New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-03-07
LUUkINu TWO WAYS.

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driver said a fat man as he deity
swung himself to tho front platform q
slowly-moving Third avenue horse
car, pulled up his ulster collar, pulled
down his sealskin cap and faced the
storm with tho enjoyment known only
to fat men well clad. The driver was
tired and cold and cross.
Fine snow storm" repeated the fat
man cheerfully. Irregular old-fashion.
ed snow storm. Makes one think Of
old times"
s'You may call it fine. I call it all.
fired unpleasant said the driver, yank-
ing at the reins as the near horse slipped
on the snowy cobble-stones. Zine fur
them as likes it, an hain't got nuthin'
t. do butt enjoy it. S'pose y ask them
bosses their opinion Nv yer fine storm.
They seem t be enjoyin' nv it, don't
they?"
cit is hard on the animals, that's a
fact,' said the fat man, his cheerful
face lengthening trifle as he watched
the steaming horses strain at the load.
81 was thinking of the country. Such
snow storm in the country is fine
thing, now, isn't it?''
You amt no hay seed,'' said the
driver, looking at the fat man,
''But used to be. Happiest time OF
my life;;' and the cheerful face beamed
again.
''How we boys did enjoy such a storm.
/ can see it all now. The gray clouds
hanging low all day, and then after
noon the big flakes beginning to come
slowly down. We could see them
through the schoolhouse windows, and
how uneasy the sight made us feel"
Not half s'uneasy as yer school MON
made ye feel, III bet
''And then when school was out, :"
continued the fat man, not needing the
interruption, show we dashed through
the storm on our way home, with shouts
of happy merriment, tossing the fluffy
wilderness into the air, throwing our
selves full length into the fleecy, downy
drifts, getting
"Gettin' yer face ALFRED we'll wash
ed by the big boys, an bellerin' like q
sick steer when We got plugged in the
ear 18th SNOWFALL 18th stun into it"
''And then what pleasant excitement
and unusual hurrying there was on the
farm. 1t grew dark early. The cows
were driven into the warm stables and
stood contentedly in their stanchions,
calmly chewing their cuds; and
''An' when We went to milk 'em by
the light NV a taller candle stuck into
an ole tin lantern punched full O. holes,
the one-eyed brindle jest natcherly kick
cd the pint an half O. strippins in yer
pail galley vest
The fat man did not seem to heed the
interruptions. Perhaps they supple
mented his own happy thoughts so COM
pletely that he thought they were his
own thoughts.
"Yes.'' he said, looking over the
horses ears into the past Eyes. The
barn is redolent with the smell of hay
and the sweet breath of the cattle. The
horses stand in their stalls munching
their oats
(Which the same they is tailins what
yer old man couldn't sell, they bein'
lightweight
''In the yard the children shout in
their innocent glee as the snow comes
down. Even the staid old house dog
seems to rejoice with them, and jumps
and barks and snaps playfully at the
big feathery flakes as they fall softly in
the twilight, only ceasing-''
"Only ceasin' to chaw playfully on
the leg of a tramp as is sneakin' softly
into the barn in the bootiful twilight. y
"Within the farmhouse the lamps
are burning brightly. The aged grand
father draws his m-chair closer to the
ample Fireplace, and"
''An' swares that the storm amt q
circumstance to tn big snow that cum
on the 18th of November, eighteen
hundud an 'leven.
1.-The farmers buxom daughters cheer
fully prepare the abundant evening
meal
.'Cold pork an pertaters and pie,''
''The farmer and his boys gather
round the grooming board, their
Their butes smellin' considabul hos
sy."
'.And talk of the storm and of the
work for the morrow. 1t will be just
the day to 60 to the wood lot, says the
farmer; and they must not forget to
take load Of wood to the poor widow
In the valley, and
'An' send the parson cord o crook
ed tops, that won't sell, to Offset the
pew rent, and 80 keep solid with tn Al
mighty
''And after supper he goes out to the
stable and gives his pet bay colt some
extra bedding, and -
can cusses considable tryin' to git
the las fall burdocks outer his tail
1.-The girls go to the window and
watch the falling flakes, and talk Of
cuttings and candy pulls and straw
rides
''Now yer shoutin'," said the driver.
"Y've struck yer gait"
''And so the night closes in upon the
happy household. The supper dishes
are cleared away; the farmer smokes
his pipe by the fire; the good mother sits
knitting by his side
''Blue-striped mittens fur the boys
"The children steal off sleepily to bed
to dream of the pleasures of the NOR
row. Without the snow falls steadily.
Little drifts gather at the windows, and
larger ones around the horse-block and
doorsteps. One by one the members Of
the family 60 to their peaceful beds.
The farmer last of all. He covers the
fire in the fire place, winds the clock,
and
''Turns out the dorg an looks at the
weather.
..And then, he, too, seeks the repose
that follows honest labor. And then all
is quiet, save the low murmur of the
wind through the leaiess trees, the soft
pelting of the snow on the windows, and
IAN the hired man in the kitchen
chamber snorin' fit to raise the ruff y
Driver" said the fat man as he got
out at Ninth street, ''you appear tc
have seen something Of the country
yourself. Ehp''
"Mep Do I look like granger!
Nav, SURGE! I'm dock in disguise,
am. G'long thar, Baby; steady, Jim. =
-NeW York San.
Feminine Logic to the Front.