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It was the shopkeeper, and he gave Barbara a savage box on the ear that sent her reeling into the deeper snowdrifts of the gutter. IT WAS THE SHOPKEEPER AND HE GAVE BARBARA A SAVAGE BOX IN THE EAR THAT SENT HER REELING INTO THE DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS OF THE GUTTER
e never seen him, but I heard the pines and the firs singing about him as I floated over the forest to-night." "Whirr-r-r! whirr-r-r!" cried the wind, returning boisterously to where Barbara stood. "I've been looking for you everywhere, little snowflake! So come with me." And without any further ado, the wind seized upon the snowflake and hurried it along the street and led it a merry dance through the icy air of the winter night. Barbara trudged on through the snow and looked in at the bright things in the shop windows. The glitter of the lights and the sparkle of the vast array of beautiful Christmas toys quite dazzled her. A strange mingling of admiration, regret, and envy filled the poor little creature's heart. "Much as I may yearn to have them, it cannot be," she said to herself, "yet I may feast my eyes upon them." "Go away from here!" said a harsh voice. "How can the rich people see all my fine things if you stand before the window? Be off with you, you miserable little beggar! BEAUTIFUL AND GOOD THAT HE IS SAID THE SNOWFLAKE I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM BUT I HEARD THE PINES AND THE FIRS SINGING ABOUT HIM AS I FLOATED OVER THE FOREST TO NIGHT HA CRIED THE WIND RETURNING BOISTEROUSLY TO WHERE BARBARA STOOD I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU EVERYWHERE LITTLE SNOWFLAKE SO COME WITH ME AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO THE WIND SEIZED UPON THE SNOWFLAKE AND HURRIED IT ALONG THE STREET AND LED IT A MERRY DANCE THROUGH THE ICY AIR OF THE WINTER NIGHT BARBARA TRUDGED ON THROUGH THE SNOW AND LOOKED IN AT THE BRIGHT THINGS IN THE SHOP WINDOWS THE GLITTER OF THE LIGHTS AND THE SPARKLE OF THE VAST ARRAY OF BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TOYS QUITE DAZZLED HER A STRANGE MINGLING OF ADMIRATION REGRET AND ENVY FILLED THE POOR LITTLE CREATURE'S HEART MUCH AS I MAY YEARN TO HAVE THEM IT CANNOT BE SHE SAID TO HERSELF YET I MAY FEAST MY EYES UPON THEM GO AWAY FROM HERE SAID A HARSH VOICE HOW CAN THE RICH PEOPLE SEE ALL MY FINE THINGS IF YOU STAND BEFORE THE WINDOW BE OFF WITH YOU YOU MISERABLE LITTLE BEGGAR
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