THE SWALLOW II 



gracefully, feeding upon the insects which 

 she catches in the air. 



When drowsy nature awakes in the 

 spring, then come the swallows to the 

 places they left long months before. How 

 do they cover the great distances from 

 their winter homes? What guides lead 

 them ? What signs point the way in their 

 long journeys? No one knows. No one 

 has ever been able to discover with cer- 

 tainty. 



So much is sure, however — they go 

 and they come. Where have they been ? 

 They have been under other skies, in far 

 distant lands, where sunny days have 

 changed into starry nights, and rosy dawns 

 into golden sunsets. Nature has showered 

 upon them smiles of sunshine, abundant 

 food, kindly welcome — blessings they have 

 had to renounce when called away by the 

 longing for the old nests and the joys of 

 rearing their young. 



It was once thought that swallows were 



