His Whistle Froze

The eold weather that we havo been ba ving for nome time past has brought to the front many a story from the older oitirens of similar weather in their youthful days. One of the oldest of tliese citizens was in a certain store on Main treet on Tuesday, and had just i-ompleted a tale of how the winter of '20 had been bo gevere that all the wells had been frozen to the bottom, and that everybody had to drink coffee, wiien our old, old friend, Jlike McCarthy, -who was sitting near Xyy, remarked : "Indade, Oi leJaive it Biir, fur Oi remember pihdn 'Oi furst landed in this country, Oi exparienced gist sich a winther. Oi -was stipping in FildelphLb that winther, and was woreking on the phublic buildings. During the day it was so could Oi phrose moi nose and ears as blue as an Indigo liag, and phin it -n-us toiin to quit worek, Oi Ktbarted fur moi bourding house, about three sehuares away, and to kape moi spirits oup, Oi whistled the 'Oirisli Wasli Waman' a.s Oi walked along. It wtm pritty darek, and wbln Oi'd gooo a tibort ways Oi tot the thune wtM pritty liard to whlethle, and wli.in Oi got lionie an oicicle about a phoot and a half long wus hanging froni raoi mout. Oi carelessly broke it off and laid it on a Cbalr in the kitchen and wint to waeb moi pha&e. 'Well, ti 11 at once there Wtm B shriil wliisth in th room and the cook jumped about e phoot high, and thin th beautiful strakM of the 'Oirish Wasii Woman' began to meanjer troo tlio room, aiil wouhl you belave it, sur, there it vus cuming frora thot oicitle. th thune hoving phrose as Oi whisthledlt, and WTM now bting thaw6d out. Oi teil you thot wus could weatlier" - but the old citizen was gone, and Mike remarked to a friend sitting ly tliat "Oi hardly belave the ould man stuchk to the troot whin he tould ue about drinking thot coffee."