初中写人的英语作文(20篇)

9月开学季，迎着暮夏的朝阳，踏着清新的暖风，放开了童年的尾巴，走进这个全新的陌生环境。菁菁校园，洁净的教室，来往欢笑的同学，我将在这里度过三年青春。早早到校的我坐在桌前，捧一本书，慢慢品读。陆续进班的新同学不断引起我的注意，抬起头，一个清秀的女孩驻足在座位表前。从侧面看去，柔软的马尾懒散地搭在右肩，白皙的脸庞映出精致的轮廓，青绿书包垂在直挺的后背上。她转头看向我，轻快地走来。轻轻卸下书包，在我身旁坐下，整理好书桌，她转头向我打招呼。

清亮的眼眸露出明媚的笑容：“嗨！我是你的新同桌，XXX。”她的声音银铃般温声细语。“嗨，我是XXX。”我笑着回应。她翻开书，是一本散文。我是一向不爱散文的，只钟爱小说。伴着窸窣的翻阅声，我向左看去，秀气的鹅蛋脸，清丽雅致，专注的目光落在泛黄的书页上，炯炯有神。她手里握着笔，在书上划划写写，随时记录心得感悟。我很少有读书做批注的习惯，常常是读完就算。看她奋笔疾书，我也从笔袋里摸出笔写起来。温暖的夏日清晨，我们沉浸在各自的文学中，享受书香油墨的芬芳。

这是个文艺的女孩。下学期的春天，我们相约校园。捧着单反，漫步小径，在明媚的春光下寻找春天。我们在满是新苞桃花树下停下脚步，她举起相机，凑上前，手指灵活地调整聚焦，侧身移动镜头，发现最完美的视角。手指按下快门，桃花的娇姿和绿叶的生机被定格在画面中。她低下头，密长的睫毛晶莹闪动，嘴角上扬，对自己的作品很是满意。我接过相机，学着她的样子瞄准枝头的新芽，把拍好的照片送到她眼前鉴赏。她莞尔一笑，轻轻地夸赞拍得很好。我们常会在公园小区摄影，但每次分享成果，她拍的总会更有韵味。她和我，用相机记录下了点滴友谊。

这是一个艺术的女孩。她是政治课代表，每天早晨，她总能安排好时间，早早地收交作业，学习和工作都有条不紊地完成。我是个急性子，常常因为事情多了烦躁地忙不过来，而她会温和地帮我分担一些力所能及的事。每当我训练完火急火燎地赶回来时，总会发现她帮我记录的作业清单。

我的同桌，就是这样一个女孩。性格温和的她陪伴我在初中度过了近一年忙碌的学习生涯，不论是学习还是生活，我们都取长补短，我们用自己的优点帮助对方变得完美。

暮春了，让我们一起肩并肩继续向未来奔跑。

[我的同桌初中写人作文400字

A Visit to the Flower Show

Last week Nature Park held a flower show. I went to visit it with my friends. I was very glad to see so many beautiful flowers in the park. I was really amazed to see a sea of colourful

flowers. They told me that some rare flowers came from Taiwan. Thousands of people stopped and watched them carefully. I took many pictures there. Taiwan has always been a part of our country. I am sure sooner or later we can go there to see many more beautiful flowers. What great fun it will be.

我最开始接受启蒙的时候，是我爷爷教的我。

我的爷爷是一名数学教师，而我因为父母常年在外打工，所以我从小就是给爷爷奶奶带大的，不过说来也是好玩，我的爷爷是教数学的，可是我的数学却并不是那么的好。但是即便是这样，我也很庆幸我也要没有放弃我。

我的第一本读物是我爷爷给我的，是一本作文大全，我第一次写的字是我的名字，是我爷爷亲手教我的，一笔一划，然后反复的写上了几百遍，之后才会写的。刚开始写的时候，我老是写不好，然后就很是着急，可是我爷爷却并不像我一样着急，他是那么的平静，摸摸我的头，然后对我说道“不要着急，时间还长，你慢慢来。”听爷爷那样一说，我似乎真的没有那么急躁了，感觉好像真的有一丝平静在心里升起。而后面的字，我竟然真的写比之前好的多了。

