Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-01-20
HARRISBURG C0RRE>r0NDENCE.
FnpAY, Jan. Is, 1868.
This is "blue Friday" indeed hirly
ihi. morning | WIS awaErnrh by tic min

This is "blue Friday" indeed Early
ihla morning, | was awakened by the rain
upon the LJuc-!!Ae root above me Ny
at,t apprehension Of The liquid visitation
was the '',oGnd 4 many waters" falling
IS il il torrents, aud making NE ,huller
70 th.uk Of the sailors, soldiers, aud Others
Exposed to the 'pi;!lrss pcit.nga" OF tbs
cold, ras, January storm. 1t afterwards
subsilei into one Of those regular, SLOW,
gentle pat, pat, Pa'r,.'ngs," which in
cLiiihooa's glad time, as in .obcrcr aan
hoods ir4L4qii Lo-ss. 50 delight that
would Jay AWAKE all ui.ht to hy@r-but
r.e Music is too mciuaIousiy soothing to
resist, ami il oaFr.es Que away captive into
prcamlaui
Harrisburg is getting to haze great
numbcr OF mechanics and dry lahorcr-
F,c i1iuri with RAIN to Nuke 'he u ,fuius
w.ra.ag iolr ,S'.. ,ayiy l,I&-aad it wa,
curl..~ g.. S.. tae lanterns n.uias about
all ,,c>.iug Al every corner. Even tho
s4o con! L1t iis-ipa,e the e;oom--shceis
Of rpia desyoi.dr! Iu tasLes, and Occasion
ais we're driven hy the winl IN blild.uy
fury agains; r.y winiow Members
were gone on second vacaiiln-markcrs
aud trade dull in short, everything was
awfu!ly uniutcrc-ting to those who just
then had nothing to do but TO indulge In
the dumps, yawu, and-srowl.
But, about noon, "things' wonderfully
revived Uut came the sun, with all his
glory on; never smiled the SKY 50 serencly
blue nor ever looked the tisccy clouds SO
beautiful. Dripping umbrellas were col
lapsed "folks" coDiesccnded TO salute
each other, and be cheerful the wind
came Up dry and bracing; and all seemed
TO think this a toieiable world after all.
Were some military genius 10 dissipate
the g'Oom which overhsngs the fierce con
test between the Right, and Rebellion, o
how soon should w. all forget th5 long,
fearful storm-night through which we are
passing aud how wpul We hail the Ina,
triumph Of Eternal Justice over Tyrauny
and Wrong. God speed the hour
This rain must do damage where earth
is SO frozen as not to soak up such deluge
of water The Su-quehanna and its trib-
utaries are swollen with turbid current
Hu. in this section the water is wau;cd-
springs are dry, aud wells low. 4 gentle
man from Somerset says cattle upon their
mountain gladcs have actually suffered for
want Of drink
Tie election Of our own RAMsEY as L.
:. Senator from Minnesota, is hailed with
delight in this quarter. He makes good,
numerically, our loss OF WILMoT, and is
one of your reliables of "ye olden Time"
Next Monday, is the election for State
Treasurer Withou, dissenting voice,
HENRY d. MOORE is the Republican can
didatc for reelection. His management
Of the State Finances has been such-as
is acknowledged by a!l-that only par'y
dulI can cause his defeat Happy will it
be- for the state, if Magra,h succeeds, if
he shows so fair a record.
Not hike Of snow to be seen, here
lut they i, til Us taat ambitious people
in Cumberland, Ferry, aud other counties
north and west Of Us, arc at least ''g5inc
through the motions" Of sleigh riding
rather rough slellHs, We guess "