The Van Buren press., 1873-03-04
Budget Of SciSs0rings.
On the Ice.

On the Ice.
Marie Ann went to the front door las
evening, to SEQ il the afternoon pape
had come. She had been delivering
short address concerning what sh
pleased to termed my cold moasse'
style" of moving around As she opened
the door she remarked, Il like to see {
body move quickly, prompt, emphatic
that was all; but | heard some on
humping down the stairs in most promp
and emphatic manner, and | reached th'
door just in time to see my better hail
sliding across the sidewalk in sitting
psoture. suggested, as she lmped
back to the door, that there might be
slch thing as too much CELEBRITY; but
she did not seem inclined 10 carry on the
conversation, and | started for my Office.
Right in front Of me, on the slippery
81 lewalk strobe two independent knights
of st Crispin They were talking over
their plans for the future. and, as over
took them, heard one of them say: :"
have only my two hands to depend upon
but that is fortune enough for any man
who is not afraid to work. | intend to
paddle my own canoc-l believe | can
make my way through the world his
feet slid out from under him, and he
came down in the shape of a V. told
him he could never make his way through
the world in that direction, unloss he
came down harder, and that if he did he
would 90 through among the "heathen
Chinee. and he was really grateful for the
interest | manifested He invited me to
a place where ice never forms on the
sidewalk
Then slid along behind a loving cou
pie on their way to hear Madame Anna
Bishop. Their hands were frozen to
gether. Their hearts beat as one. Said
he my own, shall think nothiag of
hard work, il can make You happy 1t
shall be my only aim to surround you
with comfort; my sympathy shall Tighten
every sorrow, and through the path Of
life l will he your stay and your sup
port; your he stopped. His speech
was too howery for this climate and as
passed them she was trying to lift him
up.
Two lawyers coming from the court
house the next attracted my attention,
All, said one, Judge Foster would rule
that out We must concede the first
points. We can afford to do it if the
evidence sustains us in the third, but on
this position we must take our firm stand
his time was up l left him moving
for a new trial
Ia,
teaches us, How easily is humanity
controlled by circumstanccs-and the at
traction Of grayitation. What sermon
might be hased-I got up and took the
middle of the street to prevent further
accidents.
Sor EVERYTHING BY lIER.-An old
farmer in New Hampshire, whose princi-
pal source Of income was his dairy, had
the misfortune to lose his wife, who for
forty years had been in every sense ga
heIp-meet" for him. The old man was
sorely grievcd
A few days after the funeral, a neigh
bor was passing his house and saw the
bereaved old man leaning his elbows on
the fence, seemingly communing with
his great sorrow After the usual sau-
tation, the kind neighber began to con
dole with the recently made widower,
and then his pent up emotions found ut
terance.
~ tell yc, Neighber Jones, I'm dretlul
cut up by Sally's death. She's done the
hoase-work and made the butter for
morn forty year, an now she's gone. !
can't bear to GO into the house, an l
can't set myself to work outdoor. !
can't eat nothin', soassly, Every mouth
full take seems though l was trying to
swaler forkfu of hay. You have no
idee how much thought Of that woman
sot everything by her;" and then, half
choking, while the tears ran down his
brown and furrowed checks. he said,
"why Neighbor Jones, you can't begin
to know what turribls loss it is to me /;
Ihad rather lose the best coz Ypc got, "