所以说，要是说起我的启蒙老师，那么一定就是我的爷爷了，因为是他教会我平静，是他教会我坦然的面对人生的一些事情，而人生却总是会有许多让我不能安静下来的事情。可是在我急躁的时候，只要回想起来他的那一番话，总是能找回一丝平静，也许这句话看起来很简单，也没有一丝的让人感到什么特别的经典，但是却真的很真实的让我有所感触。

这句话其实在很多的时候就和我爷爷一样，他总是不急不躁，但是却也很执着，他走路是不着急的，可是他却总是很坚定的向着目标走去。这是让我所佩服的，也是让我所惊讶的，久而久之我似乎开始向着他学习。

可是也不知道是因为年龄还是因为我走过的路并没有他的多，我似乎目前还是无法做到他那样不急不躁，一步一个脚印的前行。更多的时候还是很急躁的，但是我却也开始觉得，也许还要像我也要所说的那一样，“不要着急，时间还长，慢慢来。”

但是有时候我也在想，人的时间不是有限的吗?为什么说时间还长呢?还说要慢慢来?不过我也是在后来的某一天突然间的想明白他说的人生时间还长，这并不是说字面上的时间长，而是说我们想做好一件事情，是需要时间的，而这个时间并不是很短的，他是有长有短的。

Autumn came, marching with golden brown leaves paved the carpet, quietly came to my side, no sound, no shadow, people unpredictable.

Autumn, no summer warm surging, no winter snow wrapped, no spring full of vitality. Autumn, only a touch of light, a touch of fantastic atmosphere.

Spring is the season of the poets; summer, the season of the girls; winter, the childrens season. And autumn and autumn who is the season? I said: autumn is the season of farmers, is the harvest season, is the dream of the season.

Autumn is the season of rain. Autumn rain is not as delicate as the rain so light, but also has its unique charm. As the saying goes: "a autumn rain a cold," it is true, autumn rain, what is the next few days, the rain drip, dripping in the hands of the ice, with an inexplicable chill, the distance Of the mountain children are dyed gray. Hold up a small flower umbrella, walking in the rain, watching the rain dripping from the umbrella, stroking slightly cold air, this is an alternative to enjoy.

Autumn is the season of leaves. Look at the original green tree leaves from the green into a yellow, was the autumn wind blowing, and even jump to jump, as butterflies generally beat the child fell down. Leaves the roots, the leaves of children who flew to the feet of the mother, into the dust, moisten the soil, so the end of their own short and full of life.

Looking at the leaves, looking at the rain, I can not help but lament: autumn, you are not spring full of vitality, but you have, is a spring does not have, different beauty!

带着自信出发，收获成功的喜悦。 The joy of successfulness with confidence and gain.

——题记

自信，是巍巍大厦的栋梁，没有它，就只有一堆散乱的砖瓦;自信，是远洋巨轮的主机，没有它，就只有一块无用的金属;自信，是熊熊大火的引星，没有它，就只有一把冰冷的木柴!

以前的我胆小、内向、不敢举手回答老师的问题。就算老师点名叫我，我也只是低着头，双手绞着衣角，如"徐庶进曹营——一声不吭”。老师见我不说话，就会面有愠色，老师越生气，我干脆就越沉默。渐渐的，我发现每次同学的回答都与我心中的答案差不多。于是我认为自己可以回答问题，但每次我都会纠结一番，等下定了决心，已经慢了半拍，老师已经叫了别人。于是，我自己安慰自己："下一次，下一次一定行!”但我的手似乎有千斤重，从没举起过……

直到后来，我换了一个语文老师，他风趣，和蔼，就是课堂上十分爱提问题。他教我们的第二周时，一次课堂上提了有点难度的问题。我思考了一番有了答案。我正等着同学们做答，可竟无人举手。老师盯着"一桩桩木头”，不仅皱起了眉头，仿佛准备爆发的火山。在这时，我鬼使神差的把手举起来，老师脸色好了一些，"李梓睿，你来回答!"

"呃……"我站起来了，可心中默念了几遍的话卡到了嘴边，真是"茶壶里煮饺子——有嘴道不出”。不用看，我就感到老师和同学的目光像聚光灯一样聚集在我身上，让我浑身发燥。教室里出奇地安静，针掉在地上也能听见。我十分忐忑不安，老师说："别紧张，对自己抱有信心。自信是人最美的状态。要有‘长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海’的信心，学会带着自信出发!"

