, 1876-03-26
RACINE.
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Special Correspondence Of The Chtaaps f1tDune.
RACINE, March o5.-The days como and 20,
bringing us nearer batmy spring, yet winter
fingers pereistently ae ssnguine creditor. The
nights arc crisp and clear, bringing that hoary
scamp Jack Frost" whose breath congcals
the s!ush that tn3 warmer days create.
Yet, through frost and tha1, cloud and
shine, tho ice that has crushed aud
fettered everything remains . cold, sparkling
! rentity. Gitteriug. crystalline pebbles cover
the r;intry ground. the mangled trees nod weari-
Iyunder their freezing burden, hove1s aud cabins
look like miniature palaces sparkling in their
clammy coat, and these Lenten sunsets OF ours
arc grand beyond the most imaginative concep-
ton. The modernte tl,w of last Monday puri-
fed and made moro brilliant the ehimmering
onamcl that covered every little twi. or gnared
limb, aud, al the sun went sieepiy down through
bauk of variegasel clouds of purple and amber
and gold, the effect On that portion Of the city
between the cyc Of the observer and Old Sol"
was indesc1ibahly beautiful. The varied tints Of
the clouds seemed mir1oEed On the trees;
tho hishes: branches reveied in Eli
tho hues Of the ra!nbow, while the
lower landscape, just touched by the last rays Of
the setting sun, WAS like 3 glorious picture OF
faity-and. Many OF our poetlcal natives Viewed
tue beautiful eccne from the roofs Of their
houses, and their e4ciamatlons OF wonder and
delight amused tho unronantic passers-bY as
much as the enrnptured vorshipers were pleased
With the vision. But We would gladly exchange
these gorgeous panoramic vie1s for the first
eweet breath OF the "Gentie spring, accom-
panied by the checry notes OF the little blueblrd
and the modest nod of the dropping vlolot.
From these poetical effusions turn We to tho
weekly budget of gossip. to notes Of pleasure
and care, Of turmoil and rest:
HERE SHAM.
He vas rcd-eyed, sad trsvei-stained aod
eaunt. Some deep-seatod melancholy seemed
to be gnawing at his heart-stringa like canker-
worm. At intervals be would wipe his red eyes
with soited handkerchief aud caress the pend
ant drop from his nose With the shiny sleeve OF
his coat From = stout club over ono shoulder
was suspended \ good-sized bundle, and in one [
hand he carried q smaller package very tendeEly.
He was d good, onest-looking man. ia spite OF |
his tat;ered sarb and seedy air, and there Was |
a pathoe in the weary, woe-beSone look Of his |
ewes that went to tbs heart. He accosted that |
and friend of humanity, slr.
William Workman; and Eery g1ngerly com
from the little package Timidly, looking
around him that none might unawares hear his |
tale of misery, he hoause1y whispered in the oar
Of MrW s'I'm blaEsted hungry I've Travelled on
no money but if you Will purchase this -
here ne unfolded a few more wrappers very
carof niIy, and held magnificent meerschaum |
under the delighted eyes OF the humanitarian.
while he wiped 9 tear from his own left optic. |
:. It cost me five pun IN aingland ana you may
have It for ,alf that now" alf. ". ia al excel
leut Judge OF meerschaums, and, after carefully
examining the one in question, offered the pill
grim Is for it, After shedding few more tears
and sayagely dashing the fast-satherlnR drops
from bis nose with both coat-sleeFes, tue poor
man took the money and vent his way 1t after
ward tranBp1red that the pipe MAS really worth
about flre7aty cents, and quite number had been
captured by the plausible Arab II the same
hummer.
OLD oRrHECs HIMSELF.
Dickens' hero, Swire1er. used to feave glass
If 1.-THE rosy on convenient Rtaad near hls
,ouch and lul h!1useH to sleep with the soft
,otes of his flute. But there is iend in tho
cClurg Block who never closes bis eyes at all.
md the wailing. dsscordant notes of his internal
. picco1o make harsh music from the hour Of |
sast. About o'clock last Thursday morning,
:. Orpbeus" was heroicaiy trying to Climb .
,;oh kew with questionable success, but ho |
,acked, aud switched. and screamed like BARI
nna Thomas cat until every lodger in the build
nc was awake, and would have been swearing
= jast one Of the victims sorrowfully aross from
ia chas.e lair, and fitted up and down the great
mnty haif like an uaqulet spirit unsi! be had |
objected all the ecuttles and pans he could ind.
;h,ch be saragely threw down the iron stairs
-;th a racket like tue discharge Of q battery.
IN minstrel thought tho building had fallen, |
nd abandoned his practice for the balance Of {
he night. --
R1GHf-Hoss.
The moral agricnlt,lrist who ia 1eaplng =
arvest OF yayraut boys and sending them to
10 Eeform School ut Naukesha is the Tictltn at '