Little Sister Snow

Little Sister Snow, by Frances Little
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LITTLE SISTER SNOW
BY
FRANCES LITTLE
Author of "The Lady of the Decoration" WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY GENJIRO KATAOKA 1909
TO MY NIECE ALICE HEGAN RICE IN MEMORY OF MANY HAPPY MONTHS SPENT TOGETHER IN JAPAN
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
A fervent, whispered prayer . . . Frontispiece She would throw her into the ditch
The two old people Yuki San was called before her father With paint and brush she fell to work At the slightest sound she listened Not willing to be surpassed in salutation "My heart bleed for lonely" She busied herself with serving the tea Very helpless and lonesome To make good her promise to the gods
CHAPTER I
A quaint old Japanese garden lay smiling under the sunshine of a morning in early spring. The sun, having flooded the outside ...