MARCH 
Mg TAT a peculiar pleasure there is in 
Aa t finding the very first signs of life in 
( Y ; all its forms, as they appear after 
ees! the coldness, the barrenness, and the 
silence of the long winter! How fair and 
sweet looks the newly discovered anemone amid 
its coarse surroundings, and the earliest robin- 
song has a glorified sound. 
It is indeed a thoughtful provision of nature 
that periodically the current of life should so 
generally stop its flow, or at least be lost to 
sight, so that with each new year the earth’s 
reinvigoration shall appeal with fresh force and 
delight to our senses. How monotonous the 
choicest plant and bird would ultimately be- 
come, if they were always blossoming and 
singing. The spice of infrequency is nature’s 
great seasoner. Who would hunt so eagerly at 
each return of spring for the hepatica and arbu- 
tus, or listen so intently for the song sparrow 
and bluebird, if he were not seeking long-lost 
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