West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-01-08
UNDER THE SNOW.
The Queer Way in Which e. Fam
lily Spent Christmas.

And don't forget the Christina, dim.
ner, papa" said Willie.
Specially the chickens for the piey'
put in Nora.
An the %raisins, - piped up little Tot,
standing ON tip-toe to givcpapa u good
bye Kiss.
Il hate TO have you 90, George" said
Mrs. Barnes, a%nXiously. 1T looks 10
me like a storm
20, L guess it won't DC much,1' said
Mr.. Barnes, lightly, land the Young
sters must have their Christmas dinner.
You know"
Well said Mrs. Barnes, ''remem-
Der this, George, if there is a bad storm
don't try to come back. STAY in the
village till it is ove We can get along
alone a few days. Can't we, Williep"
turning to the boy, who was giving the
last touches to the harness of Old Tim.
the horse.
80 yes! papa, | can take care of
mamma, said Willie, earnestly.
And get up the Christmas dinner
Out OF nothing?" asked papa, smiling.
Il don't know" said Willie, hesitat-
ing, as he remembered the
dinner in which he felt a deep interest.
What could you do for the chicken
PIE; went ON papa, with a roguish
ding?" P'
"or the raisinsl" broke in Tot. anx-
iously.
Tot has set her heart on the rails.
ans, said papa, tossing the small
maiden up higher than his head. and
dropping her all laughing on the door
step, ''and Tot shall have them sure.
u papa can find them i'm s. Now
goodbye all! Willie, remember TO take
care OF mamma, and | depend ON Won
10 get up "a Christmas dinner if / don't
get back. Now wife don't worryr'
were his last words a. the faithful old
horse started down the road.
Mrs. Barnes turned one more glance
70 the west, where a low. heavy bank
81 clouds was slowly rising, and went
INTO the little house to attend TO her
morning duties.
Willie she said, when they were
az! IN the snug little log cabin i'm which
they lived. Il IN sure there's going TO
be a storm. and il may be snow. You
hhd better prepare enough wood for
TWO or three days; Nora will HELM
bring it i'm
Ne, tool said grave little Tot.
res, Tot may help, too said
This simple little house ON the
prairie. away out West wa. "a bu.y
place, and Don every one was hard at
work. u was late in Inc afternoon he.
Tpre The pile II wood. which had benn
steadily growing an dsy. was hiplI
enough 20 satisfy Willie for now there
va. no doubt about the coming storm.
"nd' being but q few dlt- before Christ
mas, % would probably bring snow. NO
one could gue-s hOw much. in that
country Of heavy -'Orm-
~ wish the village was not 20 far oF
10 mat papa could ge' back Tonight.
'iI Willie. a. he cuuI. boz pith hi. ll.t
Mr.. Barne- glanced ou, OF The win.
low" Broad scattering -uywlaka-
vere silently falling. Tho aIv.5r,
guard, She felt them 10 D. at 90 num,r.
uU. host.
So 10 l. -he replied ansiyu.Iy. .,r
'i.. De- dIi not hae. Goo come over fI4t
%. .iiul prairie where IT. b. 81 easy To-
But Oh Tim know tia way. s..ufp.
the dark. said Willie. PROUDLY. Il
believe be- know, MORN some folks
y doubt be doe. about the wsy
home, said mamma. "and $50 won't
WOrfy about papa. but have our .spper
and 20 70 bed Ihatli rnale .a. time
sssm hort
Tho lueaI w1 soon eaten and cleared
n"a the fire carefully covered up ON