A FOND RECOLLECTION. 
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ample, the Great Dipper, in whatever part of the sky it is seen, 
always presents the same appearance. It changes its position 
relative to the horizon, and points of compass, but whether it is 
right side up or bottom side up, its form of a dipper remains 
unchanged. 
There are a few stars, however, that do change their positions 
relative to the other stars, and they were called by the ancients 
wanderers. Such are the planets, and mention is made of 
them here because two of them are now so prominent in the 
evening sky, and the observer should watch them closely dur¬ 
ing the next few months. Both can be seen in the early even¬ 
ing, say about half past eight, at nearly the same altitude, now 
about 30°, the one in the southeast and the other between west 
and northwest. The former is the giant planet Jupiter, and the 
latter the brilliant evening star Venus. We shall have more 
to say about this brilliant pair in a subsequent number. 
A Fond Recollection. 
From “ Memories of Childhood p by the late Hon. Moody Currier. 
In the bend of a nearby forest, 
In a cool and shady nook, 
There crept, in silence, the waters 
Of a tiny, slender brook. 
In the balmiest days of summer, 
Alone in that nook have I strayed, 
Or sat on the moss of the meadows, 
Where the coolest of shadows are laid. 
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I have talked with the catbirds and thrushes, 
That mock each other in song, 
Till weary with mocking and singing 
The songsters have left me and gone. 
I’ve followed the firefly in the darkness, 
As it gleamed in the warm summer night, 
And have found out the home of the glowworm, 
By the rays of its own feeble light. 
