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Clear Skies and Cloudy. 



spot to be reached in a day's ramble ; alone, 

 and likely to be so unless I meet with some old 

 trapper or, less probable, wandering freak as 

 aimless as myself. But I have not come in 

 vain ; the winter bells are ringing. They ring 

 to call the sunbeams to this pretty spot, ring 



for the birds that now are gathering here, ring, 

 I wish I dared to think it, for me too to come 

 and share in the general joy of this February 

 noon. 



Welcome or not, none order me away, and I 

 am urged to tarry because of no offensive dem- 



