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r.uDs 



()\\ we watch for the burls as tokens 



of the coinitii;" spriiiLi' ! We deh't^ht 



to see them daily growing" larger, and 



pennig out their leaf)' treasures to the 



ni. 



The re-clothing of the trees has al\\a\'s an 

 clement of wonder about it ; the change is truly' 

 a resurrection ; a few da\s of warm sunshine 

 and gentle rain, and then the dry, dead-looking 

 branches begin to bud and blossom as if b)- a 

 miracle. 



We may, however, trace the secret of this 

 sudden change, if we look back to the {jrocesses 

 Nature was carry-ing on during the previous 

 summer, and we may learn from her man\' a 

 useful lesson of foresight and preparation. 



