St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-10

caves and the ice statues and whistled
through the halls of the palace right
merrily. 1t scattered the mists that had
come up during the night and Haunted the
tassels on the tOcques of his subjects
as they rushed about in their
joy at his return. His breath
came straight at the forces of the Fire King
and cooled the fiery arrows as they left the
bow strings He whistled down the steep
slides and the t0boggans started from their
stopping places and sped on down the
course with an added swiftness. The Ice
King stepped on the Kinks and the ponds
were Stiffened smooth for the steel of the
skater and the broom of the curler. But
In his palace The king walked around it
and through il, removing the broken bits of
the Fire Kings weapons, and, touching it
here and there with an icicle, he restored
its strong walls to their old-time firmneSs,
while his banner tapped Justify as he blew
a big gust up the tower. The king walked
about the city and healed many
of the breaches that had been
made during his absence. He swept
the streets clean from the fragments of his
enemies warfare. His presence gave
strength to his subjects. He kissed the
cheek of the maiden that blushed at his
favor, and whispered to her to
FORGET HIS ABSENCE
and again make merry. He encouraged his
men to flock again under his banner and
after their rest in his absence, again come
to his castle to help him defend it from all
invaders. When night came he was out in
all his might and he hurried all over the
city, fixing his outposts before he went TO
his palace. This he had made more fair
than ever. Its walls were as white as his
beard, and when it was dark he lighted his
white electric torches and sprinkling it with
red he lay down to sleep in his ice chamber
while his subjects again in their war gar
ments of gay colors came up and sported
around the home of their sleeping mon
arch.
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Whatever chances there might have been
during the past few days, of the speedy
melting down of the ice palace, everybody
knew pretty well yesterday morning that
they were gone. The cold wave signal
was hoisted yesterday morning and all day
the mercury kept falling gradually. 1t is
doubtful if cold snap ever caused more
general thanksgiving, in St. Paul, than
Yesterday. The carnival to be sure had
been kept going with all the features of the
prearranged program, that the weather did
not absolutely forbid. But the slush and
mud. coupled with the unseemly degree OF
heat for this time of year, could not help
hut have a more or less demoralizing inhu-
ence on the carnival enthusiasm. and wher
the cold came yesterday, besides strength
ening the walls of the palace it in
fused the populace anew with th'
craze that ragged last week. an'
brought out the ladies in larg
numbers TO participate in the sports an'
witness the parade.
The spirits of the carnival manager
went up yesterday as steadily aud surely a
the mercury in the thermometer went down
The change experienced in the weather wa
just what was wanted to renew the en-
thusasm of last week. The changes in tn
program made the past two days, combines
with the fact that the great feature OF yes
terday. was upon the streets and not inside
the grounds, tended to make the crowd o
visitors at the park smaller than woul'
otherwise have been the case. But fey
were on the grounds in the forenoon, but II
the afternoon there was very good attend
anee. Steady freezing throughout the da,
has guaranteed good ice for to-day's curIinI
contests. and all people were forbidden OF
the two main Kinks in order to allow then
to freeze. The northerly one, however, to
wards Cedar street, was opened, and durin,
the forenoon was crowded with a liyel,