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Show ! IJIFFIIIST SNOWFALL. i I It Soon Gives "Way to an Kxraase of Mud j and Slush. Tuw bloated bondholder who rose this morning, gazed for a moment at the Siberian mantle -without and congratulated himself upon a slt-igh ride, had but to wait the risiug of the sun to realize that he was cherishing an "iridescent dream." One touch of the sun. presto, and the whole scene changed i from a perfect dawn in winter to a sea of slush and sl p in which ail humanity wes evading. Perhaps there, were half a dozen who never hud much of an idea of quality rigged up an outfit and the "rlr'ming and chiming of the bells'' con.inced themselves that tiiey wen: experiencing all the rhapsody that is to be found iu the first sleigh ride of tlie season. However, the keen-fanned wind from the northwest 'vas stimulating aud ua appetite was ample nay for the outing. AtS o'clock a light, lleeey snow was still eddyiug about the house-tops with the thermometer ther-mometer regl.M-.Ting 'M degrees above in Suit Lakf, l'.t at Bingham, 3! at Ogden, sS at Log.-n, I.! at IVik City, at Piovo, 12 at Al:a and U at Stoc kton. The forecast attached at-tached to Observer Salisbury's report shows i scattering rains with cooler weather ;s night I ;(!. ap.cc ',; to lie followed by warmer weatner ) tomorrow. The belle or beau who is looking ! fo: ai d to a whirl in a cutter will find but I stingy assurance in the forecast. It means I mud, plenty of miiu. |