The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-08
Joy Of the Snow

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"Children! Grandpa's ship is in.
He and grandma will be here in
three days time!" said mother,
holding up a telegram, just arrived.
The children clustered round her,
Basil. Beryl, Alaric and Violet.
"Oh, mother, isn't it good that
we've got this lovely snow!" cried
Beryl, looking out at the snow COW
cred countryside. Now we can
do something for grandma and
grandpa that will make them really
and truly think they are still in
Canada" The children's grand
parents were visiting England for
the first time.
Happy thought" cried Basil.
We'll make some tobOggans and
give grandma and grandpa some
rides down the hills!"
Mother smiled approval, glad to
have the children's whole-hearted
interest in her expected guests.
Away ran the four children-it
was holiday time, Basil and Alaric
home from school-to the large
barn. where they could do as they
liked. With the help Of the gard
ner, who loved the happy children.
they found enough wood to make
six toboggans, the two largest be-
ing for grandma and grandpa.
All day long they worked By
evening the toboggans were all fin
ished Mother and father were
proudly called in to examine and
praise their handiwork. Four child
rem went happily off to bed, awak-
ening next morning to the still nap
pier task of practicing on their to-
boggans What fun they had! All
that morning they practiced coast
ing down the hill leading from the
railway station-a mile away.
In the afternoon the snow again
began to fall, but the children were
too happily busy to mind the
weather. The third day arrived;
the snow had fallen all night; it
still fell. Grandma and grandpa
were expected to arrive by the af-
ternoon train. To the children's
delight, just one hour before the
trains arrival, the snow ceased.
With a whoop of joy the four child
rem went off for their tOboggans.
Mother came to them with a pc
rturbcd face. children, the snow
is to Odry for the motor to go
through she said. What shall we
do"
ooh. mother. let us all take our
toboggans to the station and meet
grandma and grandpa" cried Basil.
1--WE can coast thnm down the long
hill beautifully" 1t seemed the
only thing to do, but mother said
she must go tO-father had been
called away on urgent business.
The children set off with moher,
over the crisp snow. each with a
sprig of red-berried holly securely
fastened to ehir coats. arriving at
the station just as the train steam
ed in. Yes, there they were!
Grandma, brigh-faced, merry-eyed;
grandpa, alert and nimble. When
they saw the toboggans and mother
and the children, and heard the ex-
they both laughed
heartily and all were soon talking
Leaving their big luggage to
come as soon as possible, they
started for home, the grandparents
thoroughly entering inc the fun of
the little expedition, coasting down
the hill as gaily a sthe children, |
all arriving home rosily happy.
Nothing could have made me
feel more at home in the old coun-
try" said grandma, costly seated
hat evening by the side of blaz-
ng log fire, her grandchildren
around her. Everything seemed
30 different in this country, but
when l saw you all waiting TO well
come us, with your toboggans, l
'elt that l had really and truly come
lome!"
Christian Science Monitor.