The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-01-17
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they missed one of their number, the one who
had the shovel. Vic! Vic! softly cried J."bring
the shovel so that we can clear the way to the
middle o. tic s.-ca.ra I,,,. the 4nlv ranlu was
the bowling wind blowing through the slab pile
behind which they were intrenched. Then B.
took up the cry; then w. then j. then three
voices rang out in one wild wall of despair "Vic!
Vic! the shovel, or we are lost?" Still the wind
howled as it chased the snow drops off the Wis
cOnsin hills and piled them up against their
shivering frames, but Vic was dead to their
cries; he was otherwise engaged. Finally.
thought struck B. He had been down to the
river bank during the day and had noticed the
logs, and knew. could he but locate one of them |
it would be an easy matter to find the others; |
he knew that logs usually freeze about two feet
apart and he cautiously crept to the edge of the
stream and placed that "sure thing" right foot
of his forward, a spirit of thankfulness rushed
through his frame. cry escaped his lips; what
Is it. " mumbles, -. leone on have discovered
the PATH" exutinglv responded "B.' Thank
saltwater" came in tones OF relief from wv
and they started after 3D." who had already
proceeded some distance from the Shore never
making a misstep, hitting log each time he
stretched out the "sure thing" wv" and ~"
hung back; they were afraid of themselves they
knew they were defying fate by monkeying
with an element they were little acquainted
with What, catifS, do We fear?" cried "B.'
| mot for your salary cried "J.' and plunged
forward. In less than Kilkenny second the
snow was turned from pure white to sky-blue
by the ejaculation which left those lips usually
so quiet, and devoted to kind words of encOur-
| agement and cheer. I'm the name of the Tow
ers or the front gate what as you?' Cried
| wv" I'm up to the hips in these waters"
cried "J.'' Hold on a bit, and I'll come to the
rescue" cried w. Hold ON to what?' ITO
your PATIENCE came the reply, and instantly
another splashng was heard. whats that?'
cried -" ITO blaZes with you; help, help, Pm
up to my whiskers, and the ice is freezing all
around me-" cried "W'' SERVES you right you
chump'' said j. 'why didn't you take tum-
BILE when you heard me squeal?" And there "B.''
found them few minutes later, one trying to
pull the other out which they finally succeeded
in doing. Reaching the shore again, their own
condition was forgotten in the fear that stole
into their hearts as to the probable fate of Vic,
{ and the shovel. Immediately a search was in
sttuted, and it was only after their pantaloons
and boots were frozen to their limbs and feet,
and they were heartsick, hungry and dry. that
they discovered poor Vic. up to his neck in a
snow bank and vainly trying to shovel his way
out. They kindly inquired if "he was cold?''
, busy hustlng to keep this bank from getting
, over your head as have been, you would want a
linen 1 duser and fan to Did You
: our whiskers" was the only response he could
get from them. till they had plOwed way out
for him, and had repaired to the nearest wet
place." Then they recounted the events of the
a night over the cup that can thaw a hole through
. an iceberg. and where the following resolutions
. were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That when we want ice, we go tt
o an ice-house.
Resolved. five do have to go after ice. We
will go in the summer time.
Be 1t further resolved, If necessity cOmpellS u
4 to go when the thermometer is 800 below zero
a and it Is 10 D. M. we will take lantern, and al
axe. No log walking. no shOvels.
It The following is the only reply we have re
d ceived to our query as to what are the min
S longest words in the English language at tn
present day:
g PhilOprOgenitiveneSS.
a IncOmprehensbility.
o Magnetoelectricity.
OVERWHELMINGLY.
IntercOmmunication.
IS observation-disclosures.
/ Interchangeabty.
n COmmenSur3bleneSS.
Incorruptibeness.
J. The above are from p. NJ. cell Ala and br
a. two are correct. PhilOprogenitveness; ha'
O. ing twenty letters, and Incomprehensibility wit
nineteen letters. Try again 2. M. you may I'm
5. the other seven, but you must find words wit
A. more letters. for the nine words run from nin
teen to twenty-five letters. We leave the que
q ton Open another week. ChaIt2uqua member
O. wake up. what's the matter with some of til
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