Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-04-21
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


, Some OF the weak Little Flakes hid
themselves beside the walls in sheltered
places. being unable to keep mp IN the
mad struggle These were 30 frightened
thar they erept into the earth i'll shame
aud sorrO"-.
Now, would you believe ii, these same
SHOwflakcs. whose very weakness car
ried them into the eartn. heard voices.
which said: ''fGu are so late in coming
thar we feared You w0uln never come.
We are waiting for you to help rs up.
All the long winter Won covered us warm
~ with your pretty white coats. and kept
us alive: for without you We might have
frozen. We felt sure the Sun King would
send sou to help us live our little lives:
but you were 50 long. 50 long
The tiny ro0tlets drew great Sobblng
brcathS: aud the Sn0wflakes found they
had become a part Of the very life blood
of the flowers and the grass. which soon
began to send out tiny leaflets.
Now in some way. perhaps by the Sun
beams themst Ives, the SnOwfiakes in the
clouds had message from the earth.
They heard how their friends had gone
to fill rivers and springs, had given life to
the plants, had been conquered by the
Sun King, and made to help the People,
were doing good to the earth they
wished to conquer: and then. as has been
said. there was a great commotion in the
Snow Country. Some of the more dar-
ing Flakes still wished to attack the
earth. They remembered how with
Winter and the North Wind they had
advanced upon her. shutting off her
lights, bockading travel, and disturbing
the comfort Of the People. They had
been mighty indeed. for q season Why
not aganI The Clouds were troubled.
for they knew, IL the Snowhakes would
learn their lesson. they might even now
do much good. So word was sent to the
North Wind. the South Wind. the East
aud West Winds. to Spring, Summer,
Autumn and Winter, and to the Moon
Queen herself.
They came. one by one, to confer with
the troubled SnOwfakes.
1t seems that all these great forces had
experienced ut some time this same long
ing to rule; that even now they could net
all exist together, but it had been de
creed that each should have its own
place in the Plan: that all these went To-
make up Il beautiful Whole. and it was
only by the harmonious working of each
part that the Greatest Good should come
to ALL
II was proved that they were part Of
the great Plan. The Moon who came ut
evening seemed cold aud distant. but she
agreed with the others.
She had hoped to rule by day: but
finding that could not he she was content
YES. quite contcnt-to make night bean
tiful for the People, and to watch over
them while they slept.
As she spoke, the Sun King sent blnz-
ing scarchlights mp into the sky; and she
glidcd away on her beautiful mission.
And now the time has come for the
Snowilakcs to decide.
Heavy clouds hung all about them
watching the sun King. who could
quickly have ovcrpowered them. bur who
wished to win them, Withdrew. The
Winds of the North. East. South and
West held their breatbS. The air grew
cooler and cooler. Some Of the foolish
Flakes were unwilling to yield. but Il
second message from the warm earth
decided the wise ones, and. putting on
their white uniforms, they destroyed
their sharp swords. aud. bidding fare
well to their Cloud home, started on
their journey earthward. Softly they
came down. down. The great Flakes
dropped lovingly, thankfully. beside the
roots Of the Mayfiowers. or gently COW
cred the branches Of the beautiful hem
locks.
Some of the ficklc ones. thinking they
could live hut one life. danced mcrrily on
their way through the mir, pelting the
minister in the face. binding the deacon
as they fell on his glasses, and surprising
kitty ly falling upon her black. glossy
coat
The greater number were now content.
a.. they wuftcd silently for the Sun
King
The robin found his voice The PEG.
pie smiled as they said, The late Snow
viii do much good to the earth"
ne Moon, far off, heamed when the
old man who always travels with her
told her pcacc was declared.
Soon the SunheamS came. and found
them cut. Their hearts were melted 10y
their warmth and kindness. and they
went happily Into the dark earth on
their mission Of hclpfunc>s: and. 10. in
a few short days the Snowdrops. the
May howcrN aud the PanSirS brought
them back to the light, close to their
very hearts.
Spring had COME and they had helped
to make Christian Register.