St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-08
SUNDAY IN SPRING.
Fine Weather Trotted the Popu-
lation Out OF Doors Every
where.
The Early Lake Season Has Be-
gun in apparent Ear
nest.

After many yeXatiouS delays and
numerous conferences with the weather
clerk it would seem to the average citi-
zen that Spring has at last made arrange
ments for his annual outing in St. Paul
and vicinity. II is fact that can be de-
pended on, being given out officially by
the reform administration, that Spring
spent yesterday in the city, and an
nounced his intention of remaining
here for some time.
Although the rumor has been given
credence in some places that the lack OF
inducements and opportunities rendered
spring this season is due to the negli-
gence of the reform administration and
because the comptroller could find no
provision in the Bell charter for such
an appropriation as nice weather, 1t is
not generally believed. Those who
have heard it say that il is merely an
ante campaign canard. The members
of the administration decline TO discuss
the matter.
Mr.. Lowry was busy all day yesterday
collecting nickels from the numerous
passengers who took advantage of the
beautiful weather to ride on the cars.
He was so busy that he did not have
time to 90 to his dinner and it was
brought to him while at work. Men,
women and children sWarmed into the
cars, damned into the seats and hung on
to the rear ends Of the fast-mOVing
vehicles. Ribbons futtered in the sun
light; hats were crushed in the trays
necessitated by the struggles for seats,
and the little ones earned many spank
ings by their behavior. Some hoWled,
others laughed, and still others sat
quietly in the laps of their parents and
looked with starting eyes at the seen
cry which had been hidden from their
vision for so many long, snowy months.
The young man with his new spring
suit and his best girl was everywhere.
They cheWed gum, murmured sweet
nothlngs into each others ears, and
drank in the intoXication of ozone and
sunlight. In a number of instances.
sad to say, the light trousers were soiled
by contact with the newly sprouted
grass, and perhaps there was a shortage
of gum; but on the return i'll the even
ing, after the chill air of the spring tWl-
light had driven the sun to bed, many
flushed and happy faces showed that
| words had been spoken which would be
dreamed of during the night. BluShlng
faces OH the part of members OF the
| SSIlIleI Y,
pSSSeSsive air of escorts, proved the old
formula of mixing youth with spring
| and begetting love.
| 1t was really the first spring Gay of
| the year. The clinglng icicleS had all
| been devoured by the hungry sunshine,
and f1oated in the air i'll f1eecy draperY.
for the shmmering beams. There was a
freshness in the air from the sprouting
| plants and flowers, and tiny green
| shoots appeared here and there from
the branches of the trees. Merry birds
trilled their notes Of gIadness as they
darted through the air and shook the
| dampneSS of winter from their feathers.
| Everything indicated that if it was not a
bona tide appearance of the recalcitrant
season it was one Of the strongest at
tempts ever made in ST. Paul, and
| warranted the assumption that spring
had really come.
There were crowds of people at the
lakes and in the vicinity of the river.
There were number of excursions up
the river in launches, and the steamer
George Hays took large party to Min
nehaha. The interurban line was well
patroniZed, as were all of the other
lines, and it was holiday in every
sense Of the word for the people of tie
city.
About trainload of disappointed pic
nickerS turned away from the West
side motors yesterday when they found
that half the trans had been Withdrawn
as compared with the runs of last sea-
son. The trains that ran were fairly
we'll filled, and the picturesque suburbs
of South Park, South st. Paul and InveI
Grove each received a fair number OF
visitors. At Inver Grove the larger
proportion of the visitors were young
couples, who sauntered through the adj
jacent groves and returned bearing
pretty punches of spring posies. AT
the entrance to one of the picnic groves
was the noticeable announcement that
the regular season would open on May
q, and in the grove admiring damsels
gazed lovingly upon the playcards that
gave notice of the coming icecream and
pop. At another entrance the magic
word "Gemultichkeit" was attractive to
the German eyes, and the following
signs caught the eye Of the reporter:
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