold, however, played some grotesquo
pranks withfas. Ny beard, mosstsehe. cap
And fur collar, we're soon one uudivided lamp
Of ice. Our eyelsshes became snow white
aed heavy With fSost, aud 10 required con.
stans molten 70 keep them from freezing to-
gssher We sav everything ihroagh yisors
barred With ivory Oar eyebrows add bair
were ss hoAry ss those Of an octogeaarian,
aud our cheeks mixture Of crimson aud
orage, 50 ,hsi ve we're scarcely recognizable
By sseh other. Every cue We met bad saos-
white locks, no matter how youthful the face,
aud, whatever was the oolor Of our horses
ststartipg, We always drove milk.whiie steeds
at the close Of che post The irritation Of
our nostrils oecasiosed the greatest inoon.
vsBisnee, and, a. the handkerchief frozo in.
staHtly, 1t soon became a matter Of pain aud
difksalty 10 use them. You might IS we'll
attempt TO blow your nose with poplar
chip. We could not bare our bands min
use. without feeling An iron grasp Of cold
which seemed TO squeeze the Aesh like vice,
aud turn the yerJ blood 10 ice. IE other
respects We Wero warm and jolly, aud have
rarely beeu ia bigbsF spirits The sir was
sxqudtsly sweet aud pure, aud l could
oPsn my mouth (as far q its ley grating
psrniitsdl aud lhhale full draugbts ihto thS
luaes vith ddieioRs sensation of PsfFsah-.
meet and sxAilhTation had pos sxpseted
70 hsd saeh freedom Of respiration 10 90 low
. temperature Some descriptions Of severe
cold 10 Csnaea aud Siberia, which l have
read, state Al lueh times the air occasions
tingliBg. smshiBg sensation IL the thsoas
asd iangs, ba experienced nothing q lt
This IS AFttis travel AZ last By Odia,
Il h gloFiossl The smooth, arm sDsA crisp
anA psFs - tlsbaster, over uhisb cor sleig6.
Funsers talt with the ripping, musicai mur
muF of sSssnSF brooks The SPARKLING.
essstbless Grmamsnt; ths gorgeous, rosy
aush u Hpsrniog. sloWly dsepsaius unlil ths
ogtaEs dte Of ths swn eats ths kcgissn ths
golden bhsa Of the tops Of ths broBss aFs
tAs giistisiBg q the classy bifehss he loae,
dsssEy rsssp of che lsudsosps shs isy zee
TAR II re PsFfset cir the tioglinR q che
roessd Ilsod 10 every vein, eli slsFt 70 gsssd
the outbosts q lie aeainst ths bssiogisE sold
--it is supeFb TIE Bstivss themselves
spoks q che esld a. being uausaaily severe,
end us scongsatulstsd snrssivns sii the more
90 eos sasy sadaSssea q Had us jadgsd
oaiy n 0Hg osn ssasatiors. We sh0uld not
have tslisVed abe iesaPrraturs 70 ba BoaFly
% los
To sua ress q iiftls after tsn and have
nsysi seen aayibiur aosf thst tho illamina.
lion bf she isfes - ard 81 y asldsiu be lsvol
arsure beams for.svsa - nd day .bs sss toa
noe ibaa eight deafsss shove ths boFisSn
l "a tsps q ihs trees ouly. usTs toachsd
I stii ssd salid as irau and covered uith
syArkiinE fret srysfsls. thsir trucks Wsfs
/ slkuTsa e. blsaifg grid sd their foiises b
aksFy orssgs hfssu TIE delicpts guFpls
I sjrays q she hireh csslri Eiih ~. glitter
Y he iike wsads of tafsr ssd snsthyst, SOD
y as slopes q gifgin shoa stfsfchinr iesafds
! ks sas saons uith sra ftiFeet ssaroa elsans
(. Fhsfe y BofhinG eqasi 20 this 10 ibs Boath
.--nastins - tFsessesdsafly Fish. dazsiiae
80 sisgisaa itsllsa dssas eoa tailishtl
fssaaet nurbass fbees Es sss sysgy dsy, aot
Ia she.s, f.dies rapidly IL ths tshsa tasr
"a ansk. hsi Iingefing fos heal shsf hoal
/ wish sssrc. q tssTeasa ~ sPlsstog 6tsaaes
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ssssous ,hoarkt 10 Sd IL ihs aiatei
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