The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-12-16
CHRISTMAS EVE SNOK-FLAKES

One Christmas Eve. as Deacon Brown
A snowflake fell upon his nose.
Said he: "well, declared it SHOWS!
II it will only snow all night,
Twill give the children such delight.
All! yes, they'll think it's jolly fun;
But there is many shivcring one
Will not be glad the snow to see.
How many poor there arei All, me!
Now thcrc IL poor old Widow Burr;
ought to have remembered her
And tried TO manage in some way
To make her happy Christmas Day.
Ill do IL yet! I'll send some coal
Tomorrow morning.yes, indeed@..
And other things that she may need.
And onward, cheerily, he went,
His heart agiow with kind intent.
Just at that time another fake,
As big and clod and widc-awake,
Fell plump on Farmer buttons eye,
As he was looking at the sky.
To find what might the prospect be
OF a clear Christmas Day. Cred he:
" As surc's l live. it's goin to snowl
Don't know as it $ much matter, though.
Tnc fowls are mftable, ! guess
They're well penned in. and confess
There haint nobody round here got
A bigger nor a finer lot
OF fowls than i. And Ncfghbor Glenn
Don't blieve he's even got hen
For Christmas dinner: They're re SO poor.
TO take u turkey over there,
And chickcn too or p'raps pair.
reckon more'n likely 'twould
Do all of 'eIn power of good.
I'll do IL, sure's live" said he;
" One merry Christmas they shall see.
And on he went, with eager will,
His kindly purpose to fulfili.
Another frosty snowflake fell
Upon the hand of bright-eyed Nell,
As she was passing out the doors
OF one of the bright, crowded stores.
. All, snow." said she. -well, let IL snow;
I've not much further now to go.
Into her muff her hands she slipped,
And, us she onward guyly tripped,
She thought: How nice n muff to hold
There's Cousin Minnie-she has none.
Uncle's too poor to get her one.
wish she had nice things, like mo.
Why, declare! Just let me see!
Why could not buy her a mur?
think I've money left enough
IN buy it now. this very night,
And send il round at morning light,
Before she's fairly out Of bed"
And on her errand kind she sped.
While boot-black Jimmie stopped to hear
Some Christu as carols, on his ear
A snowflake fell. Cried he: "Holloai
Hurrahl Hurrah. it's goin' to snowl
tell yer that'll be Just gay.
But there's poor little sister May
A-lyin' there so sick in bed
She can't SO much as lift her head;
She couldn't see ii ift did snow.
Too bad she alters loved IL so.
Look hcrel know jes what I'll do.
As soon as that there singin's through,
I'll take that bit of ev'green tree
Here in the street right h. me with me,
An fix il up somewLe; e real stra ght;
An uon Z nope tW1il SuOW iu>t-Tutc
All night. an cover IL with snow2
An won't IL please her mighty, though,
To see me fetchin' of il in.
Twill make her chirker than she's been
Sence she was took. An declare,
i guess I've got some cash to spare,
To buy somethin' uncommon sweet
An temptin' like for her to eat.
An she shall have a Christmas, too,
The same as other peoples do"
So, when he'd heard the singing out,
His loving plans he went about.
But oh. 'twould take a week to tell
The rood the snow-fiakes, as they fell
Did all unconsciously achieve
Upon that merry Christmas Eve
What suffering ones they brought to mind,
What hearts they moved with impulse kind
What chains of selfshness they bioke,
What Christ-like charity they woke,
" hsi tender thoughts they multiplied,
What ciose-shut purses opened wide:
And b. arts there were that never knew
H. W much the snow-fiakes had to do
With their unwonted happiness.
Such power have little things to bless.
Funny Peyeirdl, IN N. y. Independent.