The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-07-27
THE L1TTLR sNow-BOY.
BY MRS, S. G. HALL.

Many who read this will remember
The heavy snow that gave the New
Year of 1867Sso cold reception on the
day "after" its birth, when all the people
woke up to sec 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
tees on the close OF that New Year S
day, as sort of preparation for the
night. The next morning, long before
day, the farmer and his sons were in the
meadow, needless Of the thick binding
snow, resolved to preserve the flock !;
and if they had not been up and active,
the greater number of FARMER Boyd 5
valuable oouthdowns would have been
buried in the SHOW DRIFT, SO sudden and
violent was the fall, 50 deep and dla
gerous were the drifts.
The farmer said he should not have
saved half but for the perseverance, OF
his little d"g-rot sheep dog, but
small pet OF his daughters, a little
sagacious creature ''thut was often snub
bed b' cause it was not 'Ihurou.h bred, ="
and so they forgot that it was Morolyh.
hearted: "a queer thing, who, with u
species of animal economy, always ran
m three legs, giving one Of the four
rest, and another a res. in its turn
Very early on that particular mornrg
between scratching and barking and
Whining. she had managed 10 waken her
master before daybreak on the 81 of
January. But that did not content her;
when the door was opened She ran to
The window, and the farmer, seeing it
~as nearly blocked up by suow, reused
his sous and set off to see after his sheep.
The dog at first wished t accompany
the party, but Immediately on leaving
the porch she became buried in the
snow, and quickly foundered back again,
and alter being called '.,gooi dog and
wise Peg" by her young mistress. she
sat quietly downson the warm kitchen
hearth, net sleeping, however, but cock
ing first one ear, and then the other,
and quietly moving her stulnpy tail
VIII the, masters VOICE was heard in
the distance. The iarmersknew there
would be a still heavier fail, for the
clouds we're weighted with snow.
''Mary," he said TO his daue liter, when
he returned, "see that there ~ a 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 "Yes,
father ;" but while she shook the snow
fakes of his coat she added. "Futher,
what can poor dear Aunt Liddy and
her one e.arued boy do this weather.
"What is that to thee 2" he answered
sharply. Mary said no more but she
raised her beautiful large eyes to her
fathers and he saw they were full OF
! tears.
The trees all round the farm looked
lovely, coated with the glittering snow
and one of the farmers sons cleared a
place for the wild birds to feed on; hey
cleared it again and again, for the snow
continued to fall
80 dear!' said Mary to her brother
Tom, 81 wish father would forgive his
sister, and let her and little Joe come
here to us he is so kind, iu his rough
way, to every one. Ii she did murry
buddy, sh; only did her duty us wife lie
by refusing to leave her husband aud
now that he is dead MARY nnnsnd
Tom rubbed his curly red head with
his very red hand Tom was called
practical"
Il don't see what little Joe could do
here, with only one arm. Which OF
them is gomez" lie said at Last.
~ he left.
On! well, he could 'tcnd day school
and Sunday school; they might make
scholar offhim more than ever they
fcould make of mo
dear Tom,S' said Mary, 'ws must
get ut fathers heart somehow, and all
will be-weil.- cannot bear to think of
their starving, perhaps, in that horrid
London ~
=" lforrid Lbhdon !" repeated Tom. III
like that! Oranges down here penny
apiece, and there Frank Fowler got
three for penny-such beauties :"
On New Years Day the. Aunt
Lidd"swho had such strong hold on
] Mnru knrA,c .nn.I L.r. ,,l. H.. IL.