December 220, 



NLESS our almanac is a delusion and a 

 snare, this is the first week of winter, 

 and we may now confidently " look for 

 snow." Perhaps it may have fallen dur- 

 ing the night, covering the bare ground 

 for the first time during the winter, or perhaps only 

 sifted lightly over the crust of an earlier snowfall. But 

 both boys and girls may well put aside their sleds for a 

 walk with me this morning. This snow is good for 

 something else than coasting, or even snowballing. 



Those who like a good story-book will do well to 

 study the snow, for they may indeed read it like a book. 



