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A'or.. !i March. 1913. Xo. 3 



The Son^ Sparrow* 



Henry \'an Dyke. 



There is a l)ii'd I know so well. 



It seems as if he must have sung 



Reside my crib when I was young; 



Before I knew the way to spell 



The name of even the smallest bird 



His gentle-joyful song I heard. 



Now see if you can tell, my dear. 



What bird it is that, every year. 



Sings "Sweet — sweet — sweet — very merrv cheer 



He comes in Alarch. when winds are strong. 



And snow returns to hide the earth ; 



But still he warms his heart with mirth. 



And waits for Alay. He lingers long 



\\'hile flowers fade ; and every day 



Repeats his small, contented lay; 



As if to sa\'. we need not fear 



The season's change, if love is here 



A\'ith "Sweet — sweet — sweet — very luerry cheer. 



He does not wear a Jacob's coat 

 Of many colors, smart and gay ; 

 His suit is quaker brown and gray, 

 With dark patches at the throat. 



Trnm John Burrougli's Songs of Nature. .McClure, Phillip."; & Co. 



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