, 1908-05-13
IN
THE STORM
REFLECTIONS PERTINENT AND
IMPERTiNENT ANENT THE
FALL OF VIRGIN SNOW.
Some Citizens Good and Bad and
Some Walks Good and Not at ALL
Temper Of the Wind to the Shorn
Lambiing and other Live Stock
Shocking Stocking story.

LambIins and Other Live Stock
Shocking Stocking story.
1t showed.
This is not really a news item, as II
has showed before and will after, bu,
it makes a line or two and gives the
snow a chance to melt a little during
the morning hours and open paths fol
reporters.
1t began showing early AMI quit ear
ly, but not until the weather clerk al
the university had recorded enough tc
answer the present demand.
The snow followed the rain last
night and warn sunshine followed the
nov this morning.
The beautiful (bah!) chung to tel
egraph wires and the limbs of trees
and when the unwary walked beneath
at exactly the right psychological mo
ment, enough let loose to fill the back
of ones neck to overlooking and to
downward fiowing-after it melted.
EARLY Death OF Martyrs.
The good citizen was up early and
cleaned the snow from his walk, but
as the good die young" the walk
down town was through the untrod-
den waste almost to the waist.
Those who had occasion to reach
the ,l~ostofice by way of Third street
and the number is increasing with in
crease of days-wondered "how long,
o Lord, how long" will it be before
the section of walk in front of the
iron warehouse will be allowed to re-
main unlaid. The snow is nc more
resrecter of localities than persons,
and that which fell in that open space
melted with a willingness to do its
full share toward moistening the earth
and the earth was moistened to the
depth of several inches.
Good for Sore Eyes.
Such places are good for ducks and
calves-and men know the value of a
good wet snow storm and a muddy sec
ton of the street, alas! too well,
A good many wheels were out this
morning-out in the woodshed. No
body believes it is safe to ride a wheel
on the 18th of the month naturally, and
particularly with several inches of wet,
heavy snow on those portions of the
walks in front of the not good citi-
zen.
Walking was not only fashionable;
it had become a necessity, and the
walking club" at the university re-
manned indoors as long as possible
and stayed indoors as much as pos
sible afterwards.
Profanity and Slippery Walks.
There was some wearing, for the un-
godly take advantage of such an oc-
casion to stand in slippery places and
try to start up. The oaths were not
loud, but they sizzled as they struck
the snow at close range.
1t showed, but as was remarked ear
lier, this is not an uncommon thing in
this country, where snow is welcomed
as the salvation of the crops, which
are growing in number and yieid.
Nobody objects except the well-ad-
vertised seller of snow shovels whose
stock has been exhausted before the
demand ceased and the seller who
does not advertise and whose supply"
exceeded the demand"
The snow is a good thing and all
good things go early.
A Hint Forced Home.
~, --.l- - n a, crI
street young man called upon a Grand
avenue belle one evening and remain
ed for some time. The young lady
was glad to see him-until 10 o'clock,
and then she feared papa would be
glad, too. The young man continued
to stay and the young lady also. He
was willing but she was not. Finally
she gave him a puzzle"
Write nine little 'o's' on this sheet
of paper she said.
The young man did 500 o o o o o
o.
Now" she said, draw a line down
ward from the right side of the first
%"
He did this.
Now, a line upward from the right
side of the fourth o."
This line was made.
Next, a line downward from the
right side of the fifth o. upward from
the right side Of the seventh % and
downward from the right side of the
eighth o."
The task was completed.
Read"
He read. He took the hint. He
left some tracks in the soft, new fallen
snow, but the toes + pointed from
Grand avenue.