The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1892-01-29
Cold Weather. Stories.

Cold Weather Stories.
Yankton Press and Dakotan:
"Purty dang cold, this" remarked the
corner grocery man to a customer who
walked into his store the other morning
The customer unwrappeda nine foot
scarf from around his neck, took of a
buffalo ovtrcoat, then a heavy wool
coat, then a spring o%vercoat, then a
knit jacket, spit on the stove, took of
his cap, spit, lighted his pipe, spit,
ordered a box of matches, spit, and
remarked: "Why this amt colo. In
the winter Of ~ l was up in Visions
in, loggin.' There was a man in the
camp named Waterbouse, an one
morning he got up an when the boss
hollered "Waterhouse" he didn't hear
him. He he'd furgot his name OF some-
thin. But tina. afternoon sumbuddy
said 'house" an Phi be burned, if
Waterhonse didn't holler "Here.'
The Water to his name, he'd froze ap
an he couldn't reckollect nothin' but
the ''house" part. That was The
coolest mornin' / ever see," and the
stranger salivated the stove again. +
* On the other side of the stove sat q
dri Il up specimen Of humanity, who
hadn't been saying a word, and o,
whom TIE other %narrators took No no.
toe. Bat he was sometling Of a liza,
himself, aud he put tile others to :leel
when his turn One.
"Wall, meow. l hey saw sum "a thel
cold weather myself, but l never Sc.
anythin' like one mcrnin' in Yorl
state IN 80. [ went intcw a .aloor
tew get a drink somethin' warm, an
before I got eout, 1 slung abeou'
fifteen old crows into me. / went
eout doors an fused areound fur {
couple Of heours. an that thar likkel
never faxed me. 1t hung On cold flu,
nigh onlew tcw weeks an then claret
off warm. I hedn't he'd a solitary
drop tew take sence l drunk tibet OLE
crow, en- he'd furgot all abeout it
Wall, m day l was stan IN the sun
en- l felt my head begin tew swim
In five minnits 4 was drunker'n
billed owl EN- 1 was drunk fur thre'
days. Thet darned old crow he'd froz
inside ONE, en- when it thawed out
the hull torty-five fingers went tey
work tew once"
The Senate Chamber New Decorations
The Carpet and Upholsterer's Recor'
reports the way a gushing CORES
pendent describes the new decoration
Of the Senate chamber: IA carpe,
which is a combination of terra Gotta
old gold and crushed strawberry
beautiful to look at and soft under foot
has replaced the garish green affai
which covered the floor in the last Con
gross. The inches above the gallerie
have been painted a delicate terra colt
to harmonic with the carpet. The,
now offer a better backgroung to tn
busts within them. The diplomat
gallery no longer ofends the eye witt
its bright blue upholstery, which ha
given way to a lining Of a salmon tint
which is effective. The seats Of tn
other galleries are now finished il
gray. The mahogany desks of tn
senators contrast handsomely with th,
carpet and mural adornments."
Teachers Examination.
The regular examination of teacher
will be held at the court house in Ho'
Springs, on Friday, February 5, 1892
beginning at 8 o'clock a. m.
l.. d. BROOKE, Go. Supt.
Taken Up.
At my place IL miles south Of Ho
Springs on the 18th inst. One light.
bay pony mare, three years old, nj
dark bay pony mare
r old, no brand.