The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-12-27
CHRISTMAS sNoWFLAKEa.

One Christmas eve, ~ Deacon Brown
Was homeward going from the town.
A snowflake fell upon his nose.
Said hc, We'll, declare! IL snowsi
II IT viii only snow all night
Twill give the children such delight.
All! yes, they'll think II jolly fun:
Bn' there Il many q shivering one
Will not the snow be glad to see.
How many POOR there are. All, mel
Now, there 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 II yet! Ill send some coal
Tomorrow morning-yes, indeed
And other things that she may need"
And onward, checr,ly, he Avent,
His h art aglow with kind intent.
just Mt that time another flake.
As big and Geld and wide awake,
Fell plump on Father nustons eye,
As he WIS looking ut the sky
To sec what might the prospect be
III Gear Christmas day. Cried he:
As sure as live, it's going to snow!
Don't know ~ it's much better, though.
The fowls arc comfortable, / guess,
They're well pcnned in, and confess
There amt nobody round here get
bigger nor finer lot
OF fowls than !, and Neighbor Glen
Dent b'lieve he's even got hen
For Christmas dinner, they're so poor.
Now, twouldn't hurt me, to b. sure,
To take turkey over there,
And chicken, too, or p'r'aps pair.
reckon more'n likely 'twonld
DO all OF EN- power Of good.
I'll DO It, sures live" said he;
One merry Christmas they shall Sec"
And OFF he went, with eager WILL
Ills kindly promise to fulfill.
Another frosty snow flake fell
Upon the hani of bright-eyad Nell.
As she was passing ont the doors
Or one of the bright, crowde stores.
All. snow. said she, well, let 1t snow:
I've not much farther now to go"
Into her muif her hand she slipped.
And, as she onward gayly tripped,
She thought "How nice muff to hold,
And keep ones hands from snow and cold,
There's cousin Minnie she has none,
Inclc's too poor to get her one.
wish she had nice things like me,
Why, Ideclare! Just let me see!
Why could not buy her nun!
think I've money left enough,
Ill buy 1t now, this very night,
And send it around at morning light.
Before she's fairly out OF bed"
And on her e,rand kind she sped
While Bootblack Jimmie stopped to hear
Some Christmas carols, on his ear
A snowflake fell, Cried he: "Helioas
Hurrah. hurrah! lis goin' To snow! =,
tell yer thatll he just gay -.
But there . poor little sister May
ALVIN there so sick in bed
She can't SO much a. lift her head:
She couldn't see ii il I did snow
Too bad. she alters loved it 50.
Look here. know jest what I'll do,
A. soon u that there singin's through,
I'll take that lit OF cv 'yreeen tree
Here in the street right home with M,
An nix 1t mp somewhere real str.ight
An don't / hole twill snow fust-ra,e
Ali nigh, and cover il with snow.
An went il PIE SO her mighty, though,
To see me fetchin' OF it in:
INlii Hltht Hef tIlaI SHE > ID eu
Sine she was took. An declare.
CUES I've GOT some cash to spare,
To buy som athin uncommon sweet
An temptin' like, tor her to eat.
An she shall have 4 Christmas. too.
The sam as otl.er people do"
80, when he'd heard the singing ont,
His loving plans he went about.
But, oh. 'twould take week to tell
The good the snowfiakes 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 selfishness they broke,
What Christ-like charity they woke,
What tender thoughts they multiplied,
What close shut purses opened wide:
Aud hearts there were that never knew
How much the snowfiakts hal 10 tin
With their unwont al happiness.
Such power have little things to hiss,