New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-19
SUBURBAN DAYS.
THE BLIZZARD IN AN ADJACENT VILLAGE.
FUN OF THE NEw-YoRK BUSINESS MAN WHO LIVES
IL THE COUNTRY

when the lemon be reached ny oven
an assurance be obtained BY wire. But "hch
blizzard builds Chinese wall between unsuspcctlng
country folk and the human world OF which the lemon
has been held typical there IA nothing ler save tcic
pathc acdIty the airing Of musty reflections upon
| the fccblcness u mans competition win nature
The weather favored tho airing OF everything save
grievances. II there any. they werc buried o'
! meath the drifts. We Of Yetun, 1t may 10 said Win
all modesy, arc rcputed to DO living Illustrations OF
! the doctrine Of sweetness and light" Ycun felt
that sustain this icpui alton. II early CaIVn'
tic teachings all wrong, and ~ fcUun anu INC
rest of the world really to be destroyed by In
| finite cold Instead Of fire. It wass all The moro
necessary that Yeltun should set the world An example
! OF cheerful hcroism. But there a gnawinS fear,
| which mons Of us would acknowledge openly, that
the world might never know anything about 1t.
Suburban life encourages athletic development
There are the morning Hat for trains. and tho
evening hurdle races from Broadway TO tho ferries
For a time there danger OF onesided devclormen'
but always thoughtful wives by Increasing tho nnni-
Der OF errands, enabled the suburban man. IssachhF
! lile TO stoop between two burdens. This training
enabled the men OF Ycltun TO fight thoir way 10 inc
railway station that bewldcrng Monday morning
The train with scoIc or more passengers was thse,
bit the frantic founderngs Of Some belafcd hrr'hrcn
wcIp necessary Fify-four hours passed before
the train loft the station Tins new element was
! introduced into the social life OF Ycltun Perhaps
thcio delay I'm calling upon the new comcrs'
but local authorities upon etiquette aGcod That as
the blizzard came first. should have the precedence
Tho passengers studied the architecture of the station
| The station agent, who was In charge. aftcr CON
! ducior and engines had vanished down tle rapidly
| filling cut ahead bcstlrrcd himself TO provide for
his uRcxrectcd guests. The nearest Of YeliunS shops
wNro perhaps a third OF a mile away. By noon snow
| lay deep IN many Of the roads II was piled
In impossible drifts and worst % all. tho savage
north wind blew snow before It with the fore" Of
sandllat. Bui tho plucby litlc station agent. ac-
comuancd by volunteers. made adventurous JOURNEYS
to and rom tho shops. and returned bending under
tho weight Of varors hornely staplrs Once he fcll
rrostra'o IN 4 DIN. underrraih the heavy runny
Tag which swung over his shoulder. can Of
Cornci beef few up and vciousy raped the back OF
! H.. i-,o - b.. y ,..,'. nd wo"'6 have boon IN
noble cause but that detail about the can Of co-ncd
bccf mcfit have spoiled us eparh Ey noon Ncl'un
was awaln 10 the presence of STRANGERS within It's
gates. ono huspIahlc soul invited the oder pas
scnrcrs 10 lis hose. BIZ thoy chose To rcua'n to
gr'her. The rcrou that woman was On The train
moved another resident q sally forth ~ to rN'c'c
accom panied by IS man-of all work There may or
NAV not hayo been mental vision Of suffering youth
! rr' .ra-tv ~, no brakeman said. thrr' was
woman GA board. but It not borne I'm upon hm
, tLat any ln'iodur ton Va, u"ccs a-v. TIL mrn'al
picture q rrsa'd Ir.s-nly turned with rs lace
20 the walk Tho real r"rsonacr declined With elusive
than's 10 venture INTO tho storm Vas thee" roi'
To- he done fos h,rl No'h.ns al nr.t. She va. warm
AMI had plenty cat. bui-ani then camr the "hin"
Of professional mcndcancy. orc sympathetic neigh
, "' '"' '". 1T, hat. .,r,.,.
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f. hnt Iinrh IS so crthu.iasflc a1wr"r ~ h'linn
that he {. said - have i.cn discovered u lecture 20
the passenger, GA the advantage. oi irlinn a> "n'er
resort Meantime gang Of lal su- had boon brought
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.a, ~, 80. ',...i ,,, o.. door i,,lor.. rcc,
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I ,, -, . too, l,t g, loan and hungry look
, ,t .,. d., .,.,t, ,,.., ION, would b. f,.hhlly
a. t'.,c ,..,,, ,r., the manner NJ ,hii,
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/ 80, . .,,. . soi.,,.y ,oa., ~ ,cef cond be
1,,Li,1 The r,nu,'o- II another losscho'd suddenly
t,,, ,,.u,selyc. reduced TO Subsistence upon ham.
ard ,lc, had no erecial love for ham n any time
Fr,I, become "reminiscences aud lie thou-ht ~ n-h
va, Mo. dream nut first Of all came mix. n any
an. ,,,, lnov.s yaiun we'll were 4. he'd or hand the
Uro,;Icfs fT babe, would be- named I'll - ln 90" ~"
bou,cLn,l. nnIlorncd hy these bad, Of promise 10 was
well enough for the 10 mol-ieu hs breakfast
With clare and tine misc,, go DRINK black cofro, bni
babies conservatives. and refuse 20 c"nn"n'n''
, Innovations. From Sunday morning until wednesday
the rnlllrnru lived only IN orr memories On M"n'N
hons holder set forth on quest LOT MIR
Madam ra,hy proposed to accompany him.
But why ?"
40, / want fresh air"
"Tlcsh air. quoth the lord and master with mo
! scofn q" Isn't thor, enough In the hpnsef' well
n can't l.s colder of doois than In This hall, urged
the madam shifting her ground after The manner oil her
| sex.
No. said monsieur.
"Yes,7 said madam.
Is It ncce .sary 10 - plain which trlumphcd1 Madam