, 1873-01-13

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birch, and maple, awamps ot peat, ana h h1tls
having fabulous nchos In their bosons. The
deep anoBB have made travelling of the great
difficult, and, long distances,
that connect the villages, sleighs pass, but with
Inconvenience. The roads are beaten Just VIDE
enough for single sleigh. Along thus mario"
line successive SHOWS arc trodden unoer 5oos,
until the highway in several feet above the aTeR s
man uvu has tho whole snowy thoroughfare
to himself but, when he is obliged TO dehecs
from his direct course to accommoaste otaets'
be deyiatcs at his peril. shipM1eck in the white,
billowy waste is imminent. Horses and riders
70 down ike Pharaoh and his hosts in the He'd
Sea, and, if they ever appear again, It ia nnae1
altered conditions, with whltened garments auo
hearts and tue pleasure OF of the t6e
and copper magnhteB are seldom seen outaoe o'
the hnmlets where thoy reside.
Doo-TR11Ns- .
The doc-traiu is becoming thing OF the past.
Tho weakly mail ls still carried oy tnlS nenae r..
tance OF nearly 100 miles. The sledge as Simply
a thin. flexible board. six or seven 1ees an
length, and a foot or more IN width, tufnea "
at one end to enable it To 1lse oSoz 70 -
t],e pntb. Along the edge, on either slde, ls
low low rail- rrail, to which tho load is securely bound
with cords. Tho burden carried ls usually 10"
blankets, rarely 8 tent provisions for lew as5s.
small Ak and few other things essene1a 1;;as ~
Thig TIla"Gao is a''o tropical fiction Tho frailty
tho ta discipline Of the draught animals, forbid
such o poetical means Of progress. me aoss
are far from being tho noblest specimens q o.
their race They are NANCY ours, Whlcn Ato
called On from before, stimulated by famlshing
nrocogs and various ingenious kinds OF torture,
and occasionally propelled from behind: a
wicked artist Of Marquette, By o1, wonoenu, an u
Of han p,hhs9Sp ant regret
to bo obliged to say OF the picture that it Ii
snare and deceit. Tho photographer IS an e.
compIisled artist and q CONSCIENTIOUS geut,e
man, but his work has about it IN AZ OF n!'nY ~
lucre, which has cnticed many noble men 70
their ruin, Tho 500 mail as it is called, Is
in charge Of two relics of tho Chippewa tribe,
who have come down to us 1Tom 1ol'AeA
generation. They perform their duties &C.
ceptably, and have never been knoWn 70 raed
| the letters, like country PostmistresB. =; IheL
weakly advent in Marquette is still marVe!leo ~
hy croup OF dirty urchins, who have q hnger-
ing love Of the antique; to which a 2aaea s1aag
driven to these high latitulos while the rigo1s OF
winter arc prevailing. One OF the nall-attenu-
| ants usually precedes the train, on snoW-shoes,
| either to encourage the dogs to the greater rate
Of speed, or to break the path and remove on.
about travelling with dog-traln IN the nl9.el.
Xii travelling OF tue few Eaain lines ID done
| upon gnor-shoes, OF which your correspondent.
| hopes the readers Of TIE TRIBUNE will soon peg
many specimens in tue museum TO % a. nsaaes
west Of L'Anso has to return to the primitive
methods Of locomotion which have just been
mentioned, staging, dog-trains, and snow.
| ehoeing but the e1cltenaents OF these WILL nafe
to furnish matter for another letter.
| THE MELANCHOLY OCEAN. =
AT &1,o vrnrld Ia familiar with DiaTAeue O0t
mot IN regard to tho gloomy effect Of stormy
| ocean upon the Irish people. Some opserssn
traveller has also remarked the extreme gras1t,,
Of the denizens of far northern iatitudes.
have noticed the popularity here. The citizen
~ lake Superior towns rarely smile in winter
snd. a. for laughter, it's dissonance il neVe
heard in cold weather in the streets OF MAI
ouette, You meet casual acquaintance an
make sickly attempt at humor pus no s};,,
motion OF lis lips, and limited amount o. ano;
bic breath, you would suppose that h1s ;1a elassl
features had been frozen into eternal stiines .,,
and eatnesque rePose ooa tba 'ns neapes @
Q; large body OF water, or Of both combl1es n<
It ia hardly necessary to Inquire. bc
the fnct is unquestionable. Within the man
happy homes that e1ist here, the case % ts u pss =.
sumed to be different. In them, me glow " tt. =.
thrncite supplies the warmth Of the sun IN so1te
attitudes, e1otics bloom pezenniauy, mannel
are mollifed men unbend, and masfonh ~
! maidena condescend to smile. 1t taxes som; ~;
thing more, even than polar % eolqness ss saa 70 %
= exceptions. Occasionally shop-keePer smlls
! 1t You over his counter, but th1s d1ePlay
!, plessurablo emotion is SO unusual that the pu
. CHASER is astonished at the unexpected courier
- certain dcgree OF artificial ponteness - - p
:, dnced by stimnlants, but it soon passes aHa WE
/ leaving tho gloom moro pronounced than oe1o1
70 The .1owin' aole AS It Is called BY some ca
ographic lunaao-is thus made to m1nlst Y
g to elegant n1alaors and good pIseon
d L an excess OF scxupulonsness forbids +
10 use Of any OF the qumsrous beverages OF VIM
d alcohol is the basis, 3 pipe and tobacco induce
10 degree Of complaeency highly agreeable to
os stranger. Gravity Of manner Is always sugge
IN person j; but dignity OF carriage cannot well
,, preserved when an individual ia clothed up
or er with as much wearing apparel az would :et up
y wholesale dealex In business In the tnr1slnS y
= Of Milwaukee. The legs are 80 bandaged that
ba the knee. eyeu to accommodate the greatest I
Of cess Of reyerential feeling. The chest
OF gwathed with q still greater number 81 fold9
the heaviest uoolen fabrics o6tainaple: 81 o<i
consequence ia IN exaggerated stlhnees OF = =
,s- person, which il not easily overcome: !
X only hinge between the head and
re feet is at the hps: From this p5o %
at as centre, with the chest ano :. Il
go clea and yield to the varying ezisencies Of
in 1itopess and locomotion. An indiFldual tells
lse he is happy to see you, but. except 1of Nn'
er, twinkle In the eyes, his face does not bear
ese the Insertion. Il he attempts to emphas1ie re,
1re courtesy with a bow, his body moves SO, go
zee through the segmont OF circle, hs head 1ollt
lck ing the arc with a grace and dignity unsurpas
in by the stateiest walkiag-beazn Of a Lake su
ho rior steamer, Of which the movement eesmf
bo be an imitation. -,.,..o
RI OF course it is painful to true politeness to
Of hnmpercd by these disabilities, but it cannot
Of helped. 70 increase the ungainlness, the