The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-12


it has to be done in such slippery places,
second, because it involves sach a disa- /
greeable amount of physical cxcrtion
Guy says it is SO pleasant to skate with
young lady possibly, to his taste, but
should prefer the young lady in a warm
room, with an occasional glass of some
thing hot, ITO made 1t more binding"
Skaters can to my mind, only be accounted
for on the pious principle of the old nur-
sery rhyme
Let dogs delight
To bark and bite.
For It's their nature to-
Yes, there is one other class which re-
jOlces in the cold weather. That class is
the fraternity of pork-packcrs. In only
one season, that Of 1853, within the past
six years have there been so many hogs
packed in this market as in this wear.
From October 1st to December 7th, 5S7.-
1913 hogs we're received here, Of which
1882 only were shipped, leaving 40
85G for the packers. As an indication Of
the ac witty in the business at present,
very. nearly l5O,0 900 live and dressed hogs
were received here. Facts are stubborn
things, aud Cincinnati may as well take
down her sign OF q Porkopois" Our bic
packing establishments here think moth
ing Of putting through half dozen
hogs per minute in each. Enter one OF
these odoriferOus concerns and you will
see that almost before porker's lat yell
has ceased to reverberate in your ears, he
is scaldcd, scraped, emptied Of his inter
nal arrar gements and hung UP to cool.
Fancy this sort Of thing going on in
score Of establishments, more, for aught
know, as long as cool weather lasts, and
you will be prepared, as | am, to expect
larger return of the ''pork-crop' this year
than ever before from Chicago.
The great event Of the week past has
been the production of . Undine' at the
Crosby Opera House Great things were
expected of this piece, because much was
promised, and we knew manager Hess so
well that we believed him, but we have
been disappointed, happily disappointed
in finding every brilliant expectation which
we had formed exceeded by the reality
Such spectacle as . Undine" has never
been witnessed before in this country. and
long will the time be before it is surpass-
ed. Both in ballet and scenic effect it
challenges criticism and rivalry, and marks
an era in the history of Chicago amusc-
ments Hitherto we have taken our grand
sensations, except the opera, second hand
from New York. Now We reverse
that order of things, for from here Tn
dine will go to Boston and New York
Songs such as Jackson's g Pour the Red
Wine the several choruses, especially
those Tor male voices; scenes which sur
pass all our widest conceptions of the
beauty of fairy-land, ballet which quite
casts in the shade all which we have ever
seen before, all these combine to render
this the grandest and most effective spec
tacle ever witnessed in this country.
Barney Williams and wife are playin g
at McVicker's, and, considering the pow
crful attraction of " Undine," have been
doing good business.
Woods museum has been doing little or
nothing in consequence of the attractions
against it. BY and by the managers OF
this festive establishment may possibly dis
cover that the production of old plays,
however attractive in times past, will not
pay against heavy sensational attractions
at other places.
a very funny case is just now in one
of our courts. a bold theological gueril-
la sort of fellow, Rev. Mr.. Cole, runs a
church on his own hook down on the south
side. He collects money for improvements,
necessary expenses, etc, and somehow al
ways comes out on the wrong side of the
ledger. Among his weaknesses are oys-
tiers. They are his necessary expenses,
sundrios, you understand Not long
since he started for New York to get aid
for his church. An oyster dealer, an
unregeneratcd soul, stood at the depot and
demanded compensation, and he would
have it. Now the reverend gentleman
brings suit fer damage to his character by
the detention G..