THE PASSING OF SUMMER 
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positive, who treat what they do not know as if it 
did not exist, who could manage perfectly if in the 
place of any one else, and can tell just what every one 
should do on all occasions* It is achieved by obliterat- 
ing the sympathies and closing the eyes of under- 
standing* It brings peace and satisfaction where it 
holds possession, all the peace and satisfaction that 
could there find a dwelling-place* Is it the universal 
or the narrow complacency that parts the white lips 
of the Turtle-head with a still, calm smile i The 
Evening Primrose bears a part in the season's scheme 
of decoration* The utility of its floral adornment is 
rather obvious, for it insists on crowding the large, 
coarse buds and seed pods about the slender-necked 
yellow flowers as they open to the settling clouds or 
the close of day* It is a pleasant surprise to see the 
tall, coarsely budded and weedy stem put forth a few 
graceful yellow flowers to enrich the evening air with 
a delicate perfume* These flowers do not survive the 
morning, but the bristling stalk has many in reserve 
and will continue to bring them forth night after 
night* That which in the sunlight seems the coarsest 
roadside weed has an evening beauty and fragrance 
awaiting the discerning* 
