Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-02-23
THE LITTLE sNOw.BOY.

BY MRS. 5. c. HALL
Many who read this will remember the
heavy snow that gave the New Year of 1867
so cold reception on the day latter its
birth, when all the people woke up to see the
whole Of their world were it town or country
shrouded in spotless white. Farmer Boyd's
sheep seemed to know what was on the wing
for they crowded together under the trees on
the close Of that New Years day, as sort Of
preparation for the night. The next morning
long before day, the farmer and his sons were
ln the meadow, needless Of the thick binding
snow, resolved to preserve the flock and il
they had not been up and active, the greater
number Of Farmer Boyd's valuable South
Downs would have been buried in snowdrift,
50 sudden and violent was the fall, SO deep
and dangerous were the drifts. The farmer
said he should not have saved half but for
the perseverance of his little dog,-not a
sheep-dog but small pet of his daughters s,
little sagacious creature that was often snub-
bed because it was not " thoroughbred, and
so they forgot that it was thorougA-hearted ;
queer thing, who, with a species of animal
economy, always ran on three legs, giving one
of the four rest, and another rest in its
turn. Very early on that particular morning,
between scratching and barking and whining,
she had managed to waken her master before
daybreak on the End of January But that
did not content her when the door was OPEN
ed, she ran to the window, and the farmer,
seeing it was nearly blocked up by snow,
reused his sons, and set off to see after his
sheep. The dog at first wished to accompany
the party, but Immediately on her leaving the
porch she became buried in the snow, and
quickly houndered back again, and, after being
called good dog and !" wise Peg" by her
young mistress, she sat quietly down on the
warm kitchen-hearth not sleeping, however,
but cooking first one ear, and then the other,
and quietly moving her stumpy tail when the
masters voice was heard in the distance. The
farmer knew there would be still heavier
fall, for the clouds were weighted with snow.
+" Mary" he said to his daughter, when he
returned, " see that there is good lot of pea
soup made; the cottagers beyond the croft
will be glad of it, for their masters are frozen
out Of work already"
Mary, like good girl, said, a" Yes, father;
but while she shook the snow-hakes off his
coat sne aoued, rather, what can poor
u Auut Lyuuy Snu her one'arined boy DO TINS
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I loS' I Mlsno1' aOou tne miserable a.llc wnere
sno s'aryeu ana sniVere1 let IN the bitter
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shIIg O1s s'eal OF peg 70 procure MS motner
ipou' ono gentleman VINO nau tossed MN
lneeepenoe ior nolding ms morse said he was
u nne NIUE ieilow, ana II ne had TWO arms
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