, 1866-02-17

In the cCnfse Of half an hour the noses Of the
ere. escaedtngly r7nen. Slowly he fsct d.wned
ppon them that they were hoaxed. and then rapidly
they betook themselves to c4pL Jack Nel.on, who,
eay young eilov, Who vii be hTonghs to answer
for hia little g1me this morning at the Armory The
three Erccnhorns met lair in tie evening At fash.
t1on. Their hoEses szte, bur a1as thes green
bucks were gone toftver4
THE SNOW STORM.
Little Romance.
The fnry OF the eto,m was almost entirely over
yesterday. The Rtnd WIS stin very heree and the
cold tntente, but the snow had becumo 80 packed,
IN The strccts At least that the binding whtrs and
edatts Of brilliant crystals no longer ded the air
and intcrfeEed with travel. But ont she ptairie
the rosda were etil rendered almost tmpassablt BY
The deep sDow drifts and the emitting blasts which
caps Of the drifts and hnslcd them a. If In Wild
fpoFt acrnss the broad expanse. Those rho
We1e forced TO ieave their homes 4 IN early hour
turc eren inside The city, and no ons ventured in
from The country. except b. lhe r1ilsosas, which
s,Trc, ~ NsSo a , ine sz o. .ss
Of men md. strange uelusion people even preferred
hanging on 10 the platforms 70 walking. Few
salutatinn Of 'how do you do'' was chanced to
how much below zero r. The answers RANGED every.
here 1om one degree down 10 thirty, according 10
eep. psea o tne 6 r., s
even colder thsn the morning prev1nus Al a. N. It
WAS Is dee below zero, and n tie afternoon 10 deg
Of tkating srd .ltiGhing and The lew vehicles out
on the tcets were those forced by necessity to face
the lceland!c zephJr., On The several railroads
o. nc 81; & seas
them to do most Of their running b. tagging" III
obedience to frequent telelHaehlc osde1s. EEen
tfh r. @,ns Ps Tss ps & Ps S1,
snd thote which came in On tac bad fearful stones
Of % tae 6 rsiroad employee. condnetors md engness
Fela had slight experiences Of thi. lind,
ford 10 be Scry thankful that ,hey hsd hred no
wo1e- /, Is het worthy Of remark that although
this has been one Of the most revere. although
history Of Ctiaro yet there have been no Instances
reported Of persons being frozen to death, Or were
70 frozen as to rqnle immediate assistance and
"ufp~ " OF ears, noses, nngcEs and toes have been
irnnne'1h!c, bat no lives have been greatly eudan-
eercd. Thtre was rumr yesterday that tso Or
their home from the Foster school in the extreme
northwestern part Of the city. An tnEe.t1Eaton
S ee e es Il
going home ncroee the prairie. from the school
mentioned, was overcome by the tntense cold and,
that sss va sss en5l ,d md ssR sst
IVA. upon the very verge Of death. when m Older
ebi!d came along from the tchool, picked her up
and carried her home.
iaie ou the same night, man rang the bell at
the door Of private residence on North iasalle
tt1eet, and beFEed for adm1ttauee TO 6re. He WIS
rHafSrdly r. dressed eons.dssaby under the tn.1ae1ee
head. the blood from Rhich had poured down over
his clothes. rendering him rha.tly spectacle. He
said that be lived seventeen miles HON the Michl
Ezn Southern Railroad. when at home, that he had
been drucrcd. robbed Of tss, and then be.ten and
applicd- took him IN and gave hin shelter for the
nlEht-no doubt reseutnc him ncm freezing to
deAlh II his two fingers eats and note were E1eaay
considerably Affected by the fro<t
A romance almost ending IN 4 tragedy. Is also re-
ported 10 hare taken place On "Wednesday last. On
Tuesday night one of The last trains uhleh came In
sossiorn dansel III her @ aasesienats a sva,n, run.
