Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-04-03
Che family Cirele.
March-What His Brothers and Sisters
Think OF Him.
BY MARY A. PARSONS.

"Yes. It's regular March weather. lies
a registering fellow"
"What! Is March MANI"
NO, no. We-only play So"
oh! I'll tell you what'll be splendid;
You tell a story about the months and
have 'em persons"
well, they must be the months as we
know them in our northern land, remem-
ner. Down south they show very different
faces"
"All right. Begin the story"
"You know that each year, except one
in every four, is trihe longer than TIN ee
hundred and sixty-fve days. Well, once
in that few hours rest all the months. ex-
cept March, who had gone to prepare HIM
self for his journey, sat around the ire IN
Father Times big hall, and criticised the
absent brother, quite rs if they were real
people. ,..,
February, who came in last-a little
fellow he was-dressed in furs, IFS were
the other winter months, began the talk
by calling March AN upstart.'
=" Said January, III Il deep bass voice
and with u commanding look, AS became
the leader of them all: He is lacking III
dignity
.. Aye, to be sure! and has no poetry
in him either asserted December, who
was lightly ringing chime OF Christmas
bells and thinking of holly boughS anu
Santa Claus.
April spoke next. She wore, very ap
proprlalely, IL gray waterproof cloak; but
her white hat OF heecy lace and delicate
blue veil made her look very jaunty, TOO
49,. ln,y fnllnU !
He tormentS the very heart out OF me!
And she burst into tearsP
- believe you'll petulantly remarked
May, lovely in light green robes, with Il
crown of voleus and swelling buds. Then
you have the sulks and forget my buds, ST.
they get behindhand with too much shade.
Why will you notice that teazing Great
ure?'
June waved her garland of roses, as
she said, proudly and unsy alphabetically
| cannot understand an uneven temper,
like his
$50 dirty he is tool holly broke out
July, who was dressed in delicate gauze,
with brilliantly tinted flowers about her.
- He is beneath my notice A pleblan!
languidly remarked haug,hy August, eat
|
bank, with his Panama hat Lying beside
him.
You observe my position with respec,
to him-as far off rs | can get. This was
Scptember's cutting allusion to the fact
that, in the circle in which the months
march, these two stand opposite each 9th
er. September's suit of green was faded
but he carried a profusion of fruits anc
continually ale from punches of luscious
grapes, Till one of the other months tartlJ
reminded him that he would make him
self ill.
al don't see how March can enjoy !;
life with so little beauty in it, remarked
October, meditatively gazing at brancl
he held, gorgeous with red and yellow
leaves. He was an artist. and his robe
loosely beted, looked as if he had triet
his richest colors on it, so mixed were it
golden, red, green, and brown.
November, in heavy gray overcoat
was especially severe in his judgment
He's got no backbone!
Somebody Uttered, and wondered if
turkeys would answer; at which sail.
November frowned SO that his heavy gra,
eyebrows met, as he said bitingly:
I" First he freezes, then he thaws; bluS
tcring about all the while,
80 But you have the Indian Summer,
sneeringly remarked December.
Nv hat if have tiercely exclaimed
November. That isn't March weather
,, l should hope. And then comes my hare
dull bitterness Of cold,' with which grad
ually cool off things, so you can't do then
, II mischief
AT this retort December gave II long
low whistle and ratified his ice-boun
spear. These tokens of coming storr
disguised the warmer months. May an
June shvered with dread and dismay
heat-lightning darted from July's eyes
and there was II low, cUntemptuous grow
of thunder from August. There woul
have been general quarrel, begun wit
speaking evil of the absent and ending i
mutual reproach and discrimination, whe
: the door opened, and Father Time cam
in.
He glanced keenly about; and tn
: months all felt Inundated, for they knee
they had done wrong, and could not col
ceal it,
MY children he said, in CRANE
n deep voice, which yet had a tremor in i
q as of sorrow for the woe, and pity for tn
: folly he sees everywhere. You hav
n spoken i'll of your brother. Can you 81,
, no word of good?
!, "All eyes fell abashed before his kee
: scrutiny. Presently May said. timdly:
: a. He is the first month of spring
!, - Well said, my child!' and the oil
! man smiled tenderly and stroked softl
M,,v'c nathan h,ir pn Il, h,,
V linued, in prcssvely, the beginnings {
: good things cannot always be peasan
. There is rough work to do-thc breakin
: down of the old, forcing the tardy steps
!. the new The mixing of elements tn;
:. will not unite makes strife; but out of II
e that slowly comes the good and pleasan
= February now fastened to add h
s thought of kindness for the posr traduce
Y March. He had begun the il-speakin,
and it showed well in him TO make has
with amends.
/" He does long days work, Father
while tire soonest of all.
September cried out earnestly:
u y &C. He gives equal time for rest and Il
u bor like me! AS eager now, you see.
$ find points of resemblance rs before
january smiled, as he said:
60 March does some fine roaring. Son
g of his storms are equal to anything | Gil
: do
Il April burst out, with radiant smil
{ while glad tears fell:
: 80 He is my dear pet brother! new,
II thought before; but he takes the roue
5 work, so that mine may be easier
y June bent her queenly head, 10 hiC
g her bushes, rs she said, gently:
= 80 He ushers the sun back into OF
g northern land from his southern journey
e 1t is hard for June to retract. you see; 81
so loves eveDness.
/" Hot tempers often flash out from lei
j. der hearts; and it WAS generous in July
is say, merrily:
n 80 forgot that, for the sake of Il
e spring cleaning, there must be gener
a upsetting of things-a deal of sloppines
e and more dirt brought to light than OF
d dreamed could exist
II August, who was now sitting up, adj
" ed, condescendingly:
d 90 always encourage those who hay
d good aims
,e December meditatively stroked b
10 beard, glittering with frost; and then pc