Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-11-27

IL tno Deys growing up became as
mean as the men who are running
politics now.
That Deadly Cyclone.
Those who know me best will re-
member that I have never, openly or
secretly, written or uttered q senti-
ment that could in any way be warped
into an adverse criticism Of the cyclone.
Whatever I may have learned or OBJ
served derogatory to the cyclone and
its cruel and treachereus nature, I
have religiously kept to myself. 4
have even gone SO far as to stand up
and champion the cause of the cy-
clone when its enemies sought to
damage 1t in my hearing. When
others spoke in harsh and severe
terms Of the vandal, murderous work
Of the cyclone, ! said: "Ah, yes,
gentlemen, but do not overlook the
great work Of publication that is done
by it in its mad gyrations. Think
how necessary are these atmospheric
upheavels to rid us of superfiuous
electricity and purify the stagnant
air.
\
ally among men, ana Ssahth sVeh the hb5hfRn- bfnes
nosed add sore-eyed hoodlum pointed
at me as L passed, and said: ssThere
goes Bill Nye, the friend of the cy-
clone"
And what is my reward for all this!
Like q peaceful Ute stealing up
through the sheltering ambush to saw
open the windpipe of dear friend,
comes the ring tail peeler of the sky,
scarcely moving the green leaves as
he steals along the valley on his hind
legs. The air is like the atmosphere
of death. No sound is heard except
the dull thud of the woodman' axe as
it burles itself in the heart of pine
tree that belongs to some one else.
The sun has dropped behind dull,
gray cloud that is faced with pale
green. Still lower down, the steel
gray and purple clouds come boiling
over the tree-tops. The tree toad
made few desultory remarks. Katy
did says "good evening"" and the
premature twilight has come. Up
from the southwest comes q sullen
mutter, crash, a roar, like twenty
oceans in joint caucus, the rush Of
falling trees, the crash Of giant hail
stones, the thunder of falling waters
and like the deadly charge of heay-
ems artillery it is over. That is q
cyclone--one Of the adult variety
when it Ia feeling well. When you
SEQ one Of that kind sliding up into
the air, do not try to twist its tail Al
it goes by. 1t takes strong, quicl
man to reach out over the dash
board and twist the tail of cyclone
He rust be strong in the wrists, c6o
headed, and sool. in movements.
The cyclone which visited North
ern Wisconsin on the 9th instant wa
about mile and a half wide, ant
: lasted through. period of time,
would say,such as would be measures
in pronouncing the word Scat! in a
: ordinary tone OF voice. 1t ble,
down three churches, sparing all th
saloons, jerked the school building
> crooked, knocked the postoffice silly
and demolished a dozen stores an
places of business. 1t killed two {
the most promising young men an
= the purest Christian woman in ii
= village. Then it went out into til
forest where / was riding along, a
! tending TO my own business, tippe
me over and broke my leg. Ever,
'e where it sought out the young an
- fair. It spared the old, the sinf
and the tough, but spent its fury
g the good. the true and the beautifu
= Is it surprising that it jerked q
7e galley west? No, indeedl I o
~ anly surprised that am alive.
re I had intended to say word
two about what to do when you see
ne cyclone coming, but this letter
be already too long. One general n
" may not be out Of place, howev'
a. First be sure that it is cyclor
ct Then tale your family and adjou
an to state penisentiary. Those "
W have spent the major portion Of th
VS. lives IN the penitentiary will rene
nd ber with pleasure the feeling OF
ne curity they experienced while the
Dol 1 may say that / have never felt u
ITO same old security myself, since /
we But why rake up old personaliti'
no They will all come to the surf
ne, when / run for president.-BM !
up in Denver Opinion.
ch- -
see The Mexico LEDGER wants to
ave Gov. Crittenden appointed Secret
N.Y. of the interior under Cleveland,
ed, gives excellent reasons why our P
inst emf Goreruor should be the recip