Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-12
The Weather.

'Bring cigars and sweep up your mistress y
This cool order given by an East Indian whose
wife had just been reduced to a heap of ashes
by a n-stroke, seems scarcely an exaggera-
ton to the painting sufferers in these summer
days. The old Greek worship of Phgbus
Apollo, the gorgeous temple of the Sun in
Mexico, the Gucber climbing the Eastern
mountains, the Parsee sending up his prayer
to the cool, rosy SUBMITS of the Himalayas,
from his searching valley or rlce-fed-each
and all of these different worships of the sun
seem possible to us, as we swelter in the OPP
pressive heat of this flooding sunshine; and
we glance over our shoulder to see is some
''fast' Pheton has not again set the world on
fire.
We are half inclined, in the old Manichean
spirit to appease with praises the evil that
tormentS us; and like the sailor who prayed
'good lord and good DEVIL" knowing not into
whose hands he NIGH fall. we, to ward off
"stroke," feel our knees giving way beneath
US, and in the sweat of our discomfort, we
would fam give a little alteration to the fiery
influence that overwhems us. The Richmond
papers announce a lecture in that city on
New England as the proper place for the fu-
ture lake of fire and birthstone" Alas, what
ropperhead has revealed to them our scorch-
ing situation. But they themselves are even
in a worse condition, for the Richmond Exam
liner Of July 9TH says
''rhe brick walls of the city give out heat
like a charcoal stove in full blast, and those
who walked the streets traverse corridor of
heated brick, with loop holes for air at the
corners. the thermometer indicated ninety-
four degrees at noon. and at two o'clock P.
NJ, it went a spot or two better in some
localities that concentrated the rays of the
blazing sun with the power of burning glass.
Shirt collars, the few left standing, went
down, and fat men were objects of commits
seration and pity as they sweat and sweltered
undered the very exertion of keeping them
selves COOL"
The army of the Potomac remains quiet un.
der the fiery inhiction; the iron .clads round
Charleston are filled with red hot valor; thu
Mississippi opens its mouth, painting for the
cool courage that has unlocked its letters anC
watch the rise of mercury instead Of the ris
of government securities; Philadelphia gasp
under an ice famine; what with Seymour AM
the Sun it is wonder that New York doe
not run away; ice-stock has risen fifty pc
cent. in Boston. and the Heart of the Com
monwealth still manages to "beat free,
thought for the last few days with somewhat
languid pulsations, not without excuse. Blu
cit is long lane" says the proverb, "that has
no turning" and now that Jupiter Tonans
frowns, and Jupiter Pluvious weeps. we NAV
hope that the sun-god thrown into the shade
by the mightier Powers, may have his ardent
propensities taken out of him, and his nro.
miscuous kissings softened of their fire. Tife
seems to take new start from this COOLING ~
the atmosphere, and a fresher activity, ner
vadng affairs, will bring results as acceptabl
as this invigorating air that seems to hav
walked out of its summer sleep and reall
come to life again.