我抬起头，看见老师期待的眼神，同学鼓励的目光，我深深吸了一口气，把心中默念了多少遍的答案，平静、自信地说出来。教室里响起了掌声，老师赞许地看了看我，向我竖起大拇指。同时，我也明白了：有自信不一定会赢，没自信一定会输。从此，我渐渐开朗了，也越来越自信：课堂上积极回答问题，下课主动与同学交往。后来，我能自信地站在市内举办的诗词大会舞台上，我学会带着自信出发……

自信，是成长的动力源，是促进我们走向成功的内驱力。带着自信出发，收获成功的喜悦;带着自信出发，收获不一样的未来;带着自信出发，收获更绚烂的人生!

我的妈妈不惜重金给家里买了一台“坚果”投影仪，给本不富裕的家庭雪上加霜。

从此她看我的次数少了，看投影仪的次数多了。一开始，但凡逮着个机会就“坚果，坚果，帮我打开《琉璃》。”更甚的是，她现在对追剧已经到了痴迷的地步。她趁着我提出的“独立制度”，在月黑风高的夜晚，一个人每天追剧到深夜，光反射到客厅，又反射到我的卧室，别人可能认为我们家天天晚上开派对。

有件事我现在想着都来气。还是一个暑假，作业什么的我都做完了，恰巧家务也忙完了。我们都不约而同的走向了妈妈的卧室，不过还是被妈妈挤到一边，她抢先拿走了遥控，草率了。我只是一个手无缚鸡之力的弱女子，文明社会，以德服人，好吧，辩论赛开始。

第一轮：“你看你天天晚上看，看多久了，我就看这一下，不过分吧!”“你都这么久不看了，我习惯看，一天不看我心痒。”她说这话时，脸上一副世态安详，岁月静好。无意之间，她已经把投影仪打开了，她撩了下头发，眼睛眨了一下，从这几个动作中，我读出了得意与讥讽。

第二轮：“你看你都追这么多集了，好家伙，我《明柯》看两周了，看不出凶手是谁。也没剩几分钟了，你让我看完不行吗?”这次她没有说话，房间霎时一片寂静，蝉也不吼了，沉默是金。

金里掺了铜，她老练的按着多种按键，一会儿调这，一会儿调那，房间里就滴滴的响，很吵人。她撩了下头发，又眨了眨眼睛，还把双脚放平，“坚果，坚果，打开《琉璃》。”动听的旋律响起，我知道我该退下了。

从此我没出息的梦想，又多了一条——抢到遥控器。

I am one year older than my cousin. Both of us are the only child in the family, so my cousin and I are very closed, we are just like the sisters. I like to share my secret with my cousin, because I don’t want to tell my parents.

My cousin is a good listener, when I feel not happy, I will tell her about my annoyance, then she will comfort me and make me feel better. When Friday comes, I will ask my cousin to sleep with me, we will talk about a lot of things.

I am so lucky that I have a cousin as my good friends.

我比我的表妹长大了一岁。我们都是家里的独生子女,所以我和我的表妹很亲近,我们就像姐妹一样。我喜欢和我的表妹分享我的秘密,因为我不想告诉父母。我的表妹是一个好的倾听者,当我感到不高兴时,我会告诉她我的烦恼,然后她会安慰我,让我感觉良好。周五时,我会叫我的表妹和我睡觉,我们会谈论很多事情。我很幸运,有一个表妹作为我的好朋友。

[初中英语作文：我的表妹

我是一个女孩子，但总透露出与众不同的气概，在班上我并不是特别高的学生，我的皮肤也不知怎么像毛笔画出来的一样，时而黝黑时而粗糙，随便走在大街上都能听见他人的讨论声哈，你看那个小朋友好黑呀，和煤矿工人一样，而我从不在乎这些，因为他们不知道，那我那是游泳晒的。

说起粗糙，那是因为我经常打篮球受的伤。 说到这里你一定想要问为什么，一个女孩子那么爱的是运动，这就是我奇特的性格。

运动本是男女都可以的，但是现在的时代女孩拿着篮球走路都稀奇，更别说打篮球了，但是我就是这么的与众不同，打篮球甚至比男生还厉害。

我的步伐也与众不同，有些女生轻轻的迈着小碎步，慢慢悠悠的走着，时不时还要掂一掂脚，毕竟为了美观，走得再快也不忘提提裙子，还有的女生优美的步伐不快不慢的走着，脸上露出微笑，十分优雅，而我则不一样了，迈着大步，如果手里没有拿东西的话，还要插在衣包里，十分霸气的走着。

