LETTER IX.

SNOW AND SLEIGH RIDES.

THERE are a great many pleasant
things about a cold winter. When the
ground is all covered with snow, two or
three feet deep, perhaps,.one can con-
trive to have great sport, if he chooses.
What fun I used to have, when I was a
‘little shaver,’’ as some people would
call me—what fun I used to have, as
soon as the paths were thoroughly