Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-20
CHRISTMAS sNowFLAKEs.


One Christmas eve, as Deacon Brown
Was homewari going from the town,
a snowflake fell upon his nose.
said he, Wen, ] declare it snowsl
If il viii only snow ali night
Twill give the children such delight.
All! yes, they'll think it jolly fun;
But there is many a shiyerng one
VIII not the snow be elsd to see
How many poor there are, All, mel
Now, there is poor old Widow Bnr;
l ought TO have remembered her,
And tried 10 Innnage in slme way
To make her happy Christi sas day,
III do il vet! III send some coal
Tomorrow mOrniRg-yes, indeed
Aud other things that she may need
And onward, checr;ly, he went,
His h. art aelow with kind intent
just ~ thai time another fake,
As big ana cold and wide awake,
Zen plump Gu Father Dustou's eye.
As he was looking at the sky
To see what might the prospect be
OF clear Christmas day. Cried he:
As sure as l live, il s going 20 snowl
The fowls are comfortable, I guess,
They're we'll penned in. ana confess
There amt nobody round here got
4 bigger nCr a finer lot
OF fowls than ]. and Neilhhor Glen
Don't blieye he's even OF a hen
For Christmas dinner III y'fe so poor.
Now, 'twouldn't hurt me. % be sure,
To take a turkey over there.
And chicken, too, or p'raps pair.
reckon more'n likely twoald
Do al of EN- power Of good
Ill do it, sure's l live" said he;
One merry Christmas they shall see.
And of he Went, with eager will,
His kindly promise 10 fulhn,
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, We'll, let it snow;
I've not much farther now to go
Into her mus her hand he slipped,
And, as she onward gayly tripped,
She thought How nice mGtf to hold.
Aud keep ones hands from snow and cold:
ssNAN = AOioiii 4tAifitlta Has iDllt-
Uncle's too poor to get her one,
! wish she had nice things like me,
Why, ldeclare! Just let me seel
Why could not buy her a maff.
| think I've money left enough,
III buy il now, this very night,
And send it around at morning light,
Before she's fairly out Of bed,
Aud o,, No.. Cr,..,,sa - ..,,,I
While Bootblaclz Jimmie stopped to hear
Some Christmas carols, on his ear
A snowflake fell Cried he: "Helloai
Hurrahl hurrah it's goin' to snowl
tell yer that1l be just gay
But there's poor little sister May
Allyn there so sick in bed
She cant so much as lift her head;
She couldn't see it If I did snow
Too badl she alters loved it so.
Look herei l know jest what I'll do,
As soon as that there singin's through,
I'll take that bit OF ey green tree
Here in the street right home with M,
An fix il up somewhere real str light
An don't / hope twill snow fust-rate
All night, and cover it with snowl
An won't it please her mighty, though.
To see me fetchin' of it in?
Twill make her chirpeg than she's been
Since she was took. An declare,
guess I've got some cash to spare,
To buy somethn' uncommon sweet
An temptin' like, for her to eat
An she shall have a Christmas. too,
The same as other people do
80, when he'd heard the singing ont,
Ills loving plans he went about.
Bat, oh! 'twould take week TO tell
The good the snowiiakes rs they Tell
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 selfishncss they broke,
What Chlist-like charity they woke,
What tender thoughts they multiplied,
What olosc-shut purses opened wide;
And hearts there were that never knew
How much the snowilakes had TO do
With their unwonted happiness,
Such power have little things to bless.