Across the Roof of the World. 



The snow must have ceased before dayhght, for when I awoke 

 the sky was clear, and the general aspect more cheering than had 

 been the case the previous day, when all was depressing and 

 gloomy. I thought of the little stranger and how the rays of 

 the sun would bring warmth and gladness to him. I peeped 

 beneath the covering. There he lay in an attitude unmistakable. 

 He was dead ! 



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