umi liavinp uppnl

her ytimic life in disgraec iiu.l

sham.-. Ihc pour friendless uue died Hie

melancholy death of a broken -I, curled

outcast. Among her perRonal 1 -ffcels

w,ui fuund in M.S. -The Beautiful Snow,1

which was immediately carried 10 ICnns.

II. ||,.cd..i g,-ntle,,,an uf cul'lurc

aud literary tastes, and then ,-ditor of

the Minn the morning nf' the day

fo!lowingUtho girl's ,1,-alli, the poem

appeared in print fnr Iho first lime.

Wln-li the paper containing tbe nf tbe

victim had 11.11 yel received burial.

Tlie atlemiun of Thomas Bu.-liiuian

Heed, one of Ihe first American poets,

was soon dircelcd to the newly-published

lines, and be was so taken with Ibcir

stirring path. is, that be immediately

fnllow,-d ihc curp.se lu its final

resting pllice'— T.C.S. } (111 ! the

snow, the beautiful snow. Filling Ihe

sky nn.l the carll, Mow ; Over the house

lops, over ihe street, liver Ihe hea.ls

of ihc puoplc you meet, Dancing,

riirliiig. skimming along ; Beautiful

siiuw ; it 0111 do nothing wrong :

Flying lu kiss a fair lady's check,

Clinging to lip. in a frolicsome freak ;

llcauliful snow from ibe heavens above,

Pure as an angel, guntle aa love ! Oh !

Ihc snow, the beautiful mow How the

flakes gather and laugh as they go

Whirling ahnul iu th.-ir maddening fun,

11 plays in its glee with everyone—

Chasing, laughing, hurrying by. It

ligbls on the face and' bcsiiirklcs Ihc

eye, And Ihc dugs, with a hark mil a

hnuinl, Snap al the crystal. Ihal e.l.ly

around— To welcome Ibe