Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-02-19
The Angels Of the Snow-Storm

The Angels Of the Snow Storm.
rom within tue coar-er molds OF ma
,,r. tLerc are often acts SO unSeliish,
.nlgl.tailltcd with polite motives. that
mar them one could almost feel the
,lun,y brush of an ANGELS wing.
an ONE of those tracts Of bottom land,
uufurlinc-likc vast wings, from the
,,rpcnt-iilie body of the Mississippi
,iycr nestled an Arkansas station VII
larc. Though under the miasmatlc
unaencc- of swamp land, developing
II Summer il routine Of bilious dis
e,.c4 vet winter found the villagers
in health and spirits equal to Keen
auurrciation Of Christmas festivities"
Inon, of the county roads winding
ont from the village came III sight two
little trudgers Their. poor attire was
prceeutablc only in il. eAq'N-ite c'ean-
Illness from the washcd-out blue OF the
Iittlc sisters quilted hood to the snowy
socllsp,eps from the worn shoes or the
little brother. These We're somebody's
darlil.p- sacred az We're those Spartan
level. Of old. to a waiting old grand
mother.
Their small store Of butter and eggs
h,d been previously bargaincd for
pair OF shoes, and a little sack OF pop
corn was the anticipated means to ur-
chase candy.
They learned at first inquiry that
the storc-keeper Was engaged about
Christmas tree in u house remote from
the store. and thitler they repaired,
and were admitted,
The stoyckccpcr came forward, re-
ljcvrd them OF their light burden, and,
al,scnting himself Tor 4 short time, re-
turned with the shoes. NO one seemed
to take amy notice ot them except one
tbo,nrhtlcss girl who said, as she
swept past thcm With lap fuli or or
onrc.. Il though, no children were 70
bc admitted I'll, Tonight
What a novel spectacle of beauty
uos thu Christmas tree to their eyes
Of wondcrncnt and eagcrne->
Atno,, reaching the ceiling was a
towering evergreen; pendant from ev-
cry twig were tarl't"n sacks starred
with gilt, yielding tempting gllinl ses
tr,.,.,nl white mold~ of French can
die. CAV pictured cornucoaias over
n,viu.- their llcnttous stores OF nuts
and clusters Of fresh raieins, ana me
l,r,cr limbs ornan,uted with drums
and dull-bahicS.
There were continually new faces
entering. with jcwclcd hands clasping
huudl,. and fancy boxes, mlngling
oay voices with the merry, busy crowd,
,ln.t,rinp around the already burdens
al ~, All of which formed a scene SO
,.nptiur to tive delighted vision OF the
,hi1dr,n thut only the closing of doors
mid rcgaiuing the outer world again
,na them that the afternoon had come
OnaWult-.
They turned henlcWard, those two
,han whom had never lhro3bed III Luz
man heart, more toyi>h 'eroi-m OF
o;rlj.h -cl(--acritiee; they turned
homtw:fri from that plca>ure->eeklnG
,hrnuy with not ~ much IS uht oran e
nr s,,,-ar,d hon-hon 10 lessen the pang
of poverty and hunger tugsing at Their
roor l,ttIe htaTt--trinSs.
Nov. grandma Will ht 80 proud oi
h,r new shoes" said the boy, - he
noted on the little VAN face beside him
a look uf such gri,vtd disappointment.
IF dies had one orange for her
wouldn't cared, Robin, alld You
would brcli - proud Of one of dem red
drums with &c tawsel-
..See the SNOW flakes Wrenie - SAID
Robin. making ha~ty step or tive
forward, trying 10 grasp the gos>ameI
hts in assumed gl,e, hut with a heart
r,,dy 70 overflow III hoyi-h tears. Il II
6rish my sled tonight, and. with III.
rony barnassed in, We will have 8
.,e;ch-ride tomorrow, and after all, q