The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-12-13
Anecdotes Of Great Men.

@Cgh," shivered George W. Washing
enough for you. Marthy?" =
"Yes, George, think it is. Ireally
do believe it is the coolest weather we
have ever had" ...t
.ATut, tut, Marthv; I've seen it colder
than this number of times. Once
when I was west of the Alleghenies
surveying, l struck acold wave, Vennor
or Hazen would have run from, a. for
Wiggins, it would have paralized him
in fourteen places. You see Marthy,"
aud he hunched his chair up nearer the
tire, II went out with the transit to run
a line about three miles across valley
from the top of one powerful high hill
to another. remember distinctly how
that line run; beginning at a stone. five
perches south of the middle OF the
boundary line Of a previous survey and
running south degrees, east 40
perches 10 a stump. thence south A de-
grees. east 80 rods to a stake. and SO
on. Well, NIarthy. we got it run at
last, and the stakes drove. and we were
so cold we had TO go to the shantv and
take a little sohcYhing warm. About
two hours afterwards we went out
again, aaa Marthy would you believe
it that blamed line was frozen stiff
and stretched from hill to hill, with the
stakes hspging. e ke q many
Co., ms on " 80 da
e, dear, atel lnpted his wifi,
5ishs. M.rthy. ne
st1%sre very short ones, for I cut
IN myself Hae. day before with my
hatchet and know about EN- They
were dut To-, measure two feet and a
half, but he cold weather shrnnk 'em
to eight inches, inside Of sixteen hours,
ID there wasn't so much Of strain on
fhekne as you might think"
- a>z MILAN rENN. ss
-. Penn" remarked the book.
Keeper, did you see that Indian gentle
man who callstl last EVENING".
"No, Charles, ] did not. Did thee
tell him. would be in this morning?"
Yes. sir. He has some land which
he wishes to sell to the pale faces. He
has heard how kindly you have ever
treated his people, and he wants TO give
You an option ON it." *t
"My good Charles" said William,
wipinr the tears from his ewes. did
thee inquire with reference to the situa-
ten a the lspd.s an1 .the -nrpauskiye-
me- 6erSof
~Yesls itis I vervsd Ssirable & .
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noble red aan wautpd ceee s1esald
trade it o.ss - y
enough ~ him" ~
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