, 1880-06-12
A WET DAY.

IHOU1lIGS AND NEF4<fsL I1O4Np AANANNAsN Ia AAs
y 7b the lsdttor Of The Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, May eo.-Iiow dismal the weather
IN ou,sidel To-day tho ruin Is heating steat.
ily down as II 1t llhd 10 intention OF bltdlhg
tho world q llasty farewell. 1t Is gloomy
enough Indoors, but, where peopto nave a |
comfortable shutor md ii0 urgent call 10
draw tllcn fortl they can calmly collpose
themselves to listen to the quiet tllikie ot tile
ruiutlrops on the wlntloW.ianes, ard realize |
that It fas oomo to stay. a storm Is mucli
,uore ctslurable con,lng in this quiet, gentle
manner, than Wien tile tu,1.ult OF Its MP
proacl, il heard nfar oft. anu 1t comes clatter
inu furiously through the streets, claMorlll0
buistcrously around us 1t eager to show IT'S
superiority by carrying high hantl, though
It's eagersss u spirfE piEt n, seF.a cavcs G"nt ts nst
| III stato Ut rupture over It's saauen depa1F
when tnfs furious, boisterous n s.; sort t,l,,,, OF
guest Is sllsposed 0t thore y aiwnys s ~ nn the
tween, This quiet, unoltruslvar rainfall Is
storm as much ~ heatl1oilE, tioso!s VII, ~
wants Of tllo people, nltl becomes, by rs
order md gentleness, u 6irsslng Instead OF y
sconrge, a,ld people sre qnite W,!t,ngi iu e1la IS
sometimes sXe aeslIonsl u nnnt Srot ~ he'1ctit
au,i Il .ical of pleasure from Its visits:
iii taking our summer afrluE in Tug coui..
try Or ut thu scaside we should strive 70
carry carr ~ Viii H. ns Hsi',at in tat il so utly sfng
M s ~ - III witt. lint tite awe Inspired BY ti,o
!wltl aid lor.lly bearing Of tho tempest nlny
not reuct IT our departfre IT, ana atua !Sdso pH
~, tMp'", ,n,,s,al tl,tmE for storms tint
ru,l,er l,car tiio lakes to sweep
ts tI's s', sSnas5y s;fy ingr''sE sat KY ,hey
n'tlIye thcir welcoma before the heavy
, rs"lui il inf exhausted. / remember. MO
storln tlat swept from the hikes away down
SS ,,;s,,,,r NJ II Entertaining g1csts. thnk
wa iii ur,,y TO be exempt from hs vlsita'
tiol, Of such tempests, ull tue tlnle hoping
i.,t'' III ''''' Wv
!, this IA not Mt all what intended 10 say
l s,ulci,nE about DECORATING tho graves 9i
u nvr i,n'nT;.i .irai wntlti have been more In
p!aSs; ds Ms S HuSs tse wioMeuaes put
is't !ost It SatTi5is so.,ls ste oat scattering Il,
}: wrpn;hs t,f uffeetion Tint shall keep their no
fn .."tis ~ r"nr frss, and Eree,, III Tho lIcnr
I I of their eolnrades IND countryn!en. Y, Y.
'Sias toIng hf theIr grasss @ viii their own Gear
r Moistars iai s' # frur.. H. tho leaicn sky
+ Xiii n,lt III the Street tne poor horses sta'!
~ 1NtllHt( tDuntfler. the Ittln neAllElK pklileh
~ OF, their unprotected heads ahd artppln
S'g"ts /! ,nt wu" n,u,Sh 4, i,s n prisoner Mt til
y ,,I.s - ~ ~ ti,a st6rn,s hit dit frlIn tho loft
at n.litc1a 11 ucr.ss the way r,isrs III eiegnnl,
" stt9rcd St9cId nnt.c,un,, is. md. snptchius IN
It ni1.s" .'. nrI ix,n,. bv tbc Walk. fills
ut etii, i, " mn,ie nagf tint il uuiotly rvbbll,
hfia,s is iEe n,caimst ] % fced.Lox stuMIlg Idly i,
g H. Eor Ike ,ifc ~ mi ca,l1,t,t sps wjIcreiH til
nr rl .'.u ent',.. ~ ~ ,,s @ snu"i siy to ,ner
III n"' n1's ~, tr,ntn",t n,rss in Maxim: II
" LIZ s,s, o. t,ther ,s niInfrs II Ii ii sic
Of a's ,' ",,nr,u a al for ttnr ,itinb hcaSt ti,t
of IT, etu."us si ~ ~ Lnaw t,,a ,Iiffernrn il
IT ,.,u ~ o, r{,!ht nd wrt,,,m. what uunishmot