WEAKLEY, Editors & Proprietors.

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TILE BEAUTIFUL SNOW

Could any thing ho moro affecting than the follows

log t TM suiher's name Is unknown, but he deserves

h gh place in the poetic ranks.

Ohl the snow the beautiful snow,

Flltl g the sky and earth below;

Over the house tops, over the street,

Over the heads of the people you meet,

Dancing,

Flirting,

Skimming along;

Bountiful snow' it can do 110 wrong,

Plying to kiss u fah lady's cheek,

Clinging to Ilps in ■ frolicsome freak,

ItPalltiful snow from the heaven above,

Pure us an angel, gentle as lover

Oh! thn snow, the beautiful snow,

How the flakes gather and I ,, ugh as they gel

Whirling About in its maddening fun,

Ito plays in Its glee with every ono,

Chasing,

Laughing,

Hurrying by ;

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

And even the dogs, o Ith a bark and a bound,

Snap at the crystals that eddy crouch;

Ti,' town Is alive and its heart In a glow,

To welcome the coming of beautiful snow I

flow wild the creed goes swaying along,

InUing onal edit r with huini, and song

the gay ,ludgs like IlleLelaS flush by,

fright for the to iiiieut, then lust to the eye ;

Ringing,