no ARBOR DAY 



, And if to be an April fool 



Is to feel contempt for iron and gold, 



For the shallow fame at which most men aim 

 And to turn from worldlings cruel and cold 



To God in His splendor, loving and tender, 

 And to bask in His presence manifold 



Then by all the stars in His infinite sky, 



We are April fools, my Love and I. 



SONG: A MAY MORNING 



BY JOHN MILTON 



Now the bright morning star, Day's harbinger, 

 Comes dancing from the East, and leads with her 

 The flowery May, who from her green lap throws 

 The yellow cowslip and the pale primrose. 

 Hail, bounteous May, that doth inspire 

 Mirth, and youth, and warm desire; 

 Woods and groves are of thy dressing, 

 Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. 

 Thus we salute thee with our early song. 

 And welcome thee, and wish thee long. 



SPRING MAGIC 



BY CHARLES DICKENS 



WHAT man is there over whose mind a bright 

 spring morning does not exercise a magic influence ? 



