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ing ready for the delightful symphony which shall announce to us the 

 coming of the birds, flowers, and summer in all its sweet witchery of green. 



Hundreds of miles, over land and sea, they will come in great companies; 

 each one will reach here in due time to add his own sweet strain to the uni- 

 versal chorus. Year in, and year out, they have never failed us, nor will 

 they do so this year. 



With unerring instinct, they will return from the lands of the palm and 

 from the islands of the south. Even the tiniest among these birds of pass- 

 age, is nothing daunted by the four thousand miles which stretch before him. 



During this month and May most of the wanderers will return, and how 

 gladly we shall welcome back each tiny tourist. 



Every one of our boys and girls will want a season ticket, and they will 

 have to be in their places early to miss none of the bewitching melodies. 



I should be glad to have you write me your opinion of the English Spar- 

 row. Do you think he has been slandered — and do you agree with our 

 Texas friend ? 



Cordially your friend, 



Meg Merrythought. 



Roll of Honor. 



Charles D. Robinson, Waterville, Maine. 

 Huldah Chace Smith, Providence, R. I. 



Answers to March Puzzles. 



Decapitations. 



1. Swallow-wallow; 2. Plover-lover; 3. Knot-not; 4. Jay-ay; 

 5. Grouse-rouse; 6. Finch-inch; 7- Stilt-tilt; 8. Lark-ark; 9- Ravens- 

 avens; 10. Crow-row. 



Enigma — Audobon. 



GLEANINGS FROM OUR MAIL BAG. 



An Interesting Bird. 



The English sparrow's habits and traits will bear close study. I have 

 watched them carefully for about a month. 



Some folks say they are noisy and their chattering is disagreeable. Well, 

 when it is cold and a north wind is blowing hard hadn't you rather hear their 

 chattering than no song? I had. 



Many a morning when it is cold, the first thing I hear when I get out- 

 side the house is their chattering. 



There is a Red Haw bush in our yard, and a vine grew in this bush 



