Chinkiang is wrapped in a mantle of snow, several inches making more beautiful the beauti" ful, and beautifying the unsightly, parts; for even a garbage box, 4 rubbish heap, becomes picturesque when garnished with snow, But no} only is it ornamented, " it! is most beneficial and, therefore, most wel come to the whole countryside, 1 In common with most places, wa, have been having some tense ments within recent times, and aux, full share of facts and' fancies, difficult sometimes to discriminate between the two—we were glad when the atmosphere cleared, and fear, for the moment, has fled, HEAVY SNOW AT YANGCHOW,
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