A P R I L. 



Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it ; thou greatly enrichest it 

 with the river of God, which is full of water; thou preparest them 

 corn, when tbou hast so provided for it. 



Thou waterest the rirlges thereof abundantly ; thou settlest the 

 furrows thereof; thou makest it soft with showers; thou blessest the 

 springing thereof. 



Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, and tby paths drop 

 fatness. 



They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness, and the little hills 

 rejoice on every side. 



The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys also are 

 covered over with corn ; they shout for joy ; they also sing. 



Psalms lxv. o — 13. 



The month of April is proverbial for its 

 fickleness ; for its intermingling showers, and 

 flitting gleams of sunshine; for all species of 

 weather in one day ; for a wild mixture of clear 

 and cloudy skies, greenness and nakedness, fly- 

 ing hail and abounding blossoms. But to the 

 lover of Nature, it is not the less characterized by 

 the spirit of expectation with which it imbues 

 the mind. We are irresistibly led to look for- 

 ward, to anticipate, with a delightful enthusiasm, 

 the progress of the season. It is one of the ex- 



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