The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-05-04
Story of Snowflake.

Once little white snowflake was in
cloud with her sisters, all dressed in
soft, fleecy gowns. The fierce North
King was blowing his trumpet and
Snowflake was being whirled and toss
ed in the blast until she felt herself go
ing down, down, down. ooh, mother,
mother" cried she; "where am go
ing-must I go?' Yes, dear child,'
said the voice of the cloud, none of
my children must be idle; go and do
your work" The little snowflake did
not ask "why?"--as many earth chill
dren might have done, but quietly
floated or twirled as the wind changed
She had plenty of company, for her
cloud sisters We're racing and tumbling
as if to see who would be the first to-
reach the earth land. At first Snow
fake fell upon downy bed made Of
the other shining fakes. She had not
been there two minutes when along
CANT a great creature, with fur cap,
re! ~ Inns. and sled. Into the snow
ne 81 his hands and gathered up
Snowflake with ever so many OF her
little sisters, making them into soft
ball. Eli, there" he said, and threw
it just as hard as he could at another
creature like himself. And where do
YOU suppose 1t hit? Right on the tip
of his cold, pink nose! There Snow
fake found herself and remarked
quietly that she did not see how she
was doing very much good just then.
The boy who was hit brushed of the
snow and returned the fire, while
Snowflake fell to the street again
After awhile she began to think that
she was doing some good, for dear lit
tie boys and girls. rosy and merry. be-
gan to come out with their sleds into
the beautiful white world. Coasting
commenced right over Snowflake's
head. Sleigh bells jlngled and every
one seemed happier because of the
cloud sisters mission. After day or
two like this the warm sun shone;
Snowflake was melted and sank into
the ground. She was tiny drop Of
water now. and as she changed her
dress from Aeecy white to pure crystal
we will change her name to snowdrop.
In the earth she helped water a tiny
bulb sleeping away the winter, just
waiting for spring to come and waken
it into beautiful fragrant lily. On
through rocks and caves Snowdrop
trickled. past shining crystals, some
times peeping out atSthe sunshine. un-
til she reached spring. Bubbling up
here, she, foated down the little rill
into a larger stream, from that into
a river, lake. another river, the gulf,
and finally into the broad. beautiful
ocean. What wonderful things Snow
drop saw In her long journey! Pretty
flowers leaned over the banks Of
streams: Wild birds nested in the tail
trees. that arched@ the way. Strange
faces were above her in many oddly
shaped boats and ships. Queer crea-
lures that dwelt ia the sea struck her
with their l1ns Or passed at a distance.
Once she was under great ocean.liner
during a storm. It Numbered and the
ship rolled and tossed on the big
waves. snowdrop was caught up and
dashed over the deck Of the vessel,
falling back into the sea. Then the
ship passed on safely toward its har-
Dor. One bright, hot day, the kind
old sun looked down through q mist Of
,steaming waters and said. Dear little
tSnowdrop, do you want to come up TO
your cloud mother r. a ~ es. please,
she whispered, and felt herself drawn
up higher and higher until at last
snowdrop was Ii the arms o. her. cloud
mother, ready to commences her work
all over again: From Good; House,
keeping. ri s;5.s &
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81 Mr.. "A. D. Bartlett ron of TIE lata
superintendent Of the London zoo. has.
an interesting stroy III g n captive
Canadian beaver. q large "A llox7tresi