The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-11-22
sQUID.
"a little nonsense now and then


anybody keeping house warm for amusement and |
letting the heat out Of the winders? Why not take |
down the stoves and put them In tho woodshed and |
save coal7 what's the use OF wrapping up In |
blankets with nothing but your nose out when you |
20 TO bed7 My ma Is Just rs careful with her health
ns ever you can he and she never was Ounce enough
10 sleep with her winders wide open, and you'll he
nonsrous lucky II you live to be as old as shc Is"
"Ycs, my dear"
"ycs, my dear" Then why doa1 you shut that
wlnicrs~
"just little ways open, my deir--,hcre, only an
inch or two"
"No air Not blessed inch. You men aave the
most ridiculous ideas 1.-THE good Lord ever Intended
people to sleep out OF doors, lie never would have
let them build houses, would TTcT'
al don't know, my dear
"Oh, you donr7'
"No, my dear"
"well, I do. When was away last winter what
did you do? Slept with the wlndcrs wide open
every blessed one OF them-and the pipes all frozc
and busted and ruined the parlor ceiling and stained
the carpet and filled the cellar full OF water and give
the cook her death; why, bless my soul, II had
stayed away week longer, you'd have been down
with the nowmoneyer, and what ,hen7"
81 don't know, my dear"
"Really You don't know ~
"Bu, my dear, II you sleep In fresh air. you get
up In the morning feeling as though you could jump
over the Capitol; but II you sleep In close room,
you get up hall sick, dull, drowsy, miserable
"Have You been In Abners to-nipht?"
"N.n-n.no, my dear
"Surc9''
"That Is TO say, my dear, as 1t were, 80 TO speak
was busy over some proofs Just before left the
ONCE and stepped into Abner's moment to get
smack was very hungry-and I wouldn't
trouble --r
"what time did you leave the onlceg"
"ren O'Clock exactly: yes, II was exactly ten.
heard the town-cock strike"
"And you only stopped mlnute?n
"Just a mnue-or maybe two-just time enough
TO eat three fried and drink glass of b--water,
my dear"
"And It's now two oclcck.'
~ know, my dear was about to say that It was
ten O'Clock by the clock In the press-room, but 1t
hasn't been going for more than year.
"Indeed! thought you said you heard the town
clock?r
$50 did, as you say, Int it's always wrong. We
got complaint about 1t from citizen, but they
promised to have II attended to, AMI VIC won't print
it,
"Indeed should think you had been down there
for hours and hours. TO come home and talk about
jumping over the Capitol
"Flguratively speaking, my dear, nguratlvely
speaking. really didn't mean to say that could
jump clear over the dome. Tom KING couldn't do
that, nor Gen. George Washington, were they here
to try, and George was jumper from Juinpervllle.
meant to say that sleeping In fresh air refrcshes
one, and sleeping in stale air Injuries one, and
II you won't let me open this window, I'm
going into the back-room to Sleep
"Then CO."
And went into the back room. opened the cas-.
window, and went to bed. The Moon was gloriously
full and dashed its brightness everything with
the lavish hand Of the Good Oliver. IT Is said by the
men of old That sleeping IN the moonlight would
produce lunacy. Hence the name, but we don't be-
lieve It, 1t said by the Prince OF Poets that the
moon was not chase, as she has seen more mischief
than the Sun Ger has. Perhaps she has, but 1t has
not affected her. She rolls as pure snow In SOL
emn grandeur still.
Jack Frost was abroad aud was weaving his night
mantle of lace about Mother Earth, which she
would wear until the Sun would stride forth In his
glory, hit that delicate gauze from her fair form, and
clothe her with crimson robe, aud the stars gis-
tened merrily and shot their myriad rays down.
There was scarce a sound and laid upon my back
and looked ont upon the night.
"Isay!"
swell, say IT,
at Is to be sincerely hoped that yon are in per-
feet state of health
"Perfect''
"Then you are not mortal"
"Mortal! II you could but see the humble under
signed toss OF glass of beer, Interview dema.
was anything but immortal
"Were you ever In Westmiuser?'
cup In Maryand?''
"Up in Maryland. No; mean the Abbey
"oh! Yes
mice place.
"You think so ~
"Outside.r
"Well, yes AS good piece Of architecture as
you can fnd In onlon; but that amt saying much
m
uniformity, cleanliness: museum OF curoslties In
| the shape of tombs cpitaphs, aud memorials
| "You have been to London?'
| "Yesr
"My name Ia jack Frost
GLOW ?"
| slack Frost
| 81 am glad 10 see you. am sure. have met you
before; have shaken hands with you until YOU made
my fingers tingle.'
"Well,' said Jack Frost, "tumhlc up and go will
| me and see what we shall see''
| And In an instant we were abroad. looking ,lowr
upon the spangled carth which made the stars al
think rs they wonderlngly gazed on The dazzling
| show that another ornament was stretched below.
"And yonder comes my steed,'' said Jack.
Far above us we saw an eagle gracefully wheeling
In the ambient air. and tile bird dipped and rolled ant
grew big, and then became an ocean steamer, ant
| then pyramid, and then 1t had sde.whskers. ant
then 1t fashioned itself into the big suspension bridge
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houn'e. henci, anu we sa" announcer coh'ihen
AWAY oh actoss inc "as'c oi waters, anu IL WAS spii
into many s'a'es' ahu lout!h OF tne men were II
UNIFORM anu women were aolhe mems WORK IN IN
heius' anu WA. who'e iahu was s'uuueu WIN ior's
anu every ho'her aari'hs when nc ci'he 10 man
ius'y estate was 'oth from MS hon,e ana dragge'
lh'o thc army ah" We couiu near tue o'g guns II
oer'ia' anu .n'"ss "eie III such All uhcomiorthol'
shaPe over mere ,mat we saw lois OF ships on tnei
way 10 our shores hiled WIN men, women ana emil
urehto SVEN our popuia'i'h eager 10 get where a.
| ha" cuunoe'
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fros'' " cover nan OF IL IN hignt sometimes AM
10 you Anow 'nat you americans ooht appreciate
your olcss'hss' IAN a"ont hou'e' why, plcs
| your innocent newspaper BOui -"