ON THE EDGE OF SPRING 



SOME one has said that expectation is to 

 realization what flower is to fruit; the first 

 yields a finer fragrance, the second a more 

 satisfying sustenance. If this be true and 

 to whom does it not commend itself? how 

 thankful we should be that we receive, with 

 most of our blessings, the possibility of both 

 enjoyments! The coming event casts, not 

 its shadow, but its brightness, before. (How 

 many of our proverbs ought to be amended 

 by restating them from the optimistic 

 standpoint!) 



The expectation of spring is one of the 

 most delicate and truly fragrant delights 

 possible to a healthy mind and body. The 

 genius of the season is itself anticipatory; 

 its atmosphere is elate, prophetic, suggest 

 ive, inviting. More than that of any other 

 season, the charm of spring is elusive and 

 alluring. It has that fine, spiritual, ungrasp- 

 able quality that belongs to the best music 

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