The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-24

The weather yesterday was all that the most In
veterate grumber could have desired. In fact, IL
put everybody In bad hum0r. The school boys,
who consider Saturday q sacred holiday. when the
sun ought 70 SHINE It's brightest were out OF sorts
all day long. The business men who had to muile
up and put on their heavy rubbers and suffer a
stand up martyrdom gong down IN
the nasty dead.straw smelling and
stages, were as cross as bears with sore heads.
Even the little newsboys, whose stock in trade was
put in jeopardy when no friendly awning could be
found TO give them shelter, surly and sullen,
and evidently felt that March was destined to march
out OF tune to the end. The fact Is that no one
could be found who was willing TO say good word
for the weather. Explosives more expressive than
polite were thrown around loose when anybody
talked about 1t and discussed in way
that would have made plous ritual
lists har stand on end. The market
women at loss to find words TO tell their few
and far between customers how hard they had to
fare account OF the sush and the hslfsnow, hail.
sleet that kept their more dainty patrons indoors,
and threw their stall decorations into disorder and
Improbable secluson from the pubic eye And
as Tor the apple and peanut women, VINO pay no
rent ior the privilege OIL remaining out doors ana
youngsters, they were at a loss what to 40 with
storenOuses before nigntall and wended their way
iron their accustomed quarters 60 the genial shades
enjoy their poteen IN dry peace aud comparative
freedom from the storm Without Thanks
TO the general state OF affairs, the shop
keepers did little business, and the lash
ionable shoppers OF the female order who
Will persist Saturdays IN keeping the poor clerks
bennd the counters away into The night Tor the
saae oil u piece OF ribbon or a feather That must be
shown to advantage at the sunday morning SER
wee, were nowhere to be seen. Everybody mad an
idea on Friday that we had seen the last OF the
pranks OF TINS hckle month OF March; but men
| propose weatherwise and that naughty weather
clerk dlspOses otherwise. The memory OF the old
est nhabitant runnetn not back to the contrary
| when the month OF March ever showed
Itself utterly regardless Of season, law
and precision. II came in with a
rush ana roar, and then subsidized
into gentle spring. ana Then gave US q touch IA
| twenty-four hours unexpected giftl OF summer
| time ana then, just rs we were making up Our
minds that we mad seen the last OF the cold snaps
I broke IN upon us with "ireeze" tnat brought out
| all the heavy Ovorcoats again, and Knocked the
| prices OF spring suits down twenty-five per cent
more or less; and when this IN lis turn disappeared
rs suddenly as IL came, the sleet ana
the snow overhead, ana the slush and
mud under foot were ushercd IN
To make the variety complete What the rest OF the
month mas IN store for no one III tue face OF the
past VIII be found presumptuoUs as to predict; but
come what may, no one VIII deny SO far that March
has done Its level best TO Crafty all tastes ana cram
into It's nrSt three weeks little or all seasons.
! IL should wind up Win ten foot snow storm or
| with the thermometer al ninety IN the shade the
surprise viii not be very great for after what has
been there Is 40 place lett Tor surprise