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to show you the difference between the work 

 of God and that of man. Let us go home, 

 and I will show you some pictures I made, 

 and you can see in them the difference. Last 

 winter, you know, was very cold, and there 

 was a great deal of snow : one day, while the 

 snow was falling pretty fast, I was obliged to 

 go out ; and as the flakes of snow fell upon 

 the sleeve of my coat (which was black), I 

 thought they had a curious shape, and did not 

 all appear alike ; so when I returned home I 

 caught some of the flakes, and looked at them 

 through my microscope. They were so beauti- 

 ful that I made pictures of them ; and as we 

 have now reached home, just let me step into 

 my study, and I will bring them to you. Here 

 they are, boys." 



Snow-flakes, seen through a Microscope. 