除了走路姿态，我的衣着也与其他女生完全不同，除了在校时间里穿着校服以外，一些女生选择漂亮无比的连衣裙走在路上，裙子在空中随意飘动，尤其是到了脚踝那里的连衣裙，简直漂亮极了，还有一些女生，牛仔裤配着清新的衬衫，阔脚裤配长外套，霸气又秀丽，给人一种清爽的感觉。

而我衣柜里没有一条裙子，更别说连衣裙了，我出门通常就是黑色，外套配上工装裤或者是卫衣配上九分裤，同学们都说你要是戴上帽子，你就是超级容易变成男生了。

可能有些人对我这种性格感到反感，但是这种性格还是有优势的。

有一次我和一群同学去放风筝，其中一个同学不知道怎么搞的，把风筝扔到树上去了，其他女生刚爬树爬到一半就不敢继续爬了，这不正是一个完美的展现自己的机会吗?

介于我平常经常运动也不恐高，就十分轻松的把风筝拿了下来，说真的，那一瞬间把风筝递给他们的时候，我感受了他们的尊重与崇拜，这犹如电影中剧情完美的出现在我的身上。

这就是我们有奇特性格的我，我仍然喜欢自己。

Sports help everyone to keep healthy, happy, and efficient.So I pay special attention to games, especially table-tennis. Table tennis is my favorite game.I play it almost every day.

Table-tennis is an ideal game us because it brings the whole body into action. It strengthens our muscles, expands our lungs, promotes the circulation of the blood, and causes a healthy action of the skin. Besides, it is very amusing and does not cost us much money.Table-tennis is very moderate; it is not so rough as football.It is an indoor game and can be played even on rainy days.Thus, it is my favorite kind of exercise.

运动能帮助每一个人保持健康、快乐和有效率。所以我特别重视运动，特别是桌球，桌球是我最喜欢的运动。我几乎每天玩。

桌球对我们而言，是一项理想的运动，因为它可以使我们全身运动，它可以增强我们的肌肉，扩张我们的肺部，促进血液循环，并且使肌肤产生健康作用，此外，它很有趣而且所费不多。桌球是相当温和适中的，它不像足球那么粗野。它是一种室内运动，甚至在下雨天也能玩。因此，桌球是我最喜爱的一种运动。

[初中英语作文：我最喜爱的运动

In the old China, people were seduced by opium and many people had ruined

their lives. Today, China becomes stronger and opium has become the history, but

the new type drug catches peoples attention all the time. When we walk around

the street, we can find that most people are lowering their heads and playing

smart phone. Smart phone has been the new drug for people, especially for young

generation. They play it for such a long time that their body health is under

threat. The news has reported many incidents of people feel uncomfortable after

playing mobile phones for a long time. We need to use mobile phone in the proper

way, or we will get into trouble.

两个月前我姐姐刚生了一个小女婴，那天我在去医院的路上时我想这个小屁孩一定是个漂亮的小公主。肯定是一只美羊羊。呵呵！

我们来到医院时我跟姐姐打过招呼后便来到了床前，当我看到这小屁孩时惊呆了，他的眼睛可小了，眼睫毛相当短，扁扁的鼻子，黑黝黝的皮肤，真是美羊羊变成了丑羊羊，唉！真失望呀！5555.这是妈妈好想看透了我的心思说：小孩子小时候要是很丑，长大一定漂亮哦！我听了点点头，期望的心情又回到了%100。这时我发现那小可爱的小手好小呀！手指长长的，真漂亮，我把她的手与我的手一比，她只占我手的三分之一那麽大！我又看了看她的脚，哇塞！她的小脚丫好乖好乖呀！实在太可爱了。

这时我问姐姐：她有多重？有多高？

姐姐说：她的体重是五斤四两，身高是40公分。

今天妈妈又带着我去看丑羊羊，姐姐对我说：这个小坏蛋，天天就知道睡觉。我心想，一只丑羊羊又变成懒羊羊了，Oh my god!（哦！我的上帝）她真是一只多变羊。

我来到婴儿床边，我当时大吃一惊怎么变的这么漂亮，都快成小仙女啦，她已经有了大大的眼睛，长长的眼睫毛，小小的嘴，白白的皮肤可，可爱了。

我在她旁边玩了好长时间，她才起床，我急忙抱起她，坐到沙发上，用棒棒糖逗她玩。

她特别爱吃棒棒糖，当我第一次把棒棒糖放到小坏蛋的嘴上时她好像尝到了这甜滋滋的味道，便伸出舌头，使劲的舔，这时姐姐说：雨欣，你爸爸那去了？我说：上班去了。这时我一转头看见小东西正追着我手里的棒棒糖可爱极了。没等我说姐姐他们已经笑的合不拢嘴。

