MAPLE-SEED REVELS 



March loth 



HAT a universal expression of joyous an- 

 ticipation, what murmurings of gladness 

 might we not perceive in the air during 

 the next few weeks were our human senses 

 sufficiently delicate and inspired ! What 

 breathings from unfolding catkins of alder 

 and willow, and from swelling buds every- 

 where ! What tidings from the myriad quick- 

 ening seeds down against the sod ! Only 

 here and there an occasional in- 

 dividual more conspicuous 

 than the rest tells the 

 story of the universal 

 rejoicing. Here is 



