The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-29
For the FaImcr and Mechanic.
The Snow Sisters.

4 melancholy fire light plays tendery
aroun Young man OF about twenty f9 I
years Of age. The room IS richly aEd
Tar tefu y furnished. but the semi dark
-lvs~ will not allow US t. examine. Wit h
any Ger ,lnty, the luxurious surround
ings Warning sha lows are gliding
about the room, filing 1t With fanci,,
Our sympathy i drawn 70 the u .
man. He seems 60 hcrelessly wcarv.
aud sick at heart. We feel lnstnctiye'y i
that he Is handsome, that his face Is tuit
Of strength and beauty AMI that it i
strange his face of all Others should be
expressive of so much repressed sorrow
lie bows his head on the table Poor
| boy poor boy. If you would only cry it
a strong man to cry al such time Be
cry little. II will break your heart ii
you do not. But he cannot.
All listen He speaks.
''All alone on this Christmas eve. Clara
as was on another thirteen years age
An, that was a happy one for ME. The
night was bitter cold but | was warm
and comfortable IN here waiting for my
parents, who were coming home to me
after short visit TO Raleigh, where they
went to see the doctors about ny father ;
h alth. How happy you made him that
winter with your loving little ways
Poor father. he died that winter The
deg scratched and howled at the door
said to myself There is a terrible
storm. Something must be the matter
with The dog 70 leave hi, kennel.
tighted MY lantern aud opened the doer
" hen lie saw me he few ahead. fol
lowed. aud there, darling. not more than
a hundred yards FROM the house, | found
YOU buried in the snow. | was only
eleven, tut | was strong, aud soon du-
you out | took you 10 the house aud
held you close to the fire. You opened
sonr weary little eyes and mulmGred
Mama. Clarmy lov GU. Then | cried
aud hugged you close, for thought ycu
were dying. Soon my parents arrived.
Mother took you and said YOU were all
right We never knew anything more
about YOU, darling. Mother kept You.
and We were ike brother and sister.
How The boys at college envied me NJ
pretty sister. | read extracts OF your
letters to my particular friend. stow
cd hun your picture. and he declared
you beautiful. He came home with nlr
TO spend holiday. ard tell IN love with
you Then | felt sudden GOODNESS I. r
him. | tried to stiiie it. and did, Tor
thought you cared Tor ilm.
Then that day near the summer house,
YOU knew not | Was inside r7aItg, d
YOU and he approached slowly. | could
not help hearing. lie said ne loved YOU
begged you % u.arry INN. ! on did not
Z Lntr,YnI 10 t.i -
To try TO loyt. him. You said ypu .ked
and respected him even tefore yen ~as
HIM Iirsr, because ne Was NY friend;
Afterwards, tor himSe' but could not
love him. He accused yor Of loving me,
said cared for another Then YOU said.
Mr. Stanley. | do not g,G-e understand
what right you have To pry into my al
f,irs, since have told you | did not love
YOU. But this will tell YOU. if had
given Hugh my love unasked. would
not be ashamed. | think any woman
should feel il glorious homer u DO =.
| know NJ one 10 compare with him
then he left you | saw you sin- IL 4
,hatteled flower amidst the surrounding
flowers, and heard you say. Oh
what have said Oh Hush. mS
iaIlilg, ! love 81 | el4l0t l.-ii il.
heard, and wanted TO rCsli i.iward t
clasp yol in my arms. But ] Eould rnf
take you by surprise ~ trcnd ler
soon atteiward You and became en-
gagged. and We we're 50 happy, darling, so
very, reyy happy. We were to have
been married to morrow. You said it
was childish fancy, which made you
wish to be married under hristnas
tree, where you had always been 50 hap
by. And now, oh, my Clara, my darling,
you are out in the darkne IS, the cold,