Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-02

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watched bis chance whom they were running
through some loaely rdVins, end thon made
such hidsOus ipoes at them IS 70 freeze them
with terror s.f
Thenfor a tlme the sun would thaw every
thing By day, and old froat would freeze
syerything By night The maple-trses were
cFying very frssly about such bad arrange
ments, though they vert naturally quite
sweet tempered The creeks and rivera
were very indignant at such work, and
sWelled With griet and many tears. Each
day, too, the spring grain would think il was
hne 70 commences she -four business, and
each night Frost would convince them they
were mistaken; and 80 4 went on from day
70 day. Every ght old Jack would come
10 the flowers, aRd 70 Rob and Mimi but
they would nestle close together, and ask him
where be kept himself through the day, and
laugh Is they said l.-i f..
''The flowers and ourselves miss you 50
much, dear, good Jack Aud then they'd
tell stories to each other and 90 to sleep nice
ly, in spite Of old Frost.
Ileaveitto your quick-witted lady-rsaders
to guess how the croous and the snow-drop
saw the lilac wake up and move is limbs
and commence work; and how they heard
what the sun whispered 10 the grasses and
the flowers, under the melting SHOWS, and
saw them come peeping out TO iisee abOutit."
Nor was itlong ere Rob's friends and Minni's
came over the seas from the far off lands,
bringing the latest European music with them.
Nor can 1 tell you how happy Ninnis friends
| land particularly young lady cousin Of his)
were to find him aligej nor how delighted
! ROb's folks were 10 sec him again. They all
we're very happy -bob-o-links bluebirds,
and all-and because they had 50 much 70
say, they occasionally spoke at the same time,
which made q tremendous uprOar, can tell
You.
At last, JACK Frost grew disgnstsd, and
meditated retreat but he was determined
] 10 do something severe and terrible the night
before be left. bis will was stronger, though,
than his power. He couldn't hurt any Of
Our,old friends, except Chanticleer, poor fell
low who, when be went to use his comb one
mOrnipG found il frozen, which mortified
him exceedingly. But think he must have
entirely recovered for the next Christmas
understood he made one At the dinner-table
Jack broke two or three water-pitchers in va
rious houses during bis last nights, AMI made
Carl dream that his toes and nose were or
dered to be put in plaster Of ice-cream 10y
the doctor; but nothing else could he do
he took cabin passage very suddenly one
afternoon in an A. l, olipper-built, copper
fastened iceberg, and arrived in the Arctic
regions safely, for saw the fireworks got up
by the north pole the next night Some said
twas the aurora bOrealis; but you can see
now how easily learned men make mistakes
Il was hoped BY many Of his enemies that
the iceberg would founder at sea, and all
bands go down with it; bat was not one,
and not loag sfterWard was much surprised
by receiving a present from Jack Frost, ESQ
and what do you think It wasl It was 8
piece Of homemade cake of frozen lamp oil
; very thickly iced. and done Up in a brown
refrigerator (You mustn't tell the old fsl.
low that laid his present in the sunshine
where it melted, else be might not send me
another when l again write a story about hin
! for the home Journal y
But, oh myl how cunning all the bird
were, to be sure You'd hardly imagine th,
little scamps thought anything about the olC
nests in the budding trees. But, ah ! knew
them the rascals were only waiting for tht
leaves TO grow large enough to make parlOr
E and bedrooms and curtains of And theI
every bird became a bOuse-carDenter by trade
and worked by the day, and forgot even t
stop on Sundays.
: Master Rob very slyly got married with
out asking my advice on the subject. No
! content with this piece Of effrontery, he CAV
my nose a very hard MP when looked on
t OF my window into the pear tree where hi
I precious wife had Just commenced housekeep
5 ing. Mimi married the handsome cousii
u who was so overjoyed to fnd him alive, an
they built famous little house under to
Z, ewes of the senior Won Dcmps barn. linus
4 confess that was vpxed when | saw Mr.,
Mimi very eomposedly fly of with my sew
, ing.silk, which was drying on the window
i sill But rs there was no police at hand,
:, was Obliged TO let them keep it. The tw
) birds continued on excellent terms throug
the summer Occasionally the Rob5 woul
4 60 over to MINIS, and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. dro
e in at Rob's 20 spend the afternoon and tax
is tea, bird fashion
But OH how Rob did sing to me-
seemed as if the little rascal was lump
n solid music coated over with feathers merel
to make folks think he was only Roti
a Redbreastl Often, when the huge red 50
v was turning over the crimsoned Counterpart
+ ofhis bed, las the brides think, Rob perche
Z on some high and leafy tree, would con
q mencs his gushing, happy song. Throug
Q and through the quiet sunset would echo hi
Ie pure voice, like an unframed flute, as he san
in unison with all things beautiful and goot
3 All the birds, save him, were silent; th
d shaded woods grew still, and nDiseless becam
e the leaves and grass, and the evening sta
q bathed itself in the broad depths Of IL
L river.
q Far into The purpling twilight would /
V sing, and Cari-poor Garf!-as be nestled
ID the window side, alone in the dust, would
II In tears, sobbiug, almost unaware Of it
IN if his long-dead mother was again alive
70 bless and to comfort her lonrs)me orphl
q boy o. y.TH7F f..r
10 a@Ah, ladies dear onesl listen to the voie
Of the birds, and often look upon the iair al
"a wondrous embroidery which God seattle
~ broadcast among US, in the shape of howe
III and grass and trees. For in these sinle
rs sights and sounds of summer earth, are hea
50 and seen faint shadoWings of that heayl
81 land whereto some Of our dear ones joune
"a ed through the churchySr5 not long ago - -
ls And so adieu for the present
ne Letter from Florida.