, 1877-01-16

streets IN Out-nf.tte.Hay platrB Ind i,etniEic
cr! nut The ha,l aln,,rt taxed lIcr atrcnxtI. 10
1ts limit 6l,c might krrp up the shower Uf
white stars, hui she rulltt1 not nuke ll1em any
fa:ttr. !}osu they eatnc lcatlcn willie high up
nMl turning white MS tl.ey, ncarcd the catiIi.
They lid the tftsllt, AMI Tie mir HAS atnuky
With tlIe.n.. f"ircs sounded strangely Ms t!,ry
discussed the prospect. Along thc frnnts OF
tl'r houses ellu lIad hing fest,nns Of ritts 10
match tic huge wlite raps OF tic roots. Tn tho
llatrs over the etal.ufe. she Ind covered, nnl,
a. now anil then human tctHg sat down anl
slid ACROSS them. shc patiently eoycrcl them
agafn. for the coal.lolo plates look ugly or tho
Ali of sudden shc saw the streets were
crnsde,1, and larger number II cars than ever.
"ohl what docs thls meani'' she asked In a
iii fsb o'clock," said the Wind, looking at
HI: watch. "nud the 1coplc arc going l.olnc.h
~ am 30 tlrc'l," sic innanc,l.
lhc Wind tlol'pcd hLs arms to warm Ills
hands, and slook the flakes oil his shoulders,
tut aat1 notllltg.
She struggled on little longer, aud thc,!
l9oked 80 faint md weary that the tfg "Ind
'.l',e kept my promise, haven't 1''' he asked,
,"iet, you have; you've done sp1cnata'Y,"
"Now, sissy, III tcll you what It IS. Yott
mean well snuu9h md layc worked lard, hut,
like good many little girls, yum have wasted
DO you know that tie lakes yo,. have sc'it dowm
nn tIllt biz city ntu1lc are cnnugll III number tn
hIuel; every ront In the State. We'll. they are:
But you've scattered them too much !.t'ok at
a,l earlcns; look at tic lake shore. Now. that
Isn't where you wnntrd them. You ought TO
hnye drnppc.l them alt In the streets, aud
nothing Ii al,c world could have got thrnMxf."
- bat : ll,e , hlf: stty wouldn't have looked 20
"pfetty bc-bc hanged! !" for he wonl.1n't
sar anything worse In the presence Of rs lsttac
sister. What hare y9u got to do with pretty4
IT, mIscl'icf you want. I'll liz this thing for
yus,."
"I[ow'" she asked, Frightening up.
''Ym Just keel, on showing, but don't tire
yourself, and I'll 20 around to the northwest
anil hltw tlIr stnsT In from the ,pralrtcs anl
% slds, and, end ~ up these roads SO q"lsk you won't
''l,a. you'll blow tic fakes ofr my houses and
trccs and spoil Il al:''
.o,':';, "No, I, won't I'll fr it. Take enro OF
"WJn,,, Wind, walt molnc,t. Yoa won't
take IL from anywhere hut the vacant plarea,
will ynll! Aud you'll leave some tu c0vcr up
tIlc dirk Erorndf Don't spofl tic trees, what
uycr yaal DO. Now will yuM be earcfutt"
corns.. Nnw I'm of" md llc ktatcd Ills pretty
sl:tyr ;'; ki1;'l;S' ;t't., an1 was away in jt'fy
.sys'iat ,lo you want I" be yelled, 4 mile MI.
"Come here, dcar, minute, won't yout Just
liz cainc stamping back md looked at her.
"Wcltt'' l,u askcsl.
.41s my hat OF, straight"
liz told her, 4sltl A"Is lIe went.
~ nm to keep on sending sluwn fakes" she
said to herself, "but I'm awiuly nfrad he'll apu!
all my houses, a,ul barns, a1l trees. wish
wah strong like he Is; l.it he's no careless. II
wpEc Il Wind instead Of Snow, ! could Ju
fhlt,frs Hftf f,f,.a.1t. 7 x1tSh T trnu n Wttj
She lruppcd the white stars 1nore slowly than
she latl bclorc. for there WIS 1io med Ut the ex-
trl cxertson. The people III the streets loulsctl
up and thought shc was going tu btop. The rass
up wonderfully.
All u sudden there was a wonderful COM
motion. The strerts were flled with clouds of
s1low. The llouscteps poured down their loads,
and flupped doTM in tlic STREETS. From every
quarter, almost, they camc, aud they w1,irlet
md ct.,llcd In tile air, ami fell Just bcllud tho
sno~.plows. From tho parks and thu opcn lots
scattered up and down through tn. thorough
iatcs. 0rt.ut drifts artsc, u1ld run out from tho
sidewalks ncross the trucks. Tho horses vi the
ours grew from two to fur, nnd tl,ry worked
and turgctl through the nnsscs Of fakes, and
malt hut sorry progress. Down from the prui.
tics of the northwest came more alll cycn
IhrgeF contributions. Country drifts, round
at!u fas, cainc howllug aid lHughtng, anu
ocseehueu npol the city Us the
es:.'aillry people, ronnd and tas, DO at
tsc streets ,. Mcrs soon filed The drifts we're
plAceu Mlsoltl}, nh4 tTossSd caeh ot!'er ut Out!
aiid hnnoying unglcs. They rnsc ltglIrr and
rcn In other nye1sllcs, they were marched over to
ffn.a!ne t'Ie n!Ss, Nv regiment Is mn'in up be-
~, pa1a a ~ e.s tt!ia'uct out. lhc pct''
III s .i, LII nev ,, at.se'. tmef hhest a inass-
t10 ".' T., WYE a,yso esaonu t's's saaes 10 kesb
,I ": L., - ~" MA9 h!lusEleu alohs wefe ilnli
t,ua tnt!, ~ t,,e WI akes tilat ufofe Wro,lsiy
', ina' t.i a't mMs t"lu l!itn sh1cus,
~ .55.'s a!s.eG Mai ota nattleics Aiohts
a!v siass, ,s;,, ~ spntl sea 4sandefs a"orl Is
a1nea ,mad .,'a Maa smasRs teeth' Ani ts.e sharp,
s. s".eus ~ aha taspsa. nnlit thoee WHO n,s'l
GuEna r,.I .anIa'e .ie stosn WIRE rlsGn N. Ilic
% mn,u "YIM4eu. atti Ioaieu, altl "h1stlcd Ut lls
~, nos"; ~ uue ao%n asp Nuer huEe ta'lEs,
anu, mt.H Ancm Iouns' aeHt tAein EtazzlnE
,nsn1Gn ,,1"gG ] .c a.. e tofe iafei.lE arits from
W.horornr H. f,,,,,ni .tfts ast:H, ..o
In ro,tr,i fhon. ~, MI, - LIN. sAuateuI
srrno,ns nt,1 ero.t,ra1 .;a,' VIA ~ s1'iteKs aila
trarLs Sh",s sSs .ar1 rss' H., ~ nta uo"n tLe
tos;'1s TN, +.',.,. .bds M p""n ~ uaa tcu luz naKes
na mil ny ,i,o ,'' s .. t"smei taeni oSer PACK
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