The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-03-10
Frost and Snow. !

Say what you will. talk about cold
hands, and feet, and noses as much as
you please, there is no finer sport than
one can get in the winter on tie snow
and the ice. A snow-storm acts like
electricity upon the boys, and upon the
girls, too, for that matter. You know
1t is not ever body who can have
snow and ices There are people in the
tropics who would open their eyes with
wonder if they were to see the earth
covered with this white mantle as we
often see it. f lisa 1rs
I But when commenced, it was with
the intention OF telling you something
about the frost sandsthe snow. How
beautiful the snow is when it first falls
and the particles ara loosely put to-
gether!~ 1t seems more like little white
blossoms from somefar-away land above
the sky that is purer than. ours. than
ANYTHING else! Most peop4elo6k upon
it as very eommonplace thing, it comes
so often and Is So plentiful. But if you
could only examine is, you would ind
each particle, when fnagnified, showing
wonderful regularity of figure, and a
variety of forms, complicated and very
beautiful You would find, too, that Il
goes through many gcmngesL while on
the glass, finally ending Id star hav-
ing six points, Job tells us of "the
treasures of the snow.,n and well he
may.& ssyTss &~sassS
A more beautiful sight cannot be
imagined than that which is seen with
a nlicr oscope swhen ffsszingH akAs place.
These little CRYSTALS begin to shoot out
in every direction, forming the most
delicate structures / wish that everv
boy and girl who reads this article
could have had for a Chi9ssfiaas Gift
microscope,qthat. they might see for
themselves all these beautiful things in
nature. vtEse* e8qEaEss fsrz9
Do you know, too. what a mission
the snow has to perform? I will tell
you. lyon examine tlies Wants at this
season of the year you will see that the
Creator, in his wise protection, has
closely wrapped those which are ex-
posed to the cold in acovering sufficient
to- Hrotect them sffpm s8th6 severe
weather, of the winter, so that the
shoots shall not die. but come forth in
all their beauty whom sth6 xrrlnaFtime
and Gods good pleasure shall bid
them. And this zcaryn covering, which
to ourtouch issso cold. lis this beautiful
,sllowL G4SEsESSAh 80 @aG
And the frost rWhatxcan we say of
that? Have YOU ever watched II upon
the trees wien thesunlight falls upon
SPARKLING Ike the HbSe Sailisds gems.
What a1pafe6 fernery we see, too, on
the windows, with such a. variety of
beautiful PATTERNS asn danhfoiderer on
earth could excel, No human power
can ever sse how TIE work in done, but
we all know who formed that wonderful
loom and who WORKS n it
In the coolest days OF winter this frost
king is everywhere present.
'aHe MES to the mountain and powders it.
HsaHsass oss.tss tssssaas s6s' Doush. are
IN sfss 1sss & .s.gsg sI
cost Of mail. that he need not fear
The downward point of many a.spear
xhefe ! sasss 8 II 5ear il issad.
He goes to the windows of those who sleep
Wherever he breathes. wherever he steps
Most bsansifaf fhibsE Their there are lowers and
rssss s. sssi sssns< an ssasszpss~arn' Of
There ..s. sIssss and temples, apd tower and
All pictured in silver sheen"
Mrs. s. d. Han, mn. ?. Observer.
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