Daily Republican., 1882-12-28

virgins anG the weather.
There IL now war among the weather
nropbets A rev Daniel come to Juog'
ment named Virgins, also Ia Cahaoa'
has arisen and has out Her0ded Herod
in bringing storms upon the country
Jealous of the fame acquired by Ven
nor, why should not the name OF Wig
gins become immortal? There is no
coed reason why, aud consequently |
Virgins has already secured Tor Lim-
self name for short SEASON. until al
ter the period for his great storm Is
past, and then his name will be known
until forgotten only as the great
liar prophet. According to Virgins
prophecy here won't be mucn Oh inns
mundaue sphere left any how al or his
great March storm is over Nehhor
says Virgins is fool, and he oDIy re-
iterates V hat the people, except the su-
perstiti0us portion Of them, pelleVe
He cannot SEQ how Virgins should
have such extraordinary foresight all
a. once, but Virgins says the IKE OF
eueh a storm was never dreamed OF "
fore and one goes with the Other Buo
our American weather prophet Ill "S'
mix in tho quarTel. Genera! HSzeh'
now the "Old Prob" Of tao United
States, woc't allow either Nenh'r or
Virgins 10 come over mo the United
States. which is emIpently his domain,
and kick up such d weather ruupus
without entering has most earnest pro
teat. HaZan says we have 10 need OE
auch storm as Virgins predicts Will
come in March, and both Of the Cana
dams had better shiny on their own
side aud let the United States aloLe
Laughing at the lmprobaoiIltleS OF
Such a storm, General hazen says, who
aver heard o; "A storm coming from the
direction predicted by Wigglnb? buI
Virgins says this is an EXTRAORDINARY
xtorm and don't come from the place
where all other storms come NOM
HAzen saye, wnosvtr heard Of storm
caromins Oh the Rocky mountains ard
bouncing back on the Atlantic coast :
But Virgins says his storm oOtSh I
behave irse.f Ike any ether storm th"t
aver visited the earth. HaZon says 1t
is impossible to predict such storm ~
long in advance is the ll.h Of March,
that there ara fixed AID lmmuLAble 1aw'
regulating storms, ard INST even Il
Virgins atorm SHOULD burst upon the
country, it would not be known unu
two or three days before It made US aP
pearapot. The general "lspo7lAol
of storms il 10 co3.' "l,n&"' ""1'h'
auv flourish q uu.a PEI peiorblltH"
but Wigg rs says he storm IL hryOh'
being poyerubd nv tie uld suhutah"
laws of turm.. IL iact HIS s-orn Ia
taken new depar.E.g-Ieosn not COM
like thief f. tn uigtt, -. mare IN
name tran other storms, does lot "@e
to smash up things aua thro" Iar1
ships into the an Ike paFe1 KITES WIN
out giving warning bei"rehhud' HI
storm has deputcu him to tell the owl
srs of shippina TO Lave all Their vessel
in harbor by the Oh OF March, al
even ten some of the veH3e.s II ay Z
found hanging upon the weather van
of some in and church steep. q Wbtn u
storm is Over.
Seriously speaking, there may bh
storm in March, hut net DCCause WE
gins has lropLeSied one. Sill. irel
are many superstitlous enough 10 T.
lieye Virgins ard that he cav til! whi
nature can DO The New York CORE
pondent Of the Philadelphia LsdR'
SAYS that this storm is having mar
believers, even among the Laru hfade
old salts a. the Mu.4timo f.. haUE
some OF whom il Is sad have dr,l.ul
profitable engagements, b"tau-a
would compel chem 10 take yes-r.a o
to sea Curing tie perl,U covered
Virgins pred .cticLs, that il troaI y.
5sh to the I'm Of the ronthre'ecrel
People concentrating . voyage r. i
rope ara also h.Doscd ether ~ artl.
rate or skip over the tat=Su. ir'aivi
and although none Of tue 5jrau1h
companies VII! coII""s'fi'i 10 'A6h