The farmer's boy . J/diiiinidilc siKrus/Kir; Winter 21 the youngsters indoors. The whirling llakcs might in-crease in number till they blurred all ihv landstapi, andwent seetliing in shifting windrows owr e\er\- hillock;yet it would be some time before the children wouldpause in their sliding, skating, or running to think of theindoor lire. When they did go in, it was as if all the outside. Coasting 22 The Farmers Boy breezes had gained sudden entrance; for the small folkscame tumbling through the door with a bang and a rush,and there was a scattering of clinging snow when theypulled off their
The farmer's boy . J/diiiinidilc siKrus/Kir; Winter 21 the youngsters indoors. The whirling llakcs might in-crease in number till they blurred all ihv landstapi, andwent seetliing in shifting windrows owr e\er\- hillock;yet it would be some time before the children wouldpause in their sliding, skating, or running to think of theindoor lire. When they did go in, it was as if all the outside. Coasting 22 The Farmers Boy breezes had gained sudden entrance; for the small folkscame tumbling through the door with a bang and a rush,and there was a scattering of clinging snow when theypulled off their wraps and threw them into con\enientchairs or corners. They declared they were almost frozenas they stamped their feet about the kitchen fire, and huggedtheir elbows to their bodies and rubbed their fingers overthe stoves iron top. Well, why didnt you come in before, then? askedtheir mother. Oh, we was playing, they answered. We beenhaving a lots of fun. The snow is drifted up the road soits over our shoes now. Vou better take off your shoes, if youve got any snowin em, the mother said. I declare, how you have slo})pedthe floor ! And youve made the room cold as a , Frank, dont aou go into the sittin room till youget kind o dried off and decent. I just wanted to get the cat, said Frank. Well, \()u cant go in on the car])et willi such lookinshoes, cat or no cat! was his moth
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