The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-20
THE CHILD UNDER A SNOW DRIF I

THE CHILD UNDER A SNOW DRIF t
A little girl, eight years old, was sent
by her parents to II school which was at
distance from her home. The school was
SO far away that she could not easily 60
home at noon. So each day she ate din.
ner with her mothers sister, who lived in
the village near the school-house, and at
evening she usually returned to her own
home. Often, when the weather was
very bad, instead of going home at even
ing, she remained over night with her
aunt.
One day in midwinter, this little girl
went to school, and when evening came
she was very anxious to return home to
her parents, but the snow came SO thick
and fast that her aunt was not willing
she should go. Nevertheless, she started
on her homeward way. Faster and faster
the great snow-fakes came down; and
she had not gone far before her pathway
was entirely hidden from view. Soon
the shadows of night began to gather
around her; and being able to see only
few steps ahead, she lost her way, and
wandered afar off over the wide moor.
AS the little girl did not come home,
the mother gave herself no uneasiness.
saying, "My sister will not let the child
90 out in such snow storm" When the
father came from his work at evening, he
said, "My little girl must be safe and
warm in her aunt's house"
The next day was Sunday, and the
mother went to the village where the
school was kept, to carry her child Sun
day frock. But how great was her dis
NAV to learn that the child vas not thel @ |!
She ran from house to houseNand every
where sought for her in vain. The father
and the neighbors also came to look after
the missing little one but they did not
find her either in the fields or in the
village.
J Towards noon. when all others had
wearied of the search, the father with
I one of his neighbors, went still furthe.
) over the wild moonland, while the mother
stood at q distance, thrusting about in the
deep snow with stick. At length she
: saw some cloth stirred by the wind; and
Just then the neighbor saw a bright red
spot closely by newly made snow heap.
He was greatly shocked, for he thought
what he beheld was the bloody head of
the little girl, who, he supposed, had been
torn to pieces by the ravenous animals
which roamed through those regions. The
! father saw it also but he mastered his
torebodings, and approached the place
He then saw that the red spot was not
4 blood, but the piece of red cloth which
! the mother had bound about her child's
i head the day before. When he raised the
cloth, the little girl looked up and sweet
i ~ smiled.
The snow had fallen so deeply around
her that only her face and the top Of her
head could be SEEN The father quickly
removed her from the snow, and greatly
to his Joy and surprise, found that she
was warm and uninjured for the snow
had become so deep about the place
where she had remained during the
night that neither wind nor frost could
reach her. The father at once carried
her home, where she was put to bed and
had some warm broth.
i When she told how it Jared with her
through the long night and the following
morning, her parents shed mingled tears
of pity and joy.
she said, When I left my aunt, yes
i terday, I soon came into the great field,
anu COulu uuG AHu LILY way. Du1 WeAt
on farther and farther through the deep
snow for | thought could soon see a
man or house. Many times stood still
and cried, and then my eyes would
freeze shut; but every time would rub
them open again. At last saw some
thing which looked like our house
Then | felt very glad, and went towards
4 it; but | saw that it was only a large
rock. I was tired, and sat down; and
when it was dark began to cry, and then
/ fell asleep. In the night / dreamed
that q, very old man came and covered
me with warm clothes. I slept till
morning, when hearing a noise about
my head, aweke, and saw a black dog,
who scratched away the snow and pull
ed the cloth from my head"
The mother asked her why she did
not then ges up and come home, and If
4 she was not nearly frozen.
J The child said, 81 could not get up,
, because was so fast in the snow. did
, not feel coldsfor the sun shone so warm. :
Z The mother asked again, what did
f you think when you had been in the
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