Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-12-22
Christmas Eve Snow Flakes.
BY FANNY PEEClvAL.

II ANN IEhNlNAi--
One Christmas Eve, as Deacon Brown
Vas homeward going from the town.
snowflake fell upon his nose.
Said he; "Well, declare it SHOWS.
1T will only snow all night,
Twill give the children such delight.
All yes, they'll think it's jolly fun;
Bot there is many shivering one
" Ill not be glad the snow to see.
How many poor there are! All, me!
Now there is poor old Widow Burr;
ought to have remembered her
And tried to manage in some way
To make her happy Christmas Day.
III do it yet. I'll send some coal
Tomorrow morning-yes, indeed
And other things that she may need"
And onward, cheerily he went,
His heart aglow with kind intent
Just at that time another fake.
AS big and cold and wide awake,
Fell plumb on Farmer buttons eye,
AS he was looking at the sky,
10 find what might the prospect be
Oh clear Christmas Day. Cried he:
As sure's live, it's goin' to snow
Don't know as it's much matter, though.
The fowls are CONT table, guess.
They're we'll penned in, and confess
There hain't nobody round here got
A bigger nor finer lot
OF fowls than |. And Neighbor Glenn
Don't b'lieve he's even got hen
For Christmas dinner, they're so poor.
Now wouldn't hurt me, to be sure.
10 take turkey over there,
And chicken too, or praps pair.
| reckon more'n likely twould
Do all OF EN- a power OF good.
III 10 it, sure's 1 live" said he;
One merry Christmas they shall see.
And of he went, with eager will,
His kindly purpose to fultil.
Another frosty snowflake fell
Upon the hand OF brlght-eyed Nell,
As she was passing out the doors
Oh one OF the bright, crowded stores.
"Ah! snow said she well, let it SHOW
I've not much further now to go"
Into her muh her hand she slipped,
And, as She onward gayly tripped,
She thought; How NICE muii to hold
And keep ones hands from snow and cold
There's Cousin MInnie-she has none.
Incle's too poor TO get her one.
wish she had nice things like me
Why, declare. Just let me see
why could not buy her muif:
think I've money left enough.
III buy Il now, this very night
And send 1t round at morning light,
Before she's fairly out Of bed
And on her GRAND Kind she sped.
W lille boot-black Jimmie stopped 70 hear
Some Christmas carols, on his ear
y snow flake tel. Cried he. 'liu!loa
ilurrah, lIurrah. its guin to snow
tell yer thatN be just gay.
But there's poor little sister MAY
A-iyin' there so sick in bed
She can't SO much as lift her head;
She couldn't see il it did snow.
Too bad She alters loved il 50.
Look here. | know Jes what i do.
As soon as that there singin's through,
| II take that bit OF ev'green tree
Here IN the street right home with me,
An TX II up somewhere real straight;
An don't nope twill snow fust-rate
All night, an cover it with snow:
An won't It please her mighty, though,
10 see me telChin' otltiu:
Twill make her Chirktr than she's been
Since she was took. An declare,
guess I've got some cash TO spare,
10 buy somethin' uncommon sweet
An temptn' like for her 10 eat
An she shall have q Christmas too,
he same as other peoples do"
50 when he'd heard the singing out,
HIS loving plans he went about.
Blu, Oh! twou!d take a week to tell
The good the snow-nakcs As they tell
Did all unoonsciousIy achieve
Upon that merry Christmas eve
hat suffering ones they brought to mind
What hearts they moved with impulse kind
hat chains Of seliishness they broke,
What Christ-hke charity they woke,
What terder thoughts they multiplied,
WHAT ciose-shut purses opened wide.
And hearts there were that never knew
How much the snow fakes had to do
with their unwonted happiness.
Such power have little things to bless.