The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-27
sneak.nn of the Weather.

speaking Of the Weather. "When the weather gets zeal warm I can generally find a little comfort by recalling an experience l had during the winter a few years ago." said an old printer.
 morning newspaper, the same as now. In the afternoon the storm began with a cold rain and by evening it had turned to snow. We set the paper by hand then and I went to the office as usual in the afternoon, to get ready for the nights work. Going to my home about four miles away from the office in the mule car, then running, I noticed that it was hard travelling, and l didn't get to the house very early.
 Coming back down town the mule car was stalled by Il snow. I had to get out and walk. I had prepared my self for the cold night with plenty of warm clothing and I didn't suppose I would be bothered much. But walking that two miles was hard work. The snow was wet and sticky and almost as hard to walk in as sand. When I reached the office there was plenty of snow on my hat, coat and other things ice hung from my mustache, and l was generally chill ed.
 Well they managed to thaw me out and l did my regular nights work. In the meantime, the mule car company had had men out shoveling and trying to clear the track. The snow had con tinued falling all night long, so when started home after the paper was up. there was a foot of 1t on the level It was wet and heavy and made travelling mighty hard. The cars were running on the parts of the line that had been open ed. I boarded one and rode to the great CT part of the distance home, but finally we came to a stop and the car could go no farther.
 T didn't care to spend the rest of the night In the cold air. sc started out alone cn foot to get home. The paths were unbroken, darkness intense and progress exceedingly slow. It was as easy to walk in the street as to try to keep the side walks, so l started along the track Stum- bling in the snow and darkness, my clothes getting damper and heavier cash step, and the cold penetrating more and mere, it was anything but easy and com fortable
 Suddenly when I put my foot down for another step 1t failed to stop where l supposed the ground was. The next thing I knew I was in the bottom of 
 were putting in sewer or gas mains. The snow deadened my fall, so l wasn't hurt a particle. It was so dark l couldn't see how to get out. I knew I would likely be badly chilled, if not frozen, if I re- mained in that cold, wet ditch very long. So I raised yell. reply came almost immediately, and in a moment or two man came up and helped me out. He guided me to an abandoned street car, where he had camped on account of the storm, and gave me drink of whisky that put new life Into me.
 "As there was only an hour or two more of darkness, I decided to stay there with him till daylight, and not risk an- other battle with the snow and darkness in my almost exhausted condition. We lay down on the seats cold and miserable, and 1t YVES a long, dreary two hours til daylight.
 "When the darkness mad lifted a little I found l was only a couple of blocks from home, and lost no time making my way there. It took me a week to get over the effects of those few hours of exposure to the snow and cold.'' aa
 "Where did this happen?" d-
 Tn New Orleans"