The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-26
The COrd-WOOd Legs.
CA Story for Boys.)

BIB. looked out across the quiet square
said:
at keeps coming down, doesn't it,"
sWhere does it come from. Chris?"
Chris knew we'll enough, but he was
busy. Therefore, BIB. being left to HIM
SELF thought that it came from up north
where there was great deal Of it. There
was said to be any amount Of snow in
Greenland, for instance
All that afternoon the snow fell and
far into the night, and not only in Temple
Square, but it came down dreamily into
the city. 1t covered the streets and other
squares with its noble quietness 1t
dropped on church steeples down area
steps, on the fire escapes OF tenement
houses, on roofs fiat and sloping on the
forks of trees and lodges Of windows 1t
fell in any sort of place without disdain-
full choice.
Nevertheless, in the morning, BIB.
went forth triumphant, thinking the
snow came from Greenland for the one
purpose of falling in Temple Square.
The sun was out and the snow moist
ening, settling packing. Old Christian
Allison starting down town at ten
o'clock, saw his grandchildren carrying
cord-wood and a step-ladder into the
square. and laying the snowy founda-
tons of structure Of some kind. An
Italian woman, with a basket on her
head. stood watching them. 1t pleased
him to see young Chris at work in this
manner. with calm preparation for the
laying of solid base, and building
thereon with care.
Coming back at three in the afternoon,
he glanced across the street. stopped SUR
prised, and smile broke over his
wrinkled wintry face For stately man
of snow stood close behind the iron
fence, with stout cane in its hand, tall
hat on it's head, cloak hanging from
its shoulders. He mounted the front
steps shuckling.
"The young rascal! He means me-"
Gle stands stiff, doesn't he. Chris?'
said BIB. proudly. He won't fall down,
will he?"
Chris was busy explaining to Jimmy
Sutton, who had seen the snow man and
come across the square to applaud if he
were let into the game, and criticise it il
he were left out.
There's a stick of cord-wood in eacl,
leg" said Chris. slowly, ito make him
stand solid Because my grandfather is
the solidest man on the market"
BIB looked on admiringly and
thought what grand thing it was to be
solid, since Grandfather Allison was
solid both on the market and in his legs.
Then Jimmy Sutton knew that he
could not justly criticise, for he saw that
Chris had great soul and that there was
truly cord-wood in Grandfather Allison
legs He went off to a distance and
threw snowballs at Grandfather Allison
hat, and Chris went after him so that he
ran away, and BIB. ran after Chris with
great diligence but littlep rogress through
the snow, and felt that in some manner
he, too, was battling for the right. After
that, BIB. went in and told his mother oil
the evil mindedness of Jimmy Sutton
and she saw it in the right way, as she
usually did, that is. she saw it was i'm
portant, that Grandfather Allison's dig
nifty should be protected and understood
clearly what solidity is given to the leg.
by cord-wood.
The darkness came down on Temple
Square, not as the snow had come il
sperate fakes, but after manner of it.
own. The electric lights were not turned