The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-06-15

pills. Katie had sweet, loving disposition
and waa very winning in her manners. Sh'
soon made friends of q number OF th'
fcholars, and became in short time gen
eral favorite.
One day in the month of January of tha
year will be long remembered. The ther
mometerst stood at twenty degrees below zero
the wind blew fearfully, and the snow fel
rapidly. Railway trains were showed in
and travellers in sleighs lost their way anc
had their hands and feet frozen. Of one
young couple who started out in the morn
ing for . day of pleasure, only the gentle
man came back alive the lady was frozen
to death in the sleigh One little girl who
had bsen lost for several days, was found
at last in q snow drift near her home.
1t was terrible day terrible in its BE-
verify, and terrible in its effects, and some
of the sufferers will never forget it, and
cannot look upon the winter season with
any other feeling than that Of dread. On
this particular morning, as the family sat
at breakfast, Mr.. Gordon said, 81 think we
are going to have a snow storm to-day.
The children had better not go to school. =
1--WE don't care about a little snow, said
Charles.
''But it is very cold, my son, and if the
road should get drifted full you might
freeze before you could get home"
81 don't like to miss single day" said
Katie 'I wish we could 60"
81 think we could take care of ourselves.
Won't you let US go 2" said Charles.
colder people than you have thought
they could take care of themselves and
failed, said his father However, a. you
are so anxious, will let you 20, If you will
promise me that if it SHOWS, you will not
start for home until I come after you, if il
should not be in q week.
"Why do you wish them to make such
a promise, enquired Mrs. Gordon.
Because" replied Mr.. Gordon, ''the
look out is very dismal. should say from
appearances we are going to have Q heavy
snOw storm. The wind Is blowing hard,
and it is extremely cold. You know the
school is three miles from here, and If they
should start in storm, they might ge,
showed in and freeze TO death but il they
give me their word that if it SHOWS they
will not come home until 60 after them,
l can let them 20 and feel they are safe. .
Where shall we stay 7" asked Charles.
'You can stay at Mr.. Simpsons, and put
your horse in his barn"
With this understanding these two chill
dren started for school in their one-horse
sleigh, well protected by buffalo robes,
reached their destination in safety, and put
their horse in Mr.. Simpsons barn.
II guess" said Mr.. Simpson, ''that
horse viii have to stay there all day and
all night, too"
Why do you guess sor' enquired
Charles.
Because" replied Mr.. Simpson, eve
are going to have . tremendous snow
storm"
THAT was what father thought" sale
Charles.
Then why did he let you venture out q
asked Mr.. Simpson.
He told us to stay in town until h
came after us ifit stormed, replied Charles
''An right, said Mr.. Simpson, ICON,
home with Willie, and tell Mary to brin,
Katie with you"
Thank you, we will come if it storms,
said Willie.
About ten o'clock the snow began t.
fall, the wind howled dismally, and by tn,
tLAhe SCHOOL was cIos0u IN Ln0 AFTERNOON
large snow drifts were already formed, anC
the large white fakes fell 80 thick and fast
that it was impossible to see many fee
ahead
1T is awful" said Katie. ''Fathe
might well tell us not to start for home
for am sure we could never find the way
Charles was silent, but he looked yer,
sober, as he walked through the binding
storm to Mr.. Simpsons.
these are both facts
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