The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-02-11
BURDETT1 AND TnE WEATHER.

OOtxAGAN0H Oee0 A1o"A0y0tAAWkI9st tAO OtuCI
day, that It was Q cold day. Robert
opened on him with a string of wonder
full lies, and the story goes on
"Where on earth" he asked, in utter
astonIshment, 'sdid you come from ?''
nDayton," said.
His eyes began to creep out and look
at each other over the top of his nose.
fMWhenqes ne asked.
s.This rnorning,' = said calmy, since
eight o'clock" .ssDa,
aHowP', he fairly shouted.
s.In q one-horse sleigh," said.
.aakes, .alivel', he shrieked, cit is
now aud Dayton is finy.ive miles
away" tAR
"Couldn't help it, I insisted. stI
left there a little over two hours ago in
a sleigh, had a poor horse, drove slow
~, and tho mud was up to the hubs of
the wheels all the way. 1t was warm
as May, and haven't seen enough
spow, to make n one-boy slide in 200
miles," a:iy aa5-etf i5na q. ira
The mans hair stood on end, and he
got up to start for the other end of the
car. tl rE ~
eft you ain't crazy, and believe
you be-" he said, with grave earnest
ness, ssyou are an awful liar" rr-saE
am. but i am not fool. may tell
startling lies, but do not talk like an
ass, aud would be thought liar or Il
maniac rather than an imbecile. do
not come into car where tho Their
mometer marks three degrees below
zero and tell n living, breathing, INTEL
ligent, sensitive man that it is cold,
just as though I was imparting some
information to him. do not watch
him to drive up to the train in sleigh,
spinning over the dry, crisp snow, on
the smooth, perfects pixies of Ohio, and
then attempt to instruct, amuse or
startle him by telling him that. the
sIcighing is good. / would rather as
nothing better to tell him than some
thing he knows already far better than
do, my mouth Is sealed, and / will
never speak. In order to astonish him
or startle him j may have to lie to him,
but that Is better than boring him. You
might as well sit down and tell me that
twice two Is four as to tell mo that it is
cold. You might as we'll tell me that
George Washington is dead as to tell
me the sleighing is coed. Go away,
good man, go to sleep. I tell you 1t is
June, there is no snow; there is dust
and there are roses. 1t is 200 miles
1IOI0 DaytOu 10 1IOSel0uu, anu L walk
ed from the North Pole this morning.
Go, get thee to nunnery, and when
you can model your conversation on
something besides the United States
Signal Service reports, come and wake
me up and hold me in the matchless
charm Of your instructive talk. 1
know not what course others may
take. but as for me, gaul blast the man
who talks to me about the weather."
An Association known as the ssAnti-
monopoly League was organized in
cooper Instiente, New York, last week.
Ine meeting was merely a preliminary
o0S.t0 start the organization, and
anoaher and larger one will be held in
shoet time. It's purpose is to oppose
tho gigantic monopolies that, by their
management OF the railroads and tele-
graph wires, are rotntng trade and
commences. The league will endeayor
u secure laws to prevent pooling and
combinations aud Il Discrimination
against any citizen to obtain railroad
commissio0ers, laws against "waterine
stocks, !" against bribery and free pas,
ses, and Anally laws restricting the
rights and powers OF corporations. II is
proposed TO organize State and county
leagues throughout the country, aud to
endeAvor TO force the question pro
minently Into politics. IN. o. Demo