SfGNS OF SPRING 



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From the barren top of some lone and aged 

 tree he may have seen on the horizon a floating 

 speck, far beyond the range of human sight, 

 yet clear enough to him ; and with a ringing 



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UP AND UP THEY GO. 



cry he springs aloft. A minute later he is near 

 the bird he saw, and displaying his pretty plu- 

 mage by many a soar, and his strength by many 

 a pretended stoop, while again his call-note cuts 

 the air. The object of these efforts notices 

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