这是我想到了一个好主意。

我把她扶起来扶着她，让她感受一下，这时她竟然一步一步慢慢的向前走，真是奇迹。我说了大家伙肯定都不会相信因为她才2个月。

我慢慢的把它放下来继续逗她玩，她那大眼睛一眨一眨的望着我，忽然，我感到大腿热乎乎的，我把手放到小东西的屁股下，咦，怎么黏糊糊？我一看手，啊不好，小坏蛋拉便便了，弄的我满手都是，我就使劲的喊：妈妈救命啊！妈妈他们笑呵呵地说：雨欣挂彩喽！雨欣挂彩喽！那小家伙竟瞪大了眼睛，好像很得意。气死我了。我急忙捂着鼻子跑到卫生间，一边嘟着嘴，一边使劲的洗着我的手。

唉！真希望这个小屁孩能快快的长大叫我一声小姨嘿嘿，那时我的心里一定会像吃了蜜一样的甜。真希望那天能快点到来。

[初中800字写人作文：可爱的小屁孩

Protecting the Environment

In the last several decades, our earth has been extremely polluted, such as air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and so on. In recent years, the extreme weather becomes more and more frequent. Winter gets colder and summer becomes hotter and it rains more frequently. All of these warn us that protecting the environment is a serious and emergent event. As our general people, we should build proper lifestyle. We should pay attention to water and light saving. When we go out, we should firstly choose the public transportation. The most important is that we must realize that we can do a lot of things to protect our environment. Its our duty to make our home better. Let’s change from ourselves.

在过去的几十年里，我们的地球已经极度污染，比如大气污染，水污染以及噪音污染等等。近几年，极地气候越来越频繁。冬天越来越暖，夏天越来越热，还经常下雨。所有的这些都警示我们保护环境是一件严肃紧迫的事。作为普通老百姓，我们应该形成合适的生活方式。我们应该注意节约水电。出门的时候我们应该首选公共交通。最重要的是我们必须意识到我们可以做很多事情来保护我们的环境。使我们的家园变得更美好是我们的责任。让我们从自己开始改变。

[初中英语作文及翻译：保护环境

People’s whole life is not too long or too short. They have experienced

many things in their life journey, such as, success, fail, happy, sad, and

excited and so on. What about dreams? Some people think that they have so many

things to deal with in the limit time. How can they spend time for dream? It is

a waste of time. However, some people regard dreams are as important as their

life. People can’t live without dream. In my opinion, I agree with the latter

idea.

First of all, dreams provide life motivation for human beings. If a person

has a dream, he will try his best to take every chance to reach it. Even though

he will meet many difficulties on the way, even has to give up, but he will

renerve in the end. It is because he has dreams, and he has the desire to see

the day his dream come true. So no matter what obstacle he meets, he has the

motivation to overcome. This is the power of dreams.

In addition, life without dreams is meaningless. We often see that when

someone talks about his dream, his face is full of smile. It is because dreams

give him hope and fun. No matter the dream is easy to make it or not, when the

people think of it, they will have the beautiful vision to fight for. But if a

person who don’t have a dream, he would not know what he should do and can do.

His life is confused and meaningless.

In a word, dreams look like the lighthouse in the ocean. It gives people

motivation and the meaning of their journey. It is so significant that everyone

needs dreams.

When the national entrance examination is over, people always pay more

attention to those who are enrolled by colleges and universities. Those who

failed the examination are treated coldly. Being enrolled by colleges and

universities is, of course, worth congratulating. But giving the successful

candidates excessive praise and neglecting those who failed the examination

might send the wrong message: young people do not have a bright future unless

they go to college or university.

Teachers, parents and society, therefore, should give more attention to

students failing the examination. They are in more urgent need of understanding,

warmth and encouragement. We should tell them that to go to college is not the

only way to success, and that, if they make enough effort, they can still

develop talents in other occupations that will serve society.

