Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-01-21
How 70 Mod crate the weather.


gives his plan of moderating the weather.
How would some of our readers like to
try his plan:
"Come Brick shut up your sanctum
and jump in with as for wee ridel'-
This in clarion tones, spoke Lawrence,
and we obeyed, for it was the FIRST sleigh
ride of the season.
1t was roomy slaigh. Seats for four
And there was take notice or I" N b.
Hatcher and "Johnny Roach" whose
name it is Jimmy Carrow, and Lawrence
who drove, and the itemizer hereof
Twas cold, Oh mol So we bundled.
Mid furs and wrappers, ears mufled, hands
gloved and glass thing with hole in it,
we started. Stopped at Spiers' to steal q
lemon. Very nice lemons but little tart :?
Drove around town. Fine town. Nice
city Like it with great muchuess. May
become possessor by purchase if we can't
steal it. Good sleighng. Fine horses.
Social pilgrims behind them. Easy glid-
ing vehicle. Warm robes but very chilly
to day. We glide along with some rapid
ness We turned corner and drove with
much vehemency in the trail of the north
| pole or star? That polar star is rather
bright pun?
Went to North La Crosse. Stopped at
JOS, 10 had crater. Jo had nutmeg Nice
eggs are the nutm eggs. We poured
genial liquor from the glass thing Have
We Bourbon among US? Guess not
Genial liquid fell into Eve glasses Sent
in reinsorcements in shape OF loaf sugar.
Emptied in mildly of hot water. Sugar
and water fought with great spiril. Filed
in some nutmeg. delicious to the nostrils
Chased the Jumps Of sugar around with
spoon. Blessed are the peace makers;
and in went some lemon peal. We ap.
peal to you, temperance readers, If twas
not good all imbibed. "Ho' and it van.
isheth. More Of the same kind Weather
began to moderate. All got in. Drove
out in the country. Came back. Too
cold up north for fine blood like ours
Stopped at JOS. 10 keeps hot water,
sugar and nutm.eggs. Duplicated drinks.
Very cold when we went in. Quite mod.
crate when We came out? First cold and
then balmy9 We whipped the glass thing.
Rode back to sanctum. Replenished the
brittle reservoir. Fine old whisky. Ten
dollars gallon. Must pay the revenue,
you know.
Started again. Weather moderating
Horses went off With spirits Rode to
Becker's. Becker is Teu,on who lveth
below La Crosse. He keeps hot water
aud nutuegs Large glasses! Twas
cold. Weather very changeabls. Mod.
Grated the weather again. Take much
science to moderate. Here is the re. rec.
reci what do yon call it2
Sugar, some.
Lemon skin, few fragments.
Nutmegs puly, NIT rasp slightly.
And that is all
II it appears too thin, add two ounces
of best wh-what you call it? Makes all
moderates with more regular moderation
with some of the wh--in it.
Got little too much sugar in the first
dividend Made another calcula.ion.-
Used the the tumbler cs basis. Had
fine luck. Very fragrant. Weather very
moderate. Becker's stove and walls Of
his small mansion trenbled little from
heat We emerged from Beckers. The
sleigh slipped around gently while stand.
ing still, hu. we all got in. How the
weather will affect sleighs We turned
round four times. SO rs to get a good start.
Did you ever drive with the lines crossed
It's NICE
The road was good TO good. Couldn't
afford to spoil it. Drove on the edge Of it.
The edge had moderated and we wen:
down bank nine feet 10 see how was The
skating, could you tell2 We sent the
horses on. Very neet horses. They trav.
eled swiftly. Five men halted them while
we were trying the skating. Then We
walked half a mile. Nothing like exer'
else when seighing after the weather has
moderated. It helps digestion. All hands
got in sleigh. Never saw such vehicle.
Never saw such roads. A deceittul log
whiuh was ten feet from the track when
We went up got in the track when we re
turned. and had showed the track ten feet
TO the left II man don't want his logs
run over he'd better take his logs home.
And If that other man don't want his rail
fence torn down he'd better have q board
fence /! Aud il that other man expects us
to chase red cow i've times around his
wood pile with one slei gh, four men in
trent OF and two horses in cutter, and
then not catch the COW, he 6 sold!
Very mo'rate weather. Valuable re.
rec.recipe for melting the water. Sugar
Lemon! wateri Nutmeg puly. Try It!
We got home! Weather so moderate We
dispensed with hat overcoat, mufer, init.
tens, gloves, overshoes aud glass thing
with hole m it. Felt sleepy. Came to
sanctum somebody had broken in. Large
desk had been rolled to the other end Of
the room Side board was bottom side
upl Stove was turned around! Centre
table reversed Case of birds all changed
places. Dumb bell, foiIs, short swords
and revolvsrs all in convention on the
floor. Picture Of George Washington, Ed.
ward Everett, Douglas, all winking at US.
Never dare leave them chaps in sane>
tum alone again .m..-.... ...
p S.--The weather was not quite 40
moderate next morning! n..
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