Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
SNAP SHOTS IN SEASON.
THE country can initiate its currency and sur
vive, but bank running on wind is bound to
collapse.


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The country can initiate its currency and sur
vive, but a bank running on wind is bound to
collapse.
THE sleigh bells tinkled last night. 1t wasn't
good shedding. to be sure, but good many
seemed to think so. Of course the rusty run
ners cut through the thin snow and grated on
the street stones, but the people in the cutters
didn't mind that. The bells drowned the chilli
making scratches and the jolts only brought
the happy hearts closer together. didn't they?
Did you ever take a long journey in a sleigh
just large enough for two-an old-fashioned,
straw-littered, heavy-robed, bright-shod cutter
"a journey that began just before dawn and
ended in the mellow moonlight? Delightful.
wasn't itf Or was 1t lonesome, cold, monot-
onous? Of course that depended on cir
cumstances. 1 have taken such journeys,
and SO have plenty others. I remember one
that stretched through two days, and over land
and water too. What sleigh ride that was. to
be sure. The snow was unusually deep. Huge
drifts hid the road, fences were covered, and
travellers few and far between. After few
hours the snow began to fall. The fakes came
faster and faster, and soon obliterated the rem
nants of the roadway Still he who guided the
faithful little horse-an animal reared in the
snow-managed to pick way through the white
waste until nightfan. Then light shone out
family through the whirling veil, and soon
welcome accompanied by good cheer, which
strangers alone can give assured us we were all
right for the night. Next m orning we were up
with the roosters, and away. We were then on
the edge of an ice-bound, snow-covered bay. an
arm of one of the great lakes. This had to be
crossed. And there it lay. white, trackless.
No matter where the eye wandered, it
rested on snow and sky-white and blue, cold
Pntt tho on
firm, smooth ice after cutting through the
snow the merry bells tinkled in the clear frosty
air, the crystals sparkled like stars on the pure
white breast of the frozen bay, and childish
fancy furnished the rest. But what long,
noiseless smooth, white Journey that was, any
way. Only the chuckety-chuck, chuckety
chuck of the horses sharp-shod hoofs, and the
jingle-jangle. jingle-jsngle of the silvery bells
for hours Snow and solitude, glide and
gllrnmer, slide and simmer. On and on, ruth
lessly cutting the pure bosom of the broad and
long bay, leaving behind snake-like trail
which vanished into black streak where it
met blue sky in the rear. No cutting through
into the stones there--no squeaking or grating,
no iolting or jarring. But. then, that was a
childhood sleigh ride. The old man who sat be-
side me then saw only the snow and the ice,
felt only the frost and the cold. The jingle of
the bells and the crystals in the snow neither
tickled his ears nor caught his eye. He saw the
sky, for he was nearer to it; saw the snow. for
1 was closer to earth than he.
So long as public funds are placed at the dis
posal of private favorstes taxpayers can expect
to be called upon to make up Deficiencies in
the revenues without receiving any benefits.
FAITH the cornerstone Of religion. is in
every heart. 1t is the duty Of the churches to
nurture and developit.
MoLDERs of public opinion work in human
clay.
IT is rumored that domestic duties. if moth
ing else, will keep Mary Anderson from appear
ing on the stage this season.
P1TrsBURG is cultiyating art as well as arti-
Zans.
Base Uses of the Beautiful.
The beautiful SHOWS not for sleighing alone,
It has other uses besides;
1t takes the banana peePs place on street stone,
And greases toboggan slides.
EDUCATION does not unfit a person for any
calling.
IT is a good sign to see the people taking
great interest in religion and religious affairs.
IT has been demonstrated that woman can
develop her mind to equal mans, but not her
| muscle.
THE baby carriage is in the push, and always
will be. L ,
Mr. DELAMArBR hustled for votes and notes,
didn't her
A SONG will catch a crowd quicker than a
| speech, but its effects are not as lasting.
NEW YORK is becoming winter suburb of
Pittsburg. The Pittsburger is appreciated
| there, too
| IT'S easier to drive some people to drink
| whisky than drive some dumb ANIMALS to drink
| water.
| Treacherous Weather.
If you would save doctor bill
| And chase away the blues,
Take an occasional quinine pill
And wear good oyershoes.
| A LIGHT snow means heavy fall for good
many people.
BEFORE man goes to the dogs he usually
goes to the doggery.