The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1876-01-20

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ones whereabouts, when oply. half .
block from ones own door {; while the
frequent and unavoidable collnion Of
noses, not TO- mention ton. anount,l
70 something positively hightfdl. The
gas lights struggle feebly but most in
eiBsctu.lly, with the everppowering
gloom, while the fog subtly penetratee
over, above, below, beyond, across b.
II ixt and between everything-eleaz
through the entire list Of. prepesi-
tions, even to tho Observation-Disclosures
and according tos.''' ,,,;c...> +.
But, then, haven't we the weather !
We will have to give up singing that
popular old hymn-apout" December
being pleasant as May" OF alter the
dates, else the simile, generally 90
impressive, will fall fiat in this com.
munity. Just think !-dandelions
blooming in the Allegheny parks on
New Years day! But perhaps you
folks up there have no use for Janu-
ary dandelions; possibly you can be
resigned to live without being greeted
BY the sight Of this celebrated plant
until the proper season for its reap
pearance. Very well have it your
own way. Twill not urge the mat
ter, but merely remark, in the laagu-
age Of Napoleon, Gac,sn q sou :go.a''
If you, know what that means; am
not quite sure I do, but any how it
sounds all right ~
spsakins,of New Year., recalls tho
memory Of the Inauguration Of tho
'Centennialyear in th IL city. 1hs
patriotic demonstrations exceeded the
fire and enthusiasm aof . whole life
time of ordinary Fourth Of 'Julys.
The excitement was intense, waxed
intenser as the night progressed, and
reached the intensest possible pitch
when the town clocks struck the hour
Of midnight. The rear Of cannon,
glare Of fireworks, brilliant illumina-
tions, changing Of bells, startling Of:
fecs Of calcium lights, and above al,
the thrilling moment when the gong
attached to the town clock doomed
forth the new date-1876-in
tones more than sufficient to. rouse
any inanimate body had it even '''lain
for . century dead :when tho multi
tuds: Of men and boys which throns-
I'd the streets were insanely shouting
and hurrahing in = manner sminently
calculated. to convince IN observer
that each had bean provided with /.
nair Of Centennial castciron: lungs, ~.
cured for this special occasion It, this
eliminating period Of our countly's
history, vevere wrought up to such
: state that to be anything len than
American eagles with the. starr land
stripes floating proudly DER u, would
in no wife have begun to satisfy our
bonndless ambition. &c.,.
One Of the: most noticeable features
Of the New Years day programme,
was = procession comprised of all-the
street Arabs,-boot-blacks and news
boys. The little fellows were gotten
up in their very best style, and with.
faces that shone with expectation and
the unusual friction Of soap and wa
ter, they marched up and down
through the streets, headed. by =
band of drummer boys, until it was
time to adjourn tofthe old City Hall,
where one of the citizens, himself
once a newsboy, but now a prominent
editor, feasts them every New Years.
No wonder they looked 80 content,
while each pair Of eyes spsrkled with
happy anticipation, for weren't they
to get all the roast turkey, plum pud.
ding and minoe pie they could Pos
sihly "'tuff in"r And what other
prospect, earthly OF otherwise, could
prove 70 alluring to H., hart Of :
boy! IL g.. -