TO SPRING. 



or strong enough to voice our indignation at this flagrant 

 outrage on nature ; this despoiling of New York's one 

 garden ; this uprooting of thousands of beautiful trees 

 and plants, destroying acres of lawn and millions of 

 flowers ; robbing two millions of people of a large part 

 of their pleasure-ground — the bit of refreshing nature in 

 many miles of dreary bricks and mortar, stones and filth 

 and weariness. And all for what end ? One would sup- 

 pose that such a movement would be made only that 

 some great public good might be consummated. But no ; 



it is all and only that a few dozen or scores of owners of 

 fast horses may be saved the trouble of driving two or 

 three miles further to reach the existing tracks, boule- 

 vards and country roads to the northward ! And all at 

 the expense of the people in park-land and decoration and 

 money. Fortunately New York has some honest men 

 left who will not see Central Park destroyed without a 

 struggle ; who will fight hard to save the gardens, lawns 

 and woods. The fight is now on. May the right win, 

 and the park be saved for its proper use. 



Lo, hither comes a youthful queen, 

 tA virgin queen uncrowned ; 



With iqr we greet her smiling face, 

 ^And loud her praises sound.' 



TO SPRING. 



Old earth, long parched with winter thirst, 

 TDrinks in her grateful tears ; 



lAt bidding of her sunny smile 

 The earliest flower appears. 



[Modest, in face of our applause. 



Her maiden blushes burn. 

 With downcast eye and drooping head 



She laughs and weeps in turn. 



JVith this rare blossom, intertwined 

 With livening sprays of green. 



We crown the rippling amber locks 

 Of our beloved Qiieen. 



— Chas. T. White. 



