. St. Nicholas [serial]. everal inches below the ice. The coldsnap so closely following the rain-storm formedthe icework at high water, while, in the colddays which succeeded, the water steadily fell,producing and destroying as it fell great quan-tities of that dainty, delicate ice-weaving thatonly natures fingers can model, and whichLowell calls fern and lace-work and In one place, for several rods, the brook wasbridged by this filigree-work (Photograph ), and as the water played and trickled amongthe crystal meshes, its voice rose through thecalm air in a soothi
. St. Nicholas [serial]. everal inches below the ice. The coldsnap so closely following the rain-storm formedthe icework at high water, while, in the colddays which succeeded, the water steadily fell,producing and destroying as it fell great quan-tities of that dainty, delicate ice-weaving thatonly natures fingers can model, and whichLowell calls fern and lace-work and In one place, for several rods, the brook wasbridged by this filigree-work (Photograph ), and as the water played and trickled amongthe crystal meshes, its voice rose through thecalm air in a soothing tinkle, like the sound ofa fairy guitar faint in the distance. The scenewas so peaceful and so beautiful, and it touchedmy heart so closely, that I rested for a momentwith my hand on a stump, and said to myself: How strange it is that Howard and I are theonly ones out here this morning! But Howard interrupted my trance-like admi-ration of the brook by saying, Why, what is thematter with you? It is nt anything but 266 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. Oh, yes ; it was a good deal more than ice! Under a bit of overhanging shrubbery was anexceedingly dainty opening perhaps two feetin width. Beside it stood a solitary bush whichgave the surrounding slope the appearance ofa desert. (Photograph No. 5.) That littleshrub with the bunch of dead leaves at its footmade the whole vicinjty seem desolate andlonely, while the contrast with the aperture inthe ice of the brook increased the beauty. Another opening a little farther up the streamhad a miniature umbrella hanging by itshandle in the center of the upper margin.(Photograph No. 6.) Then we came out of the woods and crossedthe meadow to the road. There we found thefence decorated for our pleasure and in a spe-cially varied way. (Photograph No. 7.) Thesticks and twigs and dead grasses washed downfrom forest and meadow had been held back * -
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