, 1873-12-25
A FLOWER OF THE SNOW.


From the Gaiary for Januarp.
woman stood OH tho high nters locking tho
Hchool-houao door, aud, aB Aso dropped tho clum-
ey iron Aoy INTO hef baasot AMI tnrheu TO 20
away, mechanically hor eyes wandered ovor tho
familiar scono tho frozen watof and t,loah
tsiands IN 'front.' tho ICY cnns behind. anti On
clthor aue tho hoasos OF tho lisslo vi'!ago Ito.
iees ano burlea IN tne 6no"6 o1 Blk monshb'
winter. "Doaolatlon" ahe mnrmured-'a
land OF dosolation and death !" and descending
tho stops, sho walltod down The narrow path
mcn,h ofter mouth nnd 1iod hIr,,ar ,.It1, o.o1,
ans"st "..o. 4uosn "u PLY ti'eu'f WIZ o"oh
successive storm nns'1 tnoy toFmoa wall oven
with her head. The aohool-houso thus loft to
itsolf for q wcek, tho Christmas vacation. WIS
t,,roo.storv aonarc yramo hnuao viii, rowa NJ
,,n,a,a.s ,.su,na,, 49,. aao'";, ] Vs. 49, as. ,,,.a
eAnulo's N'',uo"e tpas esonloa " s"1o uno
staring eyes GOWN Oh 'ne 'liage palow' aha Hpy
| dormttory for tho ttdiaua whom they assembled
on Giant rp]ant] for lin amin, nsymont, !, buI
sno so"a o. tne losess retn.sson.y m r''anea 70
| thc fIn;toi states Arent on1 n1thonch tlcv
| rcneofcatv c.nrcaa,a In ,towory hrnsrho1o
t'p," ..rsy vN.oa ., ~ 3 ,..1a
as repeatedly wero they found wrapped In tholr
bLnnlZots on tl,e boaoh. tho dormitoty tenanttcse
,n I'm I'm lo,,,na t,,,, s,No wo,,f1or tnov
,,,a ,,.s. ,ss, ,,,.a H1ox..,,s .,a,,+x,:.
ooa4" Ho' etooP .44o1o, "ao "+4o' 4'ot' sAoa6"s
as tho slow.speaklns Trustee told her the story
whlle showing her tho building wllcre shc mas to
| rulc: "uely, wlitowasl1otl niece of titilitYl An
rn,3an hrona,,t IN Ia Ito Gothic aycAos of Tho
| ."o''A ".u"e.' ~ ~ .Ao eo.A4' ''.Ncs - s4Ao
1ofcsi' win the lfee ar ot hoasen 10 pfcatno'
| would sti1lc IN tloso geomotricauy square
roon,s."
"Ant1 m tl,ev a1cnt out doora. and wore arc,,
l
1oo sart ' io.n I'c i,nt oil ians arn hnr,'
snoIs wo no,s t,,eo t,ora,, M nn,'"Joa tha
rr,,a,co. And ho hmt ec,oed tho ooinit,n Of the
,shoIa frontior md cyon esnressed It mildlv. as
aailors anS y a,opnn "aA h6 for,sd Icu t,o tnnlaD
ssa - .1;at 1ina "t@9 As'nA@e '"o fof>>''
'' srto " onr,g ,ut,,mr can,e t,,o ,,o,,oa trrncd
rcj and naid n,nono fla foit,,fni ninna nnH iat
1ndsn lid % atnmer s deys lhen e o,c n1WLt ~ norh or
,sinI romn dowt, INN, s lin ,aianI a,d whiric1
,cm T awav and at fnsI oyen H." fno;na, | cnr1ci
m mn I'm larnbos ncasol to hccSnnp n, tho
frns,, liza ~" niras W;u?or % honcn D.I" tho sci'nni
nrnnod on5 Nfto. Mann fn,,i ,ccmno.
tnn for ttnnr1ts md hn,ja n srac,,;nr nna
nnva,,,nr 1,nr molnv tirnnr NJ acholars Tsanrh.
