434 THE IRRIGA TION A GE. 



A large Hotel. A Sanitarium. A Canning factory. 



Roswell lies in an open valley. No natural growth of timber ex- 

 ists, except along the streams, until the Capitan Mountains are 

 reached, 60 miles west of town. 



The thermometer, during the warm weather, sometimes reaches 

 100; the heat, however, is not so oppressive as 85 would be at a lower 

 altitude, owing to the excessive dryness of the atmosphere. Altitude 

 of Roswell is 3660 feet. 



A MOTHER'S ROUND. 



BY CARRIE EASTMAN MEDBERY. 



'Tis a busy round, ah! me, 



Prom the dusk of early light, 

 When the "fairy prince" bids slumber flee, 



To the welcome, bounteous night. 

 For the "fairy prince" and all the rest 



Must be warmed, and fed, and taught and dressed, 

 And the house kept fair for my lord to see 



'Tis a busy round, ah! me. 



'Tis a weary round, ah! me; 



The pitiless plough of care 

 Is cleaving furrows sad to see, 



In the face that was once so fair, 

 And often, alas! there comes a frown, 



When the baby pulls the dishes down 

 And the "fairy prince" goes mad with glee, 



'Tis a weary round, ah! me. 



'Tis a blessed round, ah! me, 



For the bloom of youth and health 

 Is on each sweet mouth that kisses me, 



And their love is a mine of wealth. 

 And the "fairy prince" and all the rest 



Are safe within home's sheltered nest, 

 And sorrow moans not thro' the old roof -tree, 



'Tis a blessed round, ah! me. 



