Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-01-30
Deep on the convent roof the SHOWS
Ny breaih to heaven ike yapor goes"

Deep on the convent root the SHOWS
Are sparkling to the moon
Ny breath to heaven ike vapor goes"
But it istoo cold to keep the win-
dow open long; that frozen nose
is very sensitive. How short the
step IRON the sublime to the ridi-
rulous! One of the Governments
signal service stations is at Breck-
enridge, point not far from Il bun
dred miles 10 the north west.--f
When we know the state OF the
atmosphere at Breckenridge We
know what it will he i'll St. Paul a
few hours later. The cold wealth
er causes our streets to present a
really picturesque appearance -
Fur caps and overcoats are much
worn by the men These gar
ments vary in style and quality,
according TO the wealth or social
position of the wearer. For in
stance, Governor Austin, who, by
the way, is very estimabie gen.
tleman. wears seal skin over
coat worth Sl40, and cap OF the
same ma erIal worth SIS A
tpamster wears a sh"ggy huffalo,
costing perhaps $40. Between
these two extremes are Costumes
of every conceivable style. Many
of the laborers wear moccaelns aud
boots OF lndlan-curtd buckskin,
the same being. when new, of a
bright yellow color. Silk hats
are almost as rare III the streets as
are white foxes. Occasionally IL
Boston or New York drummer
makes his appearance i'll tall
hat, but finding himself the Oh
ject OF derision on the part OF
hackmen and newsboys, he sp, edi-
ly invests in cap. A due re-
gard for his own comfort has E.
quail i huence, prob IDLY. The
tact is one must dress warmly
here or freeze.
The ladies bury themselves III
wrappings to such an ext Mt, fin
isiing off with white nubi4 a
bout the head and face, which re-
veals nothing but the eyes, that
to recognize one of them IN the
street is as difficult as it is to de
tect an acquaintance among the
yelled women who walk the streets
of Cairo. Ii ere has been no
heavy fall of snow i'll the city yet,
although gord slclghing has been
enjoyed tor SIX weeks. 1t pay 5
to own a sleigh i'll Minnesota
A great many of them, presenting
every variety Of pattern and fur
niShlng, are III the streets daily.
The otunibuses and horse cars are
on ruunels. The drivers Uf the
latter blow horn at short inter.
vals to call waiting passengers out
Of the stores and houses. The
windows are So frosted that 1t Is
Impossible To see through them.
and as for bells, the streets are
continually musical with their
merry ADMINISTRATIONS.
Some Of the fur dealers adver,
tiSe their shops by placing an i'm
mepse black bear on the'adj accent
sidewalks The animal is frozen
into striking attitude, and looks
very life like. 4 full grown black
bear, clad in lustrous winter suit
lis beautiful creature. The
stuffed specimens that are occa
Isioually seen in Eastern cities are
to a newl y killed denizen of the
forest what mummies are to the
Ioriginal bndies. The carcasses of
deer are brought in by the Car load
and venlson is cheap, but one
quickly tires Of it. 1t does no;
wear like beef and mutton.
Very few Indians ale here, and
these mostly women. They add
here to their savag habits of lie
and dr-sS, presenting in this res
pect a vivid contrast to the negroes
who are present in goOdly proper
ton, as III. nipulators of the strap
and razor. The "r' dskins" are
quiet, peaceable and harmless, bu'
wholly out Of sympathy with the
race that has supplanted 'hem.-
| They have submitted to, but they
will never adopt civilization.
In one of the Lowell Mass.
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