asny couple who had ERtaed already the adaRe that
.'uue love never did run emooth," and taken the
marry without the consent OF the young lady par
ente The girls tafher had gone away On business.
she knew moi where, and the lovers thought they
could nestr ret better chance for "headtng OF
The old man" than By coming to Chlcaeo and flying
the hymenial knot befort he returned. Uufo1tu-
na.ely, hoxeva. ,he fstheI got 70 Ghlesso on the
teleG1aphed to his home that be was laid up here
by etzess Of weather and would not be home for
three q four da5a IN u probability This telspssm
gave indication to the mother, who Immediately
sent back the laeopie and startling reply, "Sn.ie
1an on yestszsay with jim, to ca;saeo M Catch
ent f,aEted forthwith On bis cha.e from one hotel
TO enothes, tnquiEng ios The rnnaways, bnt not M
observed, - Jim'a intentions vrse perfectly hon.
ossoe, I'D di he w.s jast Ts;unine from difficult
The botel where be and his bride were etay;ne and
there Inaas The twain one nes5, when
ing > sornidaese caderi. md hs:tenins
from the Metropolitan Hotel over 10 the Brig
1teure. snspeefine the ~tsr,hy nnan'e aFand, Jim
these wmtsd until the amateur detective cana hur-
r1edly forth from the Briggs. and m1de his way to
the Sherman, still hellgrrently aoar,shns his
70 be lost. narteutng ahead to The stopping plste
jim bad tnat une 10 get oui biz intended ndde,
door when Pa,eTtaniias pan'ed up .he stairs ttom
counter Yes, the n1mea we1e ihere be had loond
u The ss vSo e II nqssd
not te 10 whom The bill had Been paid and be knew
nothinx OF their morements, bat be would inquire.
e did s1 s9 r. ,s,f y n s
sno,Sss. @ Meantime jim aad bis aaaeee br hsd not q
teen idle Al lve15 stable near by they obtained
bosse and eieixh and s1Etcd ont over the psalr.e
At ful1 speed. bound for a hote1 at Uownrs Grove,
wnerc some one had 1old jim be eould md shelter
1n aasa &c e .os. ne' s w., :hs't
ssisst ihst The % sos.e uis se gain ND again
tn.them and three times tbe elcigh was oyeuurned.
tale Of snow driving rwifly through he a{r Blinded
both driver md horte from time to time and seemed
1 5s M hs n nsspt 81 ii a..
anlelopement. most calculated TO chill the fever Q!
fa1a &c
hy he he1vy s!eep which @ RseceSes death by
before ner lover also became incapable OF directing
the movements Of biz horse. Both sat whipped In
that sleep which, II uninterrupted IN til easly eta
r., k19ws no owakfng-<sap.dIy < tseszn0 TO death.
+Eiaegkd On through the heavy alifts, and fn,lly
TUNED sside 70 shs dooE ofs noTss whsrs bis ngh;
woman were taken ont OF the sleigh, carried into
the, house. md gradually were brought
Fly alive - 10 the i aaiian, jtne pstshy thssed
1tps murmured the words little rife," term OF
eodearment By which be frequently bad addressed
given them shelter fmc1ed them min md vile, and
eatee. assigned them the sauaa apartment. The
Should rot Be SLOWED To- 10 taiE 10 Jim md su.s
oonsslesoed quietly. and were socn pronounced out
Of dsnEss Md, md ee:Tnd i5oze1 .a sass
snsie,t taihe., xno bad b1avejy Kept ~
his chase. got on The track OF the runaways aud
overlook them At the house whele they had been
90 kindly cared for. He was ut nIst highly tndlG
nant, and bis explanation Of the relations o! ths
parties produced no little conste1naton 10 the
| household. *'What can't be Cared must be en-
might as well be married, md married they wert
e 10 FL h1 f b1 the tbe est
and now releuted father came back to chicago ani
look an afternoon TAN back to Indiana.