Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-17
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"Winter is the coldest season of tEs
mostly. In some countries winter comes
in the summer, and then it is very pleas
ant. wish winter came in summer in
in this country, which is the best Gov
ernment the sun ever shown upon. Then
we could go skating bare-footed and
slide down hill in linen trousers. We
could SNOWFALL without getting our fin
gers cold-and men who go out
sleigh-riding wouldn't have to stop
at hotels to warm, as they do
now. 1t SHOWS more in the winter
than it does at any other season of the
year.. This is because so many cutters
and sleighs are made then. Ice grows
much better in winter than in summer,
which was an Inconvenience before the
discovery of ice houses. Water that is
left out of doors is apt to freeze at this
season. Some folks take in their wells
and cisterns on cold night and keep
them by. the FIRE, SO they don't freeze.
Skating is great fun in the winter.
The boys get their skates on when the
river is frozen. over, and race, play
tag. break through the ice, and get
wet all over (they get drowned some-
times, and are brought home all drip
ping, which makes their mothers
scold, getting water over the carpet
in the front room), fall and break their
heads, and enjoy themselves in many
other ways. A wicked boy once stole
my skates and ran off with them, and /
couldn't catch him, Mother said -
"Never mind; punishment will over
take him." There amt much sleigh
riding except in winter. Folks
don't seem to care about it in warm
weather: Grown up boys and girls
like to go sleigh-riding the boys gem
orally drive with one hand aud help the
girls hold mufs with the other. Brother
Bob let me go along little way once
when he took Celia Ann Crane out
sleigh-riding. and I thought he paid
more attention to holding the muff than
he did to holding the horse. SNOWFALL
ing is a winter sport. l have snow
balled in the summer, but we used hard
apples. It isn't so amusing as it is in
the winter, somehow" -s
The last meeting OF the Irish Reform
League was held on the 18th. The
chairman, Mr.. Edward Knevil, observed
that there was little to hope for Ireland
from the Imperial Parliament, and COM
planned in the most unrestricted manner
of the sufferings OF the poor, uown-rrot-
den country with the habeas corpus act
suspended, free expression of opinion re-
stricted, and informers crossing their
every path. M
He, however, was of the class who
held that the best interests of Ireland
could only be served by strict adherence
to peace, law and order. After length
ened condemnation of the Government,
Mr.. Knevil said that to secure the free
dom and happiness of his adopted coun-
try, he would, if necessary, cheerfully
offer his life.
A STORY is told of New England
city clergyman, who, one Monday last
summer, visitedthe market early in the
morning. Whilethere, his attention was
called to some very fine Strawberries
He wished very much to purchase some,
but IT being SO very early in the morning,
it occurred to him that they must have
been picked ON Sunday, and of course he
could not purchase or use anything which
had been procured under such circum-
stances. He inquired of the farmer,
Mr.. Smith, were these berries picked on
Sunday2' Mr.. Smith, with sly twin
kle in his eye replied "No, Doctor,
they were picked this morning. but they
grew on Sunday"
The Chicago papers record case of
heartless cruelty. A mother left her in
fant child upon railroad track to be
killed, in order to rid herself of the re-
sponsibility of its care.
The Greensboro IN. C.) Patriot has
suffered temporary suspension on ac-
count Of an attachment issued by mis-
take. - s54s
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