Personally, the country’s economic development requires not only

specialized scientists and technical experts, but also knowledge-based workers

and skilled laborers. After some vocational training, these senior high school

students can also become backbones in their own fields and contribute their

wisdom to our society.

I have a wide range of interests and enjoy doing many things during my free

time.

I am fond of reading. I often read after class. My classmates like watching

TV while I prefer to read. I read various kinds of books and newspapers that

they afford me stories and news. The book I like most isThe House on the Mango

Street. I am also a music lover. Pop music is my favorite. I often listen to the

music programs on radio and I also have an MP3 downloading all my favorite

songs. In addition, swimming and badminton are my favorites, too. They help me

build a healthy body.

In short, I enjoy my life in school very much. Reading books, listening to

music and doing sports are very helpful to my health and my studies.

My Favourite Festival

My favoruite festival is Mid-Autumn Festival. On that day, I can get moon cakes, fruit and many other delicious foods. The moon cakes are round like the moon. They are delicious. They are different inside. On Mid-Autumn Festival I see my elder brother back from work. We get together. We talk and watch the moon! How happy we are!

I am a chinese girl and i study in wuyilu primary school. i get up very  early in the morning and then help my mother cook breakfast. after breakfast, i  walk to school, because its not far from my house.

I have many friends at school. we often help each other with our lessons.my  mother is forty-six years old, and she works in meet all supermarket. its near  my school. the supermarket is very big, and it sells all kinds of things. the  students in my school often buy school things there.

my father is two years younger than my mother. he is in the same  supermarket, but he doesnt sell things. hes a driver.

my family is a happy one.

[初中英语作文之我的家人

Our life occur a lot of things nearly every day. Some we may forget and some we may remember. There is one thing I won’t forget forever. It is the birth of my little sister. Before she comes to the world, I have imagined thousand times what she looks. In fact, although I have guessed so many times, I still couldn’t hit the point. I never know that a newborn child will be so tiny and wrinkle. But she just likes an angel. Seeing her, I feel my heart get warm right away. I couldn’t forget the moment I saw her.

在我们生活中几乎每天都会发生很多事情。有些我们可能忘记了，有些我们可能会记得。但有一件事我永远都不会忘记。那就是我的小妹妹的出生。在她来到这个世界之前，我想象过千万次她的样子。事实上，虽然我已经猜了那么多次，我仍然没猜中。我不知道一个刚出生的孩子会是那么的小和皱巴巴的。但是她就像天使一样。看到她，我的心都马上暖起来。我无法忘记见到她的那一刻。

She is 24 years old, and she has a 3-year-old son. So she is a mother. A sharp mother. She has a piercing in her tongue and two tattoos, one on her stomach (an Indian man’s face) and one on her back (it is non-figurative). I like them very much. If you meet her, look at her face; it is so sweet. She has a birthmark on the tip of her nose.

Last week, my friend asked me to go to visit his hometown with him. I felt so excited and wanted to have a look at the scenery. My parents allowed and I planned to play for a week. I felt so free to leave home and could do what I wanted. I picked up the fruits and caught the fish in the clear river. It was such fun for me. But when I saw my friend talked happily to his grandparents, I felt a little lost. I started to miss my parents. I missed the food my mother cooked and the way she complained. So when I got home, I was very happy and grew up.

上周,我的朋友叫我和他去参观他的家乡。我感到非常激动,想看一看风景。我的父母允许我出去玩，我打算玩一个星期。离开家我感到如此的自由,可以做我想做的。我采摘水果，到清澈的河边抓鱼。这对我来说是如此有趣。但当我看到我的朋友他的祖父母谈笑风生时,我感到有点失落。我开始想念我的父母。我想念妈妈做的菜和她抱怨的样子。当我到家时,我非常高兴,也长大了。

The first snow came. How beautiful it was, falling so silently all day

long, all night long, on the mountains, on the meadows, on the roofs of the

living, on the graves of the dead! All white save the river, that marked its

course by a winding black line across the landscape; and the leafless trees,

that against the leaden sky now revealed more fully the wonderful beauty and

intricacies of their branches. What silence, too, came with the snow, and what

seclusion! Every sound was muffled, every noise changed to something soft and

musical. No more tramping hoofs, no more rattling wheels! Only the chiming of

the sleigh-bells, beating as swift and merrily as the hearts of children.