The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-30

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struck three quarters taadP PhilipAoek
Ais fathhsE'z greet-coat from the warm
sc4sst!oy stove who're Z atharine BAD carefully.
laidit, wrapped himself init, andtak2
iilpqg7 ipgg the lantern and staff, md wishing
hi hia parents Gents good night proceededntot
hiss post 2nt>... j.. ~ j !1o1
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'l Philipb sttalk;edlmasjj'estically b; II sj'9 through
th5y ths 5Sypeyy15cSSyysred yy5 SyP streets the capi-
tel where s.Y % paaaaqy mapy people were still
yih4ihh|s yyhihl!sI e Ngthe gin tie middle of the day.
Carriages l;!a were r7aat'ttling 7a 't il Ill" direc-
tiiehs, the houses were ALL, brilliantly
ighfed 10)qqr t)qr Watohpep 'y bIq epj Dyed the
aceene, aPee heI Hsapg b., verses ;ato ten o.
eloek, and blew bis horn, Justify in
Us t5h'e''' j5' nsaighPferhood IF st., +, areeory'.
church WITH many Thought on
Rose, Tho Yas !'agthf then N WITH + h4t frishds
F|.sNox, ,le she hssa}rs ls'} me- he saideto him,
jseltf n9X n}l'J she E! thinks 1 on me and for
getsy TIE scene S1lr around, 1arr99qnd her, I hope
she won't fail ,me At twelve, o'clock at
the church door, :, And ,whenoahe
had gone his round, he alwayszre-
turned. tor the dear house ,ana'olooked
up il At. At Tie Lighted VFino9dtpw. VFo9 t. z:soms5:::: !:
times he saw female fgnresj and a1is<<,
b heart beat quick at the sight; some
times he fancied he saw Rose herself; I;
and sometimes he studied the long
1YAhesIagNs AeI sl thf3Hn + 81 the wal lt>or*the
ceiling tondiseover which Of them
was ROSES, and to fancy what (, she
was doing: It was was certaini y not a
very pleasap* employment to stand in
FROST and SNOW ana look up up at . : win.
| dow but what care lovers for, frost
and snowy And watchmen. are, as
| fiery and romantic lovers as ever
| We're the knights Of ancient ballads.
7 He only felt the effects of tie frost i;
when, at eleven o'clock, he had te.set
out upon his round: His teeth chat
tered with cold; he; could scarcely
call the hour or sound his hp prn.. : He
would willingly have gone into a
beer-house to warm himself at the
fire: Az he was pacing through a
lonely by:street, he met d man with a
black hah:mask on his face; enyeloped
in fre-colored silken mantle, and
! wearing on his head: 4 magnificent
hat turned up at one side, asnd fanbtas.
7 tically Iornamented with a number o1
high and waa1viing pluimes.1 : i ! 's,.'.' y
| Philip endeavored to escape the
mask, bit in vain. The stranger
blocked u, his path and; sal d.. S'*Ha1
thou art line fellow, II like t Thy;
phiz amazingly. Where are youu:,' 60. 90
[ihge say, where are y y5qan VI / g g =:
1ing?'','a >7"'o:' 4: '"'.'' oa' ~
7; '''To Mary Stree" I" replied Philip.
'1 am: going to call the hour I THERE y
Enchanting answered the mask
"I'll hear thee mi go sg56S with thee:
Come along! thou foolish fellow, and
let me hear thee, and mi nd tho',
singest we'll; for I am a good Judge,
Canst thou sing me a jovial song. p
Philip saw that his companion was
of high rank and little tipsy, and
answered, i, II sing better over a, glass
Of wine in a warm room, than when
up to my waist in snow. ,7 ~" d: j.
- They had now reached, Mary
Street, and Philip sang, and blew the
horn. ~ N'','' 80 :''' 4 1&.'' .,3:..J {
:. "Hal. l that's but: a poor perform.
anee,%' exclaimed the mask VINO had
zeceempanied hin thithesr. e., ~ :. Gi1e i me
The born}| s}| I ],d shall Al Blow g RI v ell, that
EYep'nll 4 half, 4 +, die With delight' -.
PPhiliiP, yielded F d t. the masks wish
g. an apd tl4iaz LET bin sing, othe Tyers*ss and
blow; For fur q $vq timHe& lHf q 81 y xas .
done w ag if the stranger q had |'! : 1beep :
H vatchmaaap man ~ hia bh]H IT, iHae 4 dilated at 8
+ n9st 1! IS efleqnently l on the jqysl Fl of such
ap ooeupatioNn, 5 N,l aqd YES 50 inexhaausti ;a iE
ble int F. bis sow} ow9 praises, that he made
! Philip laugh at .. bis !, 5 ext55av1a9sS%nece' 19S e
His spirits evidently ygie # lowed, owed 40 - small -
2 shaEs Of their | !. elevation to an e1tra' Il
glass Of wine; IN ~;.y !: ,~>s,. ....:, -.
"1ll tell you what, my treasure,
I've a great fancy to be " atchman
tmyse!f for an hour or two,.:5 If
don't do it now;,'1 shall never 1arrive
at that honor in the course Eof my
life: Give me your .great-coat and
wide.brimmed hat, and take my dom.
I inc. Go into a beer.house and take
a bottle at my expense; and when
I you have finished it, come again and
lglve'me back my masking gear. Y on
4shall have couple. Of dol liars 10,
your trouble. What do, you think
m Y treasurer" 49, r.. j" -; .:tt:,.<
But Philip did not like this ar
rangement.. At last, however; at tn.
solicitations of the mask, be scapitu
lated as they entered a dark lane.
Philip was half frozen a warm drink
would do Hin good, and % u would .
warm fire; He agreed for one e, hal,
Y hour to give up I his Is y, Workmanship
which would be till twelve o'clock
Exactly 1t that time the stranger, ,,a,; wa. i.
cone ,5iils ID Il thes great "a & &d9or of ST
GregSo'rys . and give iIe back: o,thet, y, great
Cost, horn hn aha Staff, taRinngi, bacE * h hi,
own vi six '32a1atii Mantle, hast, t. and domino a
Philip also l told him the M four q 'stfset. ;,ei
il whick hea Was aaat to cali cali h afh.oa, 1hooar,
sf1T nI;ti M I3s.1Ii Z, Ga,lr s.II!;:j ~ yirr,'tn