The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-12


iOOtsd to.
Editor writing at home to gain time
starts in on an article ausnt Sprlngl
"To-day, according to the calendar, is
the first day OF spring" wife; Have
you ordered that load OF coal YETI We
have only enough left to last few days
you know,N
ing,-hAnd 1t will not be so very long
now before those glad harbingers Of the
yernal season, the blue birds and robins,
will make their appearance and gladden.
the ewes and the hearts OF northern peo-
ME with their pleasant twitter. Old Sol
| -n VILE looking over his shoulder:) i
should Iwitter. wish you would have
that pile Of ashea in the backyard caIted
away this pleasant day-it looks horrid,
aud the neighbors will think we're awful
Have to wait till 1t thaws out-frozen
stilIsr'n a maCkeral. "-old Sol, with his
beneticent rays, will cause the white man
tel OF Winter 10 disappear; Mother Earth
will feel tho revivifytng warmth in her
bosom, Jack Frost will hurry back to his
northern home, and" wife You ought
to have got barrel and put it out in front
OF the houEe to empty ashes in, as other
people do. You didP Not much. | had
the grocer leava one alter waiting till the
holidays, Don't you reColleCtN
Guess you're right, come to think oil It.
1.-THE gentle rain will come, buds will
start, lawns will take on an emerald tInge,
the air will become soft and balmy, wild
fowl will wing their way TO their northern
summer retreats" oldest boy; Say pa,
won't you buy me toboggGn? All boys
is getting 'em, and We want to form a club.
We've got the hill iced on--street, and
my old sled is busted.'
Not this winter,-spring, mean,-my
hoy, 1t Isn't worth while ut this time OF
wear. Fix up one from barrel staves.
"-It is peculiarly OF spring in this lati-
tude thA when she does come, after long
waiting, 1t 10 with rush and SO brief in
deed is her stay that summer fairly crowds
her out. Once in great while, how
ever" (Wiie Il wish you would try
and thsw out the pipes in the bathroom;
I've poured more than bushel Of hot
water on them without effect. lshouldn't
think it was cold enough now 10 freeze the
pipes, should your
mo; wouldn't il the plumbing had
been half done. But then, what can you
expect in rented houseP Perhaps
once in every decade there comes sn old.
fashioned spring, commencing somewhere
near the date billed for her TO appear,
worthy Of all rhapsody 80 freely bestowed
Iby the poet and lover OF nature; days and
weeks filled with fragrance, songs Of birds,
cheeriulneSs and activity: when it seems
almost impossible to remain indoors, so
strong Is the desire TO wander abroad in
the woodland and commune with the in
visible spirits Of earth, air and water.
How does that strike you, dear2" Tread.
ing aloud the last sentence.
Wiie: Very pretty, Speaking oil wood.
land reminds that the wood Ia most gone
too, and you know our stove don't burn
coal alone very well. You had better
oder half cord tomorrow morning
He; "Well, this Is uphill work. No
sooner do get wrought up and en- rapport,
sus 1t were with the subject than you In
tGoduCe the prosRiC and expensive mat
ter of fuel In its various shapes. ! doubt
very much II | can finish up this article
gracefully now, or even respectfully.
However, can but try. CAS- before
stated, spring aWAkens in every heart
desire to 10 out OF doors under tho blue
vault OF heaven, to commune with nature I;
and blest indeed is he whose avocation
keeps him outside Of office or shop in the
glad springtihe. And yet farmers as o
rule (Wife: well, Pm going
to bed. Don't forget to shake
down the stove and lock the
back boor and wind the clock, and there's
plenty OF hot water in the reservoir II you
want to try and thaw out the water pipes
this evening, but perhaps 1t don't matter
tonight, asst isn't very cold and may be
they'll thsw out themselves II we leave
the bathroom door open, and-now don't
stay up till midnight, will your It's so
hard for you to get up in the morning, you
know. Better put your writing by and
como 10 bed now it's after ten o'clock.
"I'll do 1t. Tia time everybody was
abed, and don't feel much like writing,
anyway. Come to think Of 1t, tho subject
Of Spring 10 rather premature, and what
| intended to say about farmers can just
as well stand over until some other time
as not. You shut the back door and wind
tho clock, while l agitate the stove"