su1 .i"6 ~ Enan", Ius1;a nortar -ir.aJ
1,,ic.mnoi and avon miro ,,n'1;Iutcii r'hi,nowe|
atmr1v i;tt3o rascala ,Sl,o d;d not kmnw what
d,t.v wna nn' inv ahn,,k1 1hov s;nce II forn,cI
mn m 1nrt nf tl,a 1niap.s coae Of tnoraln? II waa
t t.,,rt +1,a o1,,{n hal
noaco ~, ~ ,ed ooc1, nv ~ ~ nar, nv.
u wnr1. fa;thtnt,v. II syas contest@n contest Of
,r,it Tn r;ii ~ nm anrJor wnnn,, a1ni,,at tho
vii ~ tif,v rnt1;scinlinni ha1s.wii nh,idrcn.
~ rha ,np IatN nnrn" r can1c rcte,,tv mn from ,he
aont,, md thn,rnd t,n thcl, ,cn .ro,,,l tl,a iii.
md md alnwiy tho rreat blocka moved ont to soa,
and thon A sI,in cano rouna Tia noint hrinrin1,
nawa from .Gelow." Us tho islauders called t,le
/ al,tside world: tho ltcIts shomo a1ain in tho
| iraer!na towers and, 1Ool,inr from Lnr tlurmor
,rirIiowa fhe mstross sa1y In ti,c cast thn lanrn
oY Bois-Blanc. and far down in tho wosf tic
| aush al Waneusohunco ahowiuu tho xay thro,rL
tlc straits. 4 grcou tingo cane over tiie forests
| on tho muulani. and tIo doep snowe disap-
| ncare1 -not moltlng. as thoy do In warmer iati
tudcs, Tut aeemtug to crumbo inlo iust aud
| LTou avny. Moro ships saiIou through lie eouth
channol. iho smoke Of s;na1nera w,ta ann and
| finally the iuuinor strotchcd out its fairy
| rinps. and ho lareles hnld out their
green hands again. and bookonetl ovor
tno cliffs, as II Saving to tho distant al,ips,
"Frlends. como M litIor." the summer wua
Bt,ort Int yiyiiy beautiful. and tho mistrcaa
! oinacd tl,e nchooj.1,ouso tinnr ann smart tha Va
cation abroad in til woods, among tic dirk piuoe,
| IN tho gay company Of tue wator-maple, Oh tho
naech viii, tho Nasl of llt.la waves at her foot
| nr aI,oye on the bare c!fs Will, tho golden sun
sAine wavn,.s,g her heiug iuto uuwoascd luxuri-
anco. Sho b.oseomcl, this palo bud. aud ono
saw tho unexpected bloom. ald admired It, uut,l
IT, .s the 4e.n warmth OF adn'ifa0n II opened into
rio Tart or the hsieht WAS rayrIsonoa vi tn
I tue full complement of officers aud the sma il
nuu,bor OF uen ,lsunliy found at tho Western
lake POSTS. 4 Major, Captair, two Lioutcnants,
n sureetu. aud Chan]aiu. lived close toEotler
with.n lie little stone it.cosure, and Miss Moran.
WHO lad 1natlo her home n tho Chaplain's i hnuso,
found Lersoif one Of lie military family whether
aka wi!lsu yes Or no but ghe willcu YES, O,jei-
nnily coming to Giant Island for Ier health,
alone iu tlo world aayc soluo distant New En-.
rlnnd Cousins. educated in books but ieuorunt Of
| fifo a self. renros,oa. self.contaiuet hard-work-
nr woman. tl,o ilca Of spending year or two
in ,his roruoto. isolated place lad rlsasod hcr
fnncy. wonriod with the uuuotouy of q city pub
lie nshooI. So sle ataid. and began lifo and love
together for nj for tno first tl1ne sle loved,
sbs realized that for tho first time alao, sue
lived.
MAXWELL nuecr. Lieutenant Second Infantry,
u. n. A.. stnlwart Young Saxon, with c!osocuk
cnrlv yollow j,ar. b}i,o eyes with a steel clint
in them. rudy checks. and fairy 6uo-
! ye,ei te,nnles like q ollld-tbis was tic kuigLt
WHO " flashed into tue crystal mirror" Of our