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From The daily Carolinian.

1871-12-02 |

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Orer the house tops, over the street,

' Orer the heads of the people; yoa meet,

. Dancing, h rV.VvV 4 V

Flirting,', ' .-i .

Skimming along; , .

Beautiful snow fit can do to vron ;

" Flying to kiss a fair lad j'a qheek,

CiingSig to Ep&Sxi:s.l.rIc8i&efreak;

Beautiful snow from the Ileaveo above,

PuxtiM an angel, gentle as Jove ! r . , a '

Oh the snow, the-beautiful enow, - T

V ' How the flakes gtther asdlaugh as ibej go

'Z ' .Whirling about in their maddening fuD,

j It playa in its glee with every one. t

V. m V Chasing,-. V ""''"Vi J '

. --.xaughing.?! ; .

u flarrying by :

II lights 00 the face, and sparkles the eye,

And even the dogs with a bark and a

- . boand, r

trTrs.t thetystali lhateddy-axaund

The tow a h Eire c-nlits Jieana glow I

To weome the cooing of beautiful snovl

How the wiUcroWd 'goea swaying along,

Hailide each other -with .humpr and song 1 1

now. ihe cay aledcca-like meteors; flash by

Bright for a moment, Uen lest to the eye

. 'Ringing, - t 'VV j

.Swinging,1. ''vj.t

- Dancing tbey gf ".: ; ,

Over the crust of tleaatiful snow ; -:,

Snow eo pnre'wben it falls Irom the sky j

To be trampled n mud by! the crowd rush-,

" . .. . ,

Tob! traMplc and tracked by the, tbou-j

earfdir of feet,

-TillltJ)!endswitb the filtll of the'homble;

Once I was pure as the snow but I fell ! j

Fell like the snow flakes from Heaven toj

hell; " I

Fell td be trampled as filth in the street;

Cureing,

Dreadinz to die,

Selling my soul to Whoever would buy.

Dealing m i

Hating the

Mercitul

And yet

Once I waa fair a3 the pqautiful snow,

nthaH eie

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