, 1877-03-04
THE SNOW.

IL oECuliCA " u 4AlbUNE FCpQELEE 36SLerQa
afternoon that the weather looked threatening
and hc called the city EDITORS attention to il
City editor thought the reporter better not rs
sunle too much, and started him of for facts
ren,arking that, if he discovered anything abou
the weather he might put piece in the papc
! about it, using extreme caution as to the EN-
ploynent Of the line, '' Winter lingering In th,
lap OF SPRING. 1t looked very much to the re
porter rs though it had been showing hard, but
us his own views were worthless, and those o1
every other man excellent, he went for the
| every other man and asked him about it.
cNhilaration of hot lemonade, and the reporter
| asked him his opinion OF the meteorological as
| pert- .'Of course you won't say anything as
coming from me. You know I am trying the
Sullivan case and as nm situated just as I was
in the Babcock case 1t would not bc proper for
me to give anything for publication, but don t
mind telling you c3nadentially that it luoks to
ME Is citizen, though not as one OF the counsel
1or Sullivan, mind you, US though Winter was
lingering IN the lap of Spring.
After Il prolonged and arduous search the re-
porter found ex-Mayor Colvin. You know
am working hard for the nomination to the
Mayoralty, and hardly know how my friends
would take an opinion from me now. You secI
me, I'll tell You frankly for your own inforna-
tion, though l wouldn't give q flea of dog for
TIE TRIBUNE, that think it looks like Winter
lingering In the lap Of Spring.
Mike Evans came plodding along through the
snow, half buried in the flakes. 7sIf Should
talk around just now, you know what them fel
lows would say. Me and Tilden have been
counted ont, and neither OF us can afford to be
interviewed just at present. I'll tell sou what
Dave Thornton, but Il it should be represented
rs being said by INC the vagabonds as are run
ming the country, and the South Town US we'll,
would make big handle Of it. just keep
shady about me, but you can say that Thornton
Spring."
Mfr. Leonard SWEET was found in his Office
poring over the testimony Of Fred Winston is
to Sullivan's general reputation. 1.-THE Grim
iDaf code operates materially to close the mouth
of advocates, except when bound strictly by the
record and forced to jury. There are men to-
day within 100 miles Of Chicago engaged III the
pastoral pursuits Of planting peas aud picking
piums,, VINO, but form judicious change of venue,
would hare been hung materially years ago.
Hencc it is obvious that should exercise care
in the publication Of my opinions, but YOU nav
state as coming from the Bar generally, thnt the
weather OF to-day might be construed into pri-
ma faeie evidence, though subject to rcbuttal,
that Winter Is lingering in the lap OF Spring.''.
Mr.. Perry H. Smith sat lonely and forsaken in
the Democratic Committee rooms, ut II Clark
street 81 You will plainly see that while I am
dcliberatine upon your question: it would not
be proper that q reporter should be present If
you will step outside the door, will come there
in moment and will give you the result Of mr
investigation, which will be the Winter is stiff
lingering In the lap Of SPRING.
Mayor Heath declined to'afford any informa-
tton until the Council had passed upon the cues
tion, but be had no doubt that the body would
find 10 difficulty in securing an affirmative vote
in tue lap OF Sprine.'
Mt. Franklin MacVeach remarked that owing !
to the difficulty in getting the Citizens Associa2
hon together, he had nothing to give to the
public, but he Ind prepared a resolution, tho |
text Of which would not be proper for publica
tlon, though he reluctantly confessed that Tie !
substance was to the elect that ss1Vintcr was !
still lingering in the lap of Spring.''
Then the reporter went back to the CITY editor
and told him that lie had the best authority fur /
the statement that Winter was still fooline
around !; With Spring, and that in all probability
lingering and the lap business, or be wouldn't
have much to say.