The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

IL you will count forty from Feb
ruary 2 you VIII lind, provided YOU
are good at figures that tho grouud-
hog days arc over. To be more exact,
they end to-day. and after all this
rain the sun is scheduled TO shine, no
matter what tn weather sharps tell
YOU Incidentally, il might he SGT
some prophet Wncn he cam" out Of
his hole in the ground on February ,
at noon. saw his shadow and darted
back. the dope was freely handed out
that Richmond would set forty days
OF rough stun in the weather line.
surely Richmond got that.
OF course. it is barely possible that
the sun shonc on some OF the past
forty days. but il you should stop and
think you could not name the date. It
seems mat there was little SUNSHINE"
on sunday. but the mind does not run
back when cloGGcd by the thought Of
snow aud sleet and great cakes of ice
upon which men slipped and sworc.
SUNDAY 81 week ago there Was a snow ,
storm. Some briSh; pupil might hold
up his hand and tell teacher what
happened sunday three weeks ago
and then march UP TO the head oI the
class.
Taking It all and all, you've Simply
got TO admit that when It comes to
being prophet this grounding OF
lei2 Is there with bells on. lie may
have He'd last year or the year before.
but, he has come now into his own
and even II he did permit the sun to
sparkle on occasions Il was so cold
that the rays didn't penetrate through
he muffs He has made good He
has redeemed himself. he has follow
cd his hat into the ring and he viii
come out to-day to pick ii up and
he faded away: When he comes forth
to-day he Will not be worried over
the fact that the Governor has signed
| tho rolling stock bill, Tor q rowing
toll l,,.f ,-.4 C.. 4
IL tho tux rate. Nor will he wade
through tho reports from Roanoke, for
q grounding isn't especially interested
in tho fight Of the Brady faction. real
izinS as nil rrounihogs should, that
in Republican politics any faction
would rather be on the Inside looking
out.
BY all the rules OF the game this
performance OF the grounding entities
him TO pen on the front page where
big things appear but II may not be
brought down upon MS head the wrath
OF community, II lie has a friend.
that friend is yet TO be found ono
can understand the meaning OF
that is, when contemplating hts record.
And nobody yet has ever changed III"
verse SO that tho public hears that
you gotta Gu!t kicking my ground :
hog aroun' Not much. lie has many
swift kicks coming Ia him. and even
when he amblcs out Of the ground ana
surveys inF CITY from Mat0'S IslH nd
he will be filled with fear. He WAS all
right as prophet. Isn't no woman APP
preciates the compliment when she is
reminded at pink tea tina, all tho
girls who arrived on tho las, chr saw
her husband drunk in the gutter lie
may have been drunk all right; but It
isn't topic OF polite conversation.
and so in the same. way (; is simply
piiinr il on 10 remind people OF this
there with thS weather Knowledge,
Stil. there is comfort enough In the
thought that he has lost his jobs. so.
John. please go down TO the basement
aud shut off that horrid furnace Aud,
John, open that window, and tell the
iceman TO send around his last yea RS
bill and send ice now every day. And,
John. do sec that tho cows don't get