bors we are saying, “ When the birds come north 
again,” but what then? Are we not indifferent 
and careless in thought given, if we give any, 
to this beautiful bird life? We enjoy the songs 
for they have power to thrill the heart. They 
should help us keep faith in the soul of nature; 
but the thought of God in nature scarcely appeals 
to us. We fold our hands in sleep, and are 
awake only to the deceptive notes of an over- 
strained social life. 
Life has import more inspiring 
Than the fancies of thy youth; 
It has hopes as high as Heaven, 
It has labors, it has truth. 
March 7, 1914. 
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