Then it gradually became colder and
sleet lined the sidewalks and telegraph
and electric wires until thev were swol
len to ten times their normal size. And
from that time on it has gradually but
firmly tightened its grip on the situation,
and the snow flew thick and fast. It
wasn't the Dakota-Montana variety
either. It was the real old fashioned
sort. It tell down carelessly in large
loose flakes and coming in contact with
the recently saturated ground it made a
horrible set of streets. Their state can be
summed up in one little word. It is ex
pressed bv the feet of the pedestrians. It
is “slush.” In some places the snow
melted and in others it drifted into great
hills, making any’ sort of traveling very
tiresome as well as despicable.
At 9 o’clock last evening it was snow
ing and the wind was blowing, but not
hard. Ail over the state the storm has
been one of the very worst of the season.
It took everything by surprise. It was a
“scoop" in newspaper parlance, on both
Mr. Ravenscraft. the signal service rep
resentative in this city, and upon Mr.
Foster, the distinguished (St. Joe) Mis
souri, weather prognosticator, with Frank
Melbourne yet to hear from. The grass
has been covered up by the snow and the
poor cow now turns her attention from the
recent northern war. which all came about
on her account and now hustles about
and bawls pitifully for something to cat.
1 Under the circumstances:
The summer girl,
While snow doth whirl,
Her easter bonnet must throwaway.
And the poor old cow
Will wonder how
She’ll get a square meal of dry bay.
