The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-07-22
Philadelphia Letter.
PHnA., Pa, July Is, 1876.

PHiLA., Pa, July Is, 1870
DEAR ADVOCATE -
"shades of The mighty, can it be
That this all that ls left of thee?'
With the thermometer doing its
level best to celebrate the centennial by
remaining at 1909 in the shade. is it
any wonder that, as ! found myself
rapidly melting away, should use the
above quotation ? Whew bet
If any man dares to say
"It has not been hot,
Shoot him on the spot.
Talk about the trying times of
76," why ] doubt if they could have
held penny dip to the trying times of
1876. We are completely tried out,
we are nothing but cracklings and bad
ly scorched at that.
The heat Oh the feryent heat
On the street, everyone we meet
Talks of the heat, the fearful heat |
We have had few thunder show
ers, but the thirsty earth drank up the
rain almost as fast as it fell, and like
poor little oliver Twist, it seemed to
cry "for more.' The hot stones and
the nearly red hot bricks and mortar
soon made steam of all the pearly drops
which fell to their share, and as to the
breeze which dared to try aud blow
cool breath upon them-why it was
sent rudely back, as if it we're a blast
from some fiery furnace. So changed
would it become from contact with
their heated surfaces. Sleep? why
there was no sleep, no rest fo- the
wicked. say wicked, for we must be
wicked or we would not burn as we do.
(Caution your readers not to laugh at
my wicked joke until cooler weather.
Men, women and children at night
would suffer from the heat just as much
as during the day. Terrible-was and
is no expression for it. Thermometers
seem to be having all they can do to
keep the mercury, within them, from
climbing out at the top. If you see
couple of persons whispering together,
you can bet your bottom dollar that
they are talking about the weather,
and nine times out of ten you will win
your wager. Sickness and death has
followed in the train of the fearful heat
and many have paid the debt which
must be paid by us all at last The
little oues, the dear little children, God
bless them, how they have suffered.
We children of an older growth can
tell our wants and describe our aches
and pains, but they have to suffer and
worry and fret, and We can but guess
their wants aud imagine their ills. Be
patient with children and do all yop
can for them it you would be rewarded
by Him who saith "Suffer little child
rem to come unto me, sfOr of such is the
Kingdom of Heaven" If humanity
swetered and suffered, how Jared the
poor beasts of burthen ? "The mercio
ful man is mercitul unto his beast. "
Let us hope that this torrid weather
has made many men mereiful, who
were never so before. The rivers SEEM
ed like streams of melted silver and the
glare from them was almost binding. ]
well imagine how the fish cuddled to-
gether at the bottom of the river, and
laughed in their sleeves as they thought
of the suffering ON land. The leaves
and the grass show the effects of the
fearful heat, by looking witherea, faded
and almost dead. ] have seen nothing
cool in some weeks except it be ICE.
Vendors of ice water and lemonade are
crOwding our sidewalks apd realizing
miniature fortunes from the disposal OF
their cooling beverages. If thirsty
mortal is cramped Tor means, there are
many places where he can obtain ice
water WITHOUT money and without
price," but ice water often means
cramp, whether the imbiber is cramp-
ed for means or not. Fans are being
sold like hot cakes and some of the
merchants will guarantee you perfect