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',Oh I the snow, tv ti r

Billing the sk- 'ea" . B "Pw ,

Over the he a i 1 earth below,

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tier

,osn tops, over the street,

.., heads of the people you moot,

Dancing,

Flitting,

Skimming along :

Il'amitiful snow I it can do no wrong,

„Flying to kiss a fair lady's cheek, ,

Clingthg to lips in ti`froncicsomo freak,

Beautiful snow from the heaven , above,

PIM) as an angel, gentle as love!

OW. the :now, the beautiful snow,

How the flakes gather and laugh as they go

Whirling about in its maddening fun,

It plays in its glee with every ono,

Mae lug,

Laughing,

Hurrying by:

It lights on the face, and it sparkles the eye !

And even the dogs with a bark and a bound ;

Snap at the crystals that eddy, around,

The town is alive, and its heart in a glow,

To welcome the coming of beautiful snow !

How wild the crowd goes swaying along,

Railing each other with humor and song!

How the gay sledges, like meteors fly by,

Bright for the moment, then lost to the eye;

Ringing,

Swinging,

Dashing they go,

Over the crust of the bountiful snow t r

Snow so;pure when it falls from the Sky.

To be trampled and tracked by the thousand aof feet

Till it blends with the filth in the horrible street.

Once I was pure as the snow—hut-I fell!

Pell like the snow fliikes: trout heaven to boll ;

Fell to be trampled as fil4ll in the street ;

Fell to be scoffed, to be spit on and beat;

Pleading. .

Cursing,

Dreading to die,

Selling my soul to whoever may buy,

healing in shame Ihr a worsel of bread,

Flitting the living and fearing the dead;

Merciful nod! have I fallen so low?

And yet I was once like the beautiful snow