Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-08-20

Or walked the ground with girded
IONS, and threw
Spangles of silvery frost upon the
grass,
A beautiful race were they, with
baby brows.
SCENE III.
Background opens, showing behind
the grass, ten of the Little People play
ing about, and making balls.)
And fair bright locks, and voices like
the sound
OF steps on the crisp snow. A merry
sight it was
When crowding round the traveller
(Traveler crosses, behind gauZe from
right to left, and Little People hide be-
hind snow-drifts and pelt him with
snow.)
They smote him with their heaviest
snow-fiakes:-
Flung needles of frost in handfuls at
his cheeks,
And of the light wreaths of his smok-
ing breath,
Wove q white fringe for his brown
beard,
And laughed their slender laugh. to
see him wink and grin,
And make grim faces as he founder
ed on.
Uittle People follow Traveller of, at
Mid-winter wss the time, and Eva
Before the cottage all prepared to
The outer cold; with ample furry rob be
Close-belted round her waist, and
boots OF fur
And a broad handkerchief which her
mothers hand
Had closely drawn about her ruddy
cheek.
(Enter Eva with her mother, Eva is
dressed in a bright scarlet cloak and
handkerchief and fur-trimmed boots.
She has long blnck hair and rosy
cheeks.)
MoTHER-Now stay not long abroad,
my darling chIld,
For sharp Is the winter air; and,
mark me we'll,
Go not upon the snow beyond the
spot,
Where the great fr-tree bounds the
NeIghboring field. Kisses her, and
exit
UNCLE JoHs-The little maiden prom
ised, and went forth
And climbed the rounded snow-swells
firm with frost
Beneath her feet. Eva wanders
about, and suddenly a snow-maiden
starts up and sits on a bank.
Once, as up drift she slowly rose,
before her, in the way,
She saw a little creature, lily-cheeked,
With flowing hsIen locks, and faint
blue eyes,
That cleaned like Ice. On q smooth
bank she sat,
As Eva ow drew near,
The tiny creature bounded from her
seat.
SNow-MAIDEN-Come oh come, my
pretty friend,
To-day, we will be playmates. 1 have
watched thee long,
And seen how well thou lov'st to walk
these drifts,
And scoop their fair sides into little
cells,
And carve them with quaint figures,
High hmbed men, lions and griffins
We will have to-day,
A merry ramble over these bright
fields,
And thou shalt see what thou hast
never seen.
(She skips along, beckoning to Eva.
| We stop.
o my mother has my word that will
go no further
| Than this tree.
SSow- -MAIDEN-And what is this? This
fear of the pure snow,
I The innocent snow, that never harm.
ed aught living?
| Thou may st roam for leagues beyond
this garden, and return
In safety. Here the grim wolf never
And here the eagle of our mountain
crags
Preys not in winter. 1 Will show the
way
And bring thee safely home. Thy
| mother sure
Counselled thee thus because thoU
had'st no guide.
(Leads EUa sIot0[y 6y the HANDY
UNCLE JoHN-By such smooth words
WAS Eva won to break
Her promise, and went on with hel
new friend.
(EUa and Sno1O-nididen go ont at left.
Deeper they went INTO that mountain
drift.
Here a garden lay in which the little
people of the snow
We're wont to take their pastimeI
when their tasks
Upon the mountain-side and in tn,
cloud were ended.
Here they taught the silent frost t.
mock
In stem and spray, and leaf anC
flower
The growths of Summer
Enter ten snow-people dancing anC
playing with snow. Eva and Snow
maiden appear at an opening abov,
stage on right
| SNow-MAIDES-Touch not with thy hanC
The frail creation round thee, anC
| beware
To sweep it with thy skirts, now lool
| above
How sumptuously these bowers ar,
lighted up
With shifting beams that softly com'
and gol
These are the northern lights, sucl
as thou see'st
In the mid-winter nights, cold wan
dering flames
| That float with our professions thrO
| the air;
And here, within our winter palaces
Mimic the glorious day-break.
But thou hast yet to see fairer sigh
SCENE Ill.
background opens and displays tn
'Glorious Hall" Little People of tn
snow ascending and descending tn
heights.)
Look, but they may'st not enter!-
| soft music heard.
Here follows the dancing of tn
snow-people marches, figures an,
waltzing. Some ring little bells, som
| wreathe themselves in white tarlatan
and sprays of white flowers, Will
others climb the heights and throy
ha dfuls of cotton-wadding down ol