The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-02-17
FeON tION."
A Halteiously Delighted Correspen'
A STREET CLASS MEETING DOWN
DOUEH.
Uncle Jake and the Professor.
. NV ATHENS COLLEGE,
GRRHHaRrRG GREEN Co. KY.

I
feel % inward satisfaction in know.
ing that you are just now in a sno"
Drift, with tho thermometer down, hov.
exing over the dread point Of twenty OF
thirty degre,s below zero; while I am
basking in; the most genial sunshine
snd breathing the most balmy air that
ever blessed mortal existence in this
sublupary sphere.
| l rejoice to know that your eyes see
nothing but vast expanse Of SNOW,
hiding the earth with all its shrubs and
weeds and thistles from sight while l
look joyfa|ly, maliciously pleased, out
upon the green grass, upon parks Of
green clover, and cattle grazing in the
warm sun or lying down by tho run
ming brook chewing their cud, apon
jacks and jenucts standiag in the cor
nsr Of fen 'es biting each others name,
and sheep by the docks climbing the
bill side, moving up slowly as they nib
bio 1t the. grass greenest in the little
hooks and corners of the way.
1rejoice that when you venture out
at sun rise you do 80 at an infnite risk
Of finding an unusually white spot on
the ehd Of the nose or ear, which,
while it may be ornamental is not agree
able i; that you have to part with FIVE
dollars for mafaer, ten dollars for
fur cap, and twenty-five dollars for an
overcoat OF fur, or else, in your next is
sue, horrify your patrons, by some
friendly hand, With the mourntul intel.
igeuoe Of the sudden and unexpected
exit from this world Of the most enter
prising and genial editor Of Northern
Minnesota, from a want of sufficient
clothing to protect his shadowy exist
ence ssainst the riyors Of = Minnesota
winter. All this, while I am up aud
put 10 the garden at the growing of the
eoek, in ny. morning wrapper aud slip
pers, hearing tho birds sioe, and the
turkeys gobble, and the cows low, and
seeing tho peacock spreading his gor-
eeous tail Of gold aud silver, walking
about 10 The dewy air with the pride
and pomp Of an emperor or the dignity
and assumption Of Pop. Plus Ninth.
I rejoice in the reflection that you
live in 4 country where your subscri.
bers can't come in aud pay up for fear
Of losing their way 10, and losing it out
again, and will hereafter be totally un.
able to pay, because you have lost the
Northern Pacific Railroad !; while 1 am
abiding in land flowing with SO much
milk and honey that every mans wal
let is plump with something besides
printers bills and merchants duns.
Now, if I thought you could bear
soy more, I would tsnderly add that I
am glad there is little prospect Of your
accumulations ever reaching that high
figure, from printing papers, which
would enable you to leave that snowy
region for more cougen,al skies, where
your happiness would equal, and there
fore diminish, mine.
Having exhausted the interesting
subject With which you will regretfally
perceive 1 opened this present commu-
aioation, I would, if I could, gracefully
turn to smother. $50 from the win
dow something to which, though I may
not gracefully turn, is yet in itself a
graceful subject. It is . picture Of
even twenty-four contrabauds Of every
age, Or At any rate as many ages, colors
or sh,des Of one color, looks aud dress
4 halt an hour ago, or about that
I was unfortunately seized with curl
osity, and stepped over to whore The,
were sitting pro'niseuously in odd way
on door steps aud flag stones, leaning
on window sills and gate posts, rccum
bent on weather-beaten benches ane
boxes, Stunning. Jake Was = couspicu
Gus object. He looked to me ike I
peculiar nisger. I perceived be wa
gay N . rat. He stood 10 . pair 0
shoes that kad evidently seen the cob
bler's l.p-steue many . time in a pal
Of venerable breeohes all too short 70
the fashioo, revealing pair Of dilapi
dated ankles without stockings /; aud
coat Of many eolon that had been dye
in - many tubs. He stood under
Aat made Of last years straw, With q
opening in the crown whose diamete
,qpaled the diams,s, Of tho crows
) With one foot poised behind the othe
holding = soery-ook'ng bag in on
hsad and !. homemade twist Of Ks,
tuoky .tseeoad bet" io the other.-
Thecs hs stood. Il was Uncle Jake
. nd hs ~ . picture, standing the
. taking while the twssty y-thrse listeus
soleusly. L vent Up 70 JAKE. says
=. "1akew' aid tae benches ana 4,
: ,toaees ". ,saddealy smpti.d aud 6.
=. posts, relieved, - though : military
tap hAd dropped down. Says I, "Wl
ate you doing here this warm da
d Why ain''t you out on the old farm
10 Goose. Creek?" "Wal," says J,
without moving hair, still holding
=, bsg ana twist With \ steady grip; 9
-. ii town 10 sec what's goia' on; vo {
,. 3. did folte lov.s 70 eiroumloculate !
\. uhi.s folks when - cum JAKE ,
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