ARBOR DA Y MANUAL. 
QUOTATIONS. 
FOR A CLASS EXERCISE. 
First Pupil: 
I F ever I see 
On bush or tree 
Young birds in their pretty nest, 
I must not in play 
Steal the birds away, 
To grieve their mother’s breast. 
Second Pupil: 
Apples in the orchard, 
Mellowing one by one, 
Strawberries upturning 
Soft cheeks to the sun ; 
Roses faint with sweetness, 
Lilies fair of face, 
Drowsy scents and murmurs, 
Haunting every place ; 
Beams of golden sunshine, 
Moonlight bright as day,— 
Don’t you think the summer’s 
Pleasanter than May? 
Third Pupil : 
The ground was all covered with snow on« day; 
And two little sisters were busy at play, 
When a snow bird was sitting close by ok \ tree, 
And merrily singing his chick-a-de-dee. 
Fourth Pupil: 
Buttercups and daisies, 
Oh, the pretty flowers ! 
Coming, ere the spring time, 
To tell of sunny hours. 
While the trees are leafless. 
While the fields are bare, 
Buttercups and daisies 
Spring up everywhere. 
Fifth Pupil : 
How pleasant the life of a bird must be 
Flitting about in each leafy tree ! 
In the leafy tree so broad and tall. 
Like a green and beautiful palace hall. 
