Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1885-04-23
MechamcsuwnL Frederick County, Maryland Thursday April e. 1885,
Minneapolis Letter.
EDITOR CLARION -

crs wonder what has become of your
north western correspondent? Showed
in? You're wrong there, though we
fully expected it, and even went so far
as to bet colored eggs on it-that we
would have u white Easter. The
ground had been bare for two weeks
previous to Good Friday, when about S
p. m, it commenced to snow 80 fast
that you could not see objects ten feet
from YOU. or tell the truth the balance
of the day. The snow here seems to
evaporate more than melt, and the
change from white to green is so grad
ual, that OH some fine morning when
you get up in search Of something to
eat, you observe the curb stone staring
you in the face AS though it would say,
=, How de do? Have not seen you since
way last fall. Now if you make prac
tice Of getting up in the morning. you
will naturally look into the state ofthe
weather. as it were, and see from time
to time, the aforesaid curb stone. pile
of old tin, and the snow shovel that
was left standing against the post when
last used but now gracefully reclining
full length, with a handle so crooked
that it won't lay still. All these things
gradual Y appear before us and before
we know it, beautiful, balmy, deceitful
Spring is here. The snow has all gone.
Everybody has returned from New Or
leans, and the stern necessity Of q
spring suit and a white hat s,ares you
in the face. The ice has broken and is
being carried away without any high
water, ice gorges or single damage
to property 50 far. But we were talk
ing of snow. We fully expected to get
ont "the old gray horse" and take an
other sleigh ride, but were tsappoint-
ed, as it stopped when the ground was
Just nicely covered Saturday the sun
sholc bright, and by noon it was
spring again. We thought sure that
the Snow on Good Friday was an i'll
lie n, and that We would loose the Al
derman we fully expected to elect from
this ward coming Tuesday. Saturday
was sach "dalsy' and Sunday a reg
ular 'lala, so now We are very cont
dent, and myself for an extra, that we
will not get left as we did last fall
Easter Sunday morning was so mild
that few oyercoats were worn Every
body out to hear, soc, and be seen, All
the churches We're tastefully, and some
tlaborately decorated. Our Tribune
told us that the NJ. E. Church Tenth
and Henncpin would have the most
flowers and the largest choir, and hay
ing friends of that denomination on
the West side, we decided to attend
their services The rostrum was one
mass of blooming flowers, and sweet
scented plants, which tastefuly har-
monlzed with the general finish Of the
church. About 40 members composed
the choir. They rendered some splen-
did selections, appropriate TO the
occasion. The service was varied
lengthy, and impressive, the sermon
being especially fine, still we had a
longing for the benedction which was
bestowed on very hungry lot of chris
tians and sightsecrs about 1890 p. III.
Guess everybody that can, have chick
Ell, either on the half she'll, stewed or
fried, for dinner Easter Sunday. We
hel ped paralyze "a fat old hen and
ate the regulation number Of boiled
eggs and furthermore, have about made
up our mind that if we don't get we'll
in two days ut the most, we will call
in the Doctor.
"All things are not what they seem
isn't it Mr.. Editor? Con6lentially
between the CLARION and the gate
post, we have been deceived and We
stick to it that the above quotation,
evidently discovered BY some great man
near the end Of Il long and trustful life,
is true beyond even the cellnloid hal
lucnation of a doubt.
We have told YOU Of the good People
that inhabit these wids, what a nice
place Minneapolis is, how innocent and
original the average Minnesoian and
twenty other distinct and separate lies,
that would shock the modesty and brit <
all honest blush on the cheek Of Bill
Nve, or even some of Mechanicstown
noted liars, but at the time we honestly
believed them facts. Now We take
back the alleged originality and limo.
cence, and in Justice to the CLARION,
apologize in II different languages
We repeat, we are deceived and have
suffered sDd cussed through one Of the
coldest winters on record, just to find