Jonas on a Farm in Winter

hrough with his morning's work of taking care of the stock, he took a half-bushel measure, and several bags, and went into the granary. The granary was a small, square building, with narrow

dry the corn; and the high posts and the flat stones w

rn and shelling it off from the cob, by rubbing it against the edge of the board. As he sat thus at wor

he sheds, where the sun could shine in upon them. The whole area of the barn-yard was trodden smooth and hard by the footsteps of the cattle; and broad and smooth paths had been worn in every direction, ab

fterwards went to the barn, and opened the great doors, which led in to the barn floor. He climbed up a tall ladder to a loft under the roof of the barn, and threw down some sheaves of w

side of this yard was an enormous heap of wood, which Jonas and Oliver had been hauling nearly all the winter. On the other side was a quantity of timber, of all sizes and lengths, which the farmer and Amos had been getting out for the new barn. Some of it was hewed, and some not; and several large pieces were laid out upon the level s

ey left their play, and came along to the barn to see hi

doing, Jonas

d Jonas; "but stand back, or I

ng to mill?"

y else. I am getti

aid Josey; "I mean to

ng to have a snow-storm, and, therefore, as soon as his grist was read

ant you to go up to the woods this afternoon, and bring down a load of small spruces,

usually endeavored to get all out of the woods which he had to get, early in the season, while the snow was not deep. He had now got down all his wood, and all his ti

s rapidly as possible, and soon was ready. In driving out, he stop

believe, sir

er. "The pond road is a li

ir," sa

with you; have you any

; "I should like very

et your great-c

y; "I don't need any gr

l, then;

d, which was now covered with so thick and solid a sheet of ice, that it was safe travelling upon it, and it was accordingly intersected

ame level surface, but it was now a solid field, white with snow, instead of the undulating expanse of water, of the deep-blue color reflected from the sky. There were the same islands, and promontories, and beaches; but the verdure was gone, and the naked whiteness of t

ns there are of a sno

orm," said Jonas. "Besides, the wind, what there is, is

hich was towards the south-west, and he saw a long, white

snow-bank?"

s, I suppose," said Jonas.

ground, and then immediately got into the sleigh again, and commenced their return. Before they had gone far, the sky became entirely o

it is!" s

as when we came; but then we were riding with it, and

Josey, "now the sun has g

n in the bottom of the sleigh, and

sleigh, and Jonas covered him up; and he

ike your plac

ey, "only I can't see

e," said Jonas. "I'l

and I wish you'd tell me,

see a load of hay coming a

load?" sa

d. There, the load of hay is turning off by another road. O, there is

r any bells,

ff yet; you'll he

last jingled by close to his ears. As soon as the sound had gone by, h

you had got here, covered

ot long after this, it began to snow, and Jonas sai

u could not see the land at all; then, if you should c

ould be to let Franco trot on be

ng along with u

onas, "he is

m Ney?" asked Josey; "

," said Jonas; "but finally I concluded to let h

ey, "I think tha

nas turned up off from the