, 1866-01-04
4 EACE on RUNNERS.



mere was oeanshui slc1gn'nS IN sew iots
gives the following lively description OF tie
e1el-bing saturnalia, from which we make the
following extracts:
h,a.,, ~ c,u ,-,,u ,,x,. ~ -,
snow hesan M 10 ,an asain a., aeo9t ,o1 noon, en
Thara Saa -" orv arannnt ~ ,".i,.< nn3 1nn,
har ~ mneets w Int ~ s,Hes ~ thn ts,i.tno
IN, rncd Wcre .hcanrJ with sofs S9 s9nw nni
III liz Del Selirtous pleasure Of being spii,sd o oui
OF @ sleigh, In company with merry com,
panions, has come to be proverblal There
Is only one pleasure more delightful, and
that Is -
,ncsgea IN ox on,ane1 n4e5 Ct vehicles h. n,o,e
thing coming TO 8 claotfc conclusion in the
white bosom Of q snow bank i; md It was our
fortune to witness such combined contest
IT Tie toad i tSronscd Witb s1etat, hut nost
OF them drive quickly to one side. and leave a
bread. bright avenue In the ccutra Of the
road. as thrce sIcirhs come suddenly dashfno,
down The rocd. thg horses almost 11ocE- -and,
ncck.: md every driTsr nsjn- the EhIn with
diligence, and shouting IS If mad. -"
drawn by 1ne stecds, and eaca occupied BY
lady ard gentleman. The third Is an enor-
nous box on runners, dragged by four coach
horses, anu c:amred to oyeztlowlnT with
hsetty sn's. 1he 9lo gentleman #ho hoidS
wi,n3s tsn,oia eernsra!pr ~ n1ss -
rts 'sms.s s.ssY eHHoyluf eiSssu-
.ior ~ aS aas tb snh1 ~ us sosh rnI.ans
10y ;ia VIZ 1919 .uo9Et suu Ha1a. =. u1o' ~
ana hesFlly laoen' IL bravery no'os a1s own N
a. a,r;n ~ faat ~ ".n ~ M5uE sno" o1s rpm
ai'is ,Ies o,,7 " sh.ioi .n sr;t tns
EHts s4teni y. auu stl'4Sn WIZ Itu. A1e1, tne OLA
nan lays en w nofses 1anks vigorously
Eats ny o'l, 1a1 tlppc!5 a1e plo"n oloit, aau
THE GRAND sTKEcGLE
the gazing throrgs Of the roadsidcs, amid
uprcaTous cheers and cries OF "Go 1t, old
man ~ stNrhip N, rcd head ~ 1.-TWO to one
On the girls !'' nl'll bet On the deacon ~
s'Pat him on the back, Sally ~ F" Eooray!
hoorayt' HIIcld the old mans wielt'
Hang op, Molly ~ tsTen to one on the big
sleigh p "How's your poor fo.t, Eleano-o-
oo-ora " and kindred expressions Of mirth
and encouragement
Now opc sleigh Is ahead, then the other.
Tho steam rises from the horses backs In
clouds, the foam Of their gasplng Is white On
their breasts; the red nose Of the Professor
like a coal Of fire :. The girls suucal louder
than ever, and the young men Ia the smaller
sle1gls are beginning to Wax proiane, in spite
Of female influence. Tie race, however, Is
destined to terminate by
CATASTROPHE
rh;c,, M ono d-cnno5 ~ ~ .hs ,rt.ot AND
,rh;st .;11 re,,1ox T. Jio,t - e 5.o.J 1g,,.1a
,,ta ,t,na;n ~ e1a1nh ~ W oeelao "h'eA
= tI1'or ~ a1a.i. LILLE - .t .s r.
ana -; pntatate .usn ~ .s fuau .o - -
t;,,a1 o;5tane.,a5 tnt tn.t - ~ nanao,a | ~
t1,rHn in the road = TIrhty snow.hasS lifis On
hich O crest OF lazzlus whlteness, and al
etrties nerve themselyes for the dangers Of
the passage. But the chcsnut mare on The IN
EpCes, The horse behfnd trips on tie lees Of
his predecessor md goes down On Lis head
WITH tremendous force, Both Of the small
s1cicbs arc unset Quick IS wink. aud their
contents are launched out into the soft snow,
The big sleigh thunders behind. All Of tho
coach-hofzes 70 down as naturally as a row
Of hricks. nui the big bor rolls over on its
si1e vith a r1,r,hi;rncro rhoyo ia = chorus