Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-26
SIDEWALK STORIES.
accidents Of the Biis.ard-General Ga
OF the street and Town.

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accidents Of the Bl,.rard-General Gossip
OF the street and Town.
Yesterday and last evening noted
some very unpleasant as we'll as
laughable experiences in the memo
randums OK individuals who battled
with the prevailing blizzard in at
tempting to reach home and other
destinations. Snow drifts four and
five feet deep had to be padded
through in some places. To prevent
the frosty and mar BILE colored article
from crawling up their trouser legs.
several business men were seen to
remove their socks, place them over
their shoes, tuck their pants legs un-
der them and proceed homeward to
remain for the night-something un-
usual. Many young man got more
sleep last night than has been the
case for numerous moons.
Something very noticeable. and
laughabie in many instances, was the
care some men took in protecting
their chin hirsute projections from
the torrents, and how others left their
whiskers at the mercy of the wind,
to be switched about their faces like
a cows tail in fly time. until enough
of the down-falling article had land
ed on their -shylocks to make them
rather weighty and cause the owner
much work in carrying the extra
load. Men who undoubtedly had ex-
periences of this kind or else take
great pride in the appearance Of their
silken flow, let their boards hang
down next to their neckties and COM
fortably tucked beneath their over
coats before starting on the stormy
journey. On reaching their destina-
ton whiskers would be taken from
his wigwam, given a few pulls with
the hand, and present as flashy an
appearance as ever. The man who
did not not think of covering his
beard had to let it hang over the heat
for long time in order to get it
thawed out. Then how he swore
when he started to comb those knots
out.
The numerous incidents which
characterized the day would take
many columns if half them were CIV
en- description. Suffice is it to say
that men and women were blown in
all directions; they fell as they never
fell before; umbrellas became para
chutes; they waded waist deep and
reached home with an overplus Of
''pants." -.
She Had to Walt.
The wife of Second avenue BUSH
ness man braved the chilly and gale
like wind the other afternoon and
walked from her downtown home to
her husbands place of business only
to find her husband absent from his
desk. The lady waited until her pa
thence was becoming very much
tried, but any tendency toward a
state Of madness vanished when hub
by made his appearance.
why, where have you been all
this timer" she said pleasantly.
..Oh, only stepped out,a few min
utes to see man." he replied.
Just think of waiting half an
hour after coming up here in the
cold!"
well, why did you not come in a
carp"
because it is easier to catch cold
than a car this weather." she replied,
laughinglv.
He did not answer, pretending not
to hear her, but the way he
chewed his mustache, addressing an
envelope at the same time. was suffi-
cient evidence that he didn't like it q
bit. He bought some candy for the
children. and they both went down
home in the car.
A Little Unpleasantness.
A little sensation is expected in
the upper end of the city very soon,
an increase of one in the population
of that portion having taken place a
week or SO ago. Anything Of such a
nature may be averted, however,
provided the accused, who is a tiller
of the rural soil, concludes to be
convinced by the young lady and be-
come her lawful husband. Some
time previous to said increase in the
population, she had him arrested on
a serious charge. but nothing in sup
port of such an accusation hav-
ing transpired, he was released.
Later developments have made the
case quite interesting, and a rather
racy airing of the details in court are
expected unless he is satisfied to
i wau dor from hie old 6roa;da