The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-04-19

from the long line OF poets one III least would step
out aud give US i few verses spring But take
concordance and search through all the literature
Of the present and past, and Won will fail to find
single ode to spring If only knew how much
really was owed 70 spring. would step up and pay
the blR even if ii made me Il bankrupt This is
the nearest attempt ut Joke | ever saw about
spring tried hard 10 be a poet Ny parents
did everything i'll their power to make one Of me,
v hen was child they used To feed me sugar
and III me ont in the midst Of beautiful flowers.
and try every art Ia develop the poetry that was
in my SOUL When first commenced to talk they
had me vaccinated from the arm Of thoroughbred
poet but il didn't take | had 4 Slight attack Of
the divine aflatus, but it did not leave scar 1t
Is a singular coincidence that never liked to read
poetry or saw wood This is one of those unac-
conntable things like that couuntrum why do We
invariably drop our boot when are going up
stairs late and irving to make no noise lm
confident that were possessed OF the talent OF
some of ourports that Should burst ont in song
something like This
EEArIIUL SPRING.
In the spring Young girls fancy
Turncth to the suit she'll wear
In the spring the horses always
Gin to shed their winters hair;
In the spring the sturdy farmer
Cross the muddy field atilr trips
With pick to break the frozen earth.
So he can pull the toothsomc parSnipS.
once asked friend why he did not write poet
~. He said ii required TOO much capital as he
had to have acaPital at the beginning Of every line.
Spring is the oldest of family Of four. He is
reckless and dissolutc and has not character
enough TO stuff Il pncushion He makes his ap-
pearancr i'll this vicinity, about the middle Of
March. and stays with us about four months.
When he puts in appearance, and tor about four
tortnights after he get. here, lie tears round as
though he was afflicted With the jim Jams lie
has several blow outs and rains round triumphant.
He digs up the ground. and sings mud about with
4 recklessnesS that is surprising. He pulls posts
ont OF the ground, tips fences dslocates cellar
walls and destroys property generally. Every
body stands aside and lets him perform and after
he has '1nldr everybody hate him. and wish him
anywhere but here, he begins to quiet down and
behave himself. and by the time he leaves us. lie
has made himself agreeable, that we have actu
ally begun to like him. and would be glad to have
him remain with us longer, When he finally doe,
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is pure lie. while this is the truth as my
conscience Viii allow ny 10 4ct
In u,1 nam of thiS hruatl band of Freedom do I,.
get Stth pure dlN'la'I"h ol spring a. III Maine
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WIN mlN'Hr" 81 lAuo ala ""'nS, ana &f"h'S ''Iiu
struggles and r"nld 'h't hahS thoughts De taken
out and drIcd ana NIfhlS"ed' 'h"E would hifdly DC
OF the right material !" i"rtl 4 leader Tor rthgl
Gus weekly
The flowers that are unfortunate enough t"
awake from their winters SIumber immediately
see the drift OF things, a snow drift and pull the
clothes up Nrflhcit heads ana take announcer nap
me trees indeed Il" Try !" leave bu' are rooted !"
the spot Every hoE' "i music ny 'he plr'tS mas I"
protest pinned onto H. Everybody Smiles. ahd
takes it hot with nutmeg IN IT.
1t is in the carly spring that the May party start
out. 1t is curious that we always 90 Maying i'll
April. Then is the time that we start ont to hunt
the trailing arbutus that modest and sweet scent
ed harbingcr Of spring. An lee cream and 4 May
flower are the only two things that can come to
maturity and mpcn with the thermometer brl""
zero
There Is not more rhtfahclig SlShl IMAM TO see
party OF mthitnS tripping across lhe leldS' win
lunch baskets on 'hetE arms ana rt'po'r D""lS Oh
their feet never see y slfl Sel'lhS over renee
with paf Oh fubher hoo'S oil-'he GIRL NOT the
fence without asking myself why | was born 1t
| am falling off my track. The faces Of the maid
ems are wreathed in smiles. while their fingers are