The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-10
Wigglesworth Joins in a SNOWFALL
Fight and Learns Something.
SOME YOUTHS GIVE A LESSON
just to Please His Wife, This Gentle.
man Undertakes 10 Storm a Snow
Fort Manned by Present Day
Boys, and is Reporting at
Leisure.
st. Louis Republic.

"if that doesn't mako mo feel Ike boy
ngainr'
In the vacant lot across the street tho
boys of tho ncighborhood, his own among
the number, Ind cast up tho walls of ID
snow fort, and now fine mimic baltic
was raging Mr.. Wigglcsworth noted the
life and action, and his blood moved
quicker.
"B'georgc, " ho exclaimed, with q shuttle
of his feet, III / haven't two minds to go
out and give those boys a try myself
Don't you think you might take colds"
chirpcd Mrs, Wigglesworth.
l}a h-h -hl' he growled, instantly hoist
Ing his voice TO high koy. You're al
ways wanting mo to muiilo, up and totter
and drop into tho tomb. Think you're
going to get my life insurance, don't ye?
Where's my mittcns?" And tho next in
slant Mr.. Wieglcsworth was sliding down
tho front stoop and blowing across tho
yard on his back, having slipped in his
hastc as he came through the door The
boys saw him and staid tho batulo for IA
moment
who's To cove in do rcd lnittonss" cried
one of them
Its pa" shouted little Willie Wigglos-
worth as the old man struggled TO his
feet "Hoorny, pa-look mt our fortl"
Mr.. Wigglcsworth picked his cnthusi-
usm out of the snow and snid
Boys l remember when mo and tho
Dodloy twins had forts ali one winter, and
I'm going to show you lads how us old
fellows used to run fight"
"Whoo- pnln yelled tho boys
THAT'S i'll" cried Mr.. Wigglesworth
enthusiasm mounting. I'm stand tho
whole crowd Of yc. Get into tho fort there
and lookout for me, for down comes tho
walls ut the first onslaught
y boy with two teeth missing Instant
ly lodged SNOWFALL against Mr. Wiegles-
worth's prominent Adams apple.
WHO did thntF' no shriekcd ms the
fractured SNOWFALL slid down inside his
shirt bosom. Don't 20 SEQ l wasn't
roady?"
Nobody volunteering an answer, Mr.
WigglcswOrth swallowed his passion and
hastily rolled up some balls OF snow.
You boys, hc said as he SYSTEMATICALLY
went through these preparations, "nre too
slow. You stand Off and discharge projcc.
tiles Mt each other, but what docs that
amount to? What propose to do is to
carry your works by assault, understand.
samo's used to do with tho Dodley twins.
give yc fair warning, you sec, because
I'm man and don't want To hurt ye
Once get inside your fort you mnst seat
tor else, of course, III have to fro you
out Now, look out, for the old mans
coming, and death rides on tho galo!"
Tho poetry of battle mounted in Mr.
Wigglcsworth IS imagination as he shouted
these warning words, and then he charged
forward. Ii never was clearly explained
TO him what next took place Mrs. Wig
ellsworth, who was looking on from the
window, said that for an instant the sun
was obscured by 1000, 900 snowballs that
issued from the fort every one Of which,
sho thinks struck Mr.. Wigglesworth on
the head.
That was subsequently understood to be
Mr.. Wigglosworth's opinion also.
Half way up to tho fort, her dcposi-
tion continues Mr.. Wigglosworth encoun.
tered qucksan in tho form of yielding
snow, into which hc sank so deeply that
his line Of attack wavcred. This gave op.
portunity for the bescgcd TO discharge an
other volloy, wherein was displayed the al.
most supcrhuman accuracy of aim of tho
hoy with two front teeth missing 1t was
II SNOWFALL with marble heart, tho mar
bic having been frozen into 1t overnight,
and 1t tiattencd Mr.. Wigglcsworth nose
so closely 10 his face that his own family
never could have recognized him.
y man choppng wood over behind
Dodge 5 mountain put piece In tho local
paper stating thnt he distinctly heard Mr..
Wigglcsworth's yell 1t was n clear. frosty
day, whom sound travels a great distance
Who fired that rock;" screamed Mr.
WiggleswCrth. lio was answered by a
cheer and another vollcy. Little Willie
Wigglcsworth was overheard by u comra,ic
who stood next in line, q boy with frccklcs,
but said TO bo quito truthful. to hiss be
tWppn his smoke LpC.ri,,,o6 linz tl,nt y,o,l