The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-11

A Round. rnvsrnished Tale About Yer,
Had Cold snap.


Had Cold snap.
II wasa cold clear. sharp morning in
January. A number OF travellers were
stamping up and down the platform.
because il was freezing.
The express train never waits for any
man. but sometimes man has 10 wait
for the express train. When IL is
below zero and the wind blowing and
roaring the train is generally behind
time.
This is pretty cold weather" said
one man, rs he commenced dancing "A
breakdown 20 keep his blood in circu-
lation.
Yes" said another. ''but it's moth
ing TO the cold weather have seen in
Russia
This last declaration seemed 20 rile
the frozen travellers. who were jump
ing and kicking and swinging their
warm. They were patriotic and didn't
care 10 stand by and hear the home cold
weather belittled or made light OF.
How cold have you known II in
Russian asked several at once.
We'll. now. | have seen IL pretty
cold. | can tell you. j remember the
winter OF 81 pretty well. II was about
the bittercst OF all the bitter winters |
ever spent. ] was at Moscow then.
One morning we opened the back door
10 let the dog out for run in the snow.
As he jumped of the step "A neighbours
dog saw him and, as they were old
enemies they made frantic rush for
each other. When they got into the
middle OF the field they stood still. each
one waiting for the other 10 make an
attack. After they had been standing
In warlilke attitude for several min
utes both dogs made up their minds 10
commence hostilities. just as they
undertook TO spring upon one another
they found they could not move.n
what was the matter?" asked sew
eral men, who could not let the
stranger finish his story In peace.
What was the matterPm repeated
the stranger; why. the dogs were
frozen stif. that Is all was the matter;
and there they stood, knowing perfectly
we'll that they couldn't move 10 save
themselves. Every bit OF each dog
was frozen stifr except the intelligence
Each one thought the other might
thaw out first and eat him up. The
expression OF mingled fear and disgust
that Iii up their features was heart
rending. They would be easy victims
for any urchins with evil designs that
might come along. Suddenly each
made nm cndeavor 10 wag his tail. and
the two efforts were so great that both
tails wagged; but rs they were frozen
stiff they snapped of close TO the
termini OF tho owners, and two tails
went scurrying across the field.
by this time we thought something
was the matter. and ! went out 10
learn tho state OF affairs. | picked
both dogs up and returned 10 the house
with them. First we thought that we
would put them in front OF the fire and
let them thaw out gradually; but my
sister, who was. withal. a tcndor.heart-
cd creature, said that surcr and
quicker method OF alternating their
suffering would be 10 immerse them in
hot water, which would at the Same
Aliiit EANt AlAtui ~ ilihNii-iA'thfA hhAlis
So we filled wash tub with hot water
and throw the dogs In, and what do
you think?n
"WhatpH asked the entire party, in
tones OF great interest.
Why, the dogs broke just as glass
ware does when put In hot water in
cold weather.
What cracked like glasswarc?"
they all asked
Certainly; just like preserve dishes
or wineglasses.
What did you do then?n
'Why, we stuck them together with
glue; the only trouble was that In tho
hurry we got the wrong heads on the
wrong dogs, and couldn't tell the fox
terrier from the King Charles spaniel
But they were glncd tight, though.
What kind OF glue did you useP"
II used my great Magic Glue which
] am now selling over the country
have a few samples left al the reduc-
ed price OF Cd each. IL Is purely
vegetable and will make a mechanic
stick 20 his trade / am the sole agent
for
But the train came booming along
and chokcd the glue man of. London
lid Bits.