The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-03-06
FROM SAUK RAPIDS.
SAUK RAPIDS, Feb. 25th. 1873

SAUK RAPIDS, Feb. 25th, 1873.
EDITOR JouRNA1.-The "cold snap" Of
last week severely tried our patience,
which tho long last winter had we'll nigh
exhausted. But patience Is one Of sur
distinguishing traits and Is amply put to
the proof BY cold weather and the allow
growth Of our little town..
If tho injunction-"Wait and bs STILL"
Was ever complied with in the spirit and !
letter, by every individual or community, !
that injunction has been most saoredly re-
gardsd BY tho good citizens Of Sank Rapids. |
But fear the merit Of obedience 10 small,
since W have only virtue Of necessity.
MI: Dillon O'Brien gave 40 IN agree
able lecture at the Congregational
church On Thursday evening last. His
subject was-''Taks it easy;" just tho
thing for, - town, had We not been
taking it ''essy" Ill the days Of our life
80 the lecture WAS very acceptable and
confirmed u in the resolution to keep do
ing 90. Dillon told Us, that BY taking it
easy, W should live longer ana having .
natural wish to live Is long ~ 10 can, We
are determined to take it easier than svsr,
with tho hope Of obtaining = mighty old
sge and Of living to see the smoke of .
thousand ehimneys, forming = Birmins-
ham canopy ever the town; and to hear
the swash and tbump Of machinery, such
- shall give us kind Of Consciousness in
the grave itself, if that we're possible. that
OUT. ''sasy" snticipations were net in vain.
Our village society, has been very quiet
and uninteresting all winter. We have
had mono Of those intellectual rscreations,
which have 80 frequently charmed away in
the St. Cloud Reading Club, the long bril-
liant eve Mugs. Of our fair and gallant
nsighbors on the other side Of the stream.
Far enough from Us, Indeed, this winter,
have been, 1.-THE feast Of reason and tho
flow Of seul.". In fact, it 10 to b. feared, that
No have made but . poor use Of. tho -sp-
portunities the winter hes afforded for
! social, Or intellectual psstims for which
w possess, possibly, the taste and inclina-
ton. !; For will not bs UNDERWOOD to say
that our eitiseus ore destitute Of capacity
Of being respectable actors Themselves in
the social arsna,. nor Of the power to ap-
preoists what is;reAnsd and excellent in
the performances Of others.
las vsrd, I " Suf present seeming In
difference, or to DE s stronger tsrm-tor,
pidlty, rot TO any soonstitationsl sesisl In
drmities, but to the winds cold and frost,
which has been % severe, ~ to freeze mp
the ordinary ehs,sels sv.a Of social in.
tereourss. And this is the most reason.
able, - well ~ the psst probable ssd
charitable way Of accounting for it. And
it il to be hoped that with the coming o.
another winters snow, . more Ornamental
social sp rit will pervade Sank Rapids.
| 1 have read with some interest yeur no
tices Of the Beading Club Of Your city
Thy must, indeed, DO very pleasant assem-
blies. But it strikes me that the qusstio,
proposed for -eolloquisl entertainment Mt st tn
Clubs next meeting, il : little sbsurd-
that qasssioa h.ying been, long since set
tied and establishsd without doubt
namely Thst the Ossisn Of Mop
and The Roxley poems Of Chattsrtea wsr