Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-04-29
Miscellaneous.
STRANGE TRADITION.

1t was a dreary winter nlght tne
snow lay thick upon the ground ana
the wind went wandering through
the narrow city streets no" Ta:iine wanna
lugubrlously' then shrieklng shrilIy |;
rafting at the door and wlnd1ws' ana
laundering over the house-t,oPs' max
ing the people 'relnnie III 'heir . oeu',
Ihe VIA "ihd seemen 10 % nave soine ,h:e
special business IN the "olip sn'' m
night, as II went career'ns anu r"s
ing round ana fouho' uF''tI'S we
good folKs ih'o 'he'r no'ses' ~ nu'''II i!j
down cnimney'-P0!S' 'e"ri's up W Jia
trees playing at hide,ann seeT III 'ho
chnrchyardS as 'ho"gt' II "cuio "aAe
the dead aac '+i'I"s mat rSIns ~
to the s'cepie, hoWi'ns iu''o"s'!. ,,: .
STRIKING II on al S'ueS' ~fes'i,';s , IL - .
MAD enoeaI"I 1 10 SEM M :. I aorid 9nIn ""
1he eF"Vt' oelo"i ~ - ,,;';t :. o" - ;',st;oc &
nave "oHc 2 uP ."V tr.,nooI;I,s ,p,nl. u sleen
tna' iay 1o'n' % & III Il '','''o.+o ""otom+ 70 rolt
II mish' nave "een % G~'''t;,' ,;roi ~ ;tsa,f
nul II cou'u l'o' II na'.;,s 'aaVI ,1 | rn;il
out. IL salH "o%l SooD'ns '',,.t .to,', ""'i :
ing fouhI a Pil"oe ';n,. 'llsG''' - h;a l. -
doohea i1 & Mug i'f y, '.tepns .pd ,,,ofI w ,r;aIs
eafIniy sieeP; az a., '''o ~ Laf,,I In'
ana v'ciSs'iuueS ' 'i'"s Ia1 u''i' ';' ;n.n tLo
manly !: hHu oeen .,, t'o""'' .',o:.n i"|y N
NE "i tne ;LoI u'ioi 'ui''io 5oun .', bv nol;
ne i"u ,:n oe:n "r, "n1 "' m;I;,orv do9e,t
~ =. Iost v;.L hrovo unGincbino
anu at "a iaS' VIZ" I,,,o = "',,o .ho tnrr;bIn cr
<P'ri' ti'u "hTe' II: :-'I I WV ,a,a w. n'nol,
oeai OF " Pup!'r ''l"'' I.I ,'l''o -; T,' L;e aon
OF Jus'lce' N"'c'5 leS"''eu ~ III t,'1 ,'5 ' 81
uehi'a! Oh 10 ~ uI"','' ;r &c oI;rirom i'%f'
ready oid ia'e%ei: " WY I,''iIr LnI ,o,,. rI",
irleha<' anu rpi".'oI:' '"T a." ','''' ,ro, row.
Du' d ie" nou's ~ ''Te, w. ,,i,el, 0nl amo
der was riie "InoIs 'sc poIp,', = JI'o ill.,
question had h1Wh from up " nP
during the o"y' oIt n.ent .si,t, oa'nv ,. ""', ~
left II unanswered "" "J ""s ia,o,' ~
fuini inc ghas''y ohicf VI netI''S'a'" i .%n
to the Ming ~ was .'o' !" W ~" ~
common eNecu''o,'ei' 'i,'' .i "'o ,,II WI
known; but on whom, tlc'', "o"1"
devolye the responsive ollce ell ~
must be practised mana VINO ""Hi'' m
strike one DioW ana nave uoHe' o"e
thing alone was hno"n' Una. a. a.
twelve o'clock on the morning ol '"5
Both OF January the h'hGS he"n
was to fall: :,
The night that was 10 heraiu Socn
morrow was the very drearle'' I .oI "I
the dreary winter ne "i"u i'%u a..
pulled out the tihy 0i-iahiPS ''"' ~
the streets with It's hrSt BREATH ana
they were dull, DARK ana aigloS'
deserted. Still the snow ieii ana ths
wind walled on IL was nearly m'u-
night, when a solitary PEDESTRIAN
wended his way through the silent
city. He was wrapped i'll a large
roquelaire, and wore his hat pulled
low over his eyes. lie hurried along
looking neither to the right nor 'he
left, not even pausIng Tor secoi'd'
till he reached shabby n"rfo"
street III the purileuS Oi " eS''h''s'ef'
with rlckety, tumble down houses o"
each side he looked cautiously
round him, lald his hand upon a 4
latched door, and entered one Of
these miserable abodeS OF humanity
There was low whispering OIL voice,
in the dark passage then he assembled
a steep fight OF worm eaten stairs;
and was shown into room a, occupied
by one solitary man. lie door
closed behind NM ana , 1ne! i tSo w.
were lett alone for a rno"if'll 'l-e!
gazed on each other i"ce 'heFe ""S
no Misunderstanding not d Sihs!e @ ToI"
of greeting passed between inem