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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
Mccormick Harvester

BE sure and see the Mccormick Harv-
ester and Irvine Binder before buying
elsewhere. Sold by the Berry Bros.
Mercantile Company.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

FOR STOVES, Ranges, Tinware,
Graniteware, IrOnware, Table Cutlery,
etc.. 90 to ShOckey & Snider'S.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
HAZEL KIRKE

at Bonebrake's Opera House, July Sd.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
BARB WIRE.-Shockey &

have Just received car load of Barb
Wire, which they will sell cheap.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

On Wednesday evening of last week
a very enjoyable reception was given at
the residence of Mrs. Cornelius Taylor,
Chapman, to the young married couple,
Mr.. and Mrs. a. B. Churchill. The
Chapman band came out and rendered
the happy couple a serenade of excel
lent music, and Mrs. Taylor took the
boys in and entertained them in that
royal way characteristic of her. The
occasion was one of great enjoyment to
all those present, and the REFLECTOR
even catches the spirit and is happy
in writing about it.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

NEW FURNITURE car load of
Furniture was received by Spickler,
Meek & Co. this week. 1t embraces
everything that is fine and good and
durable, and will be sold cheaper than
furniture of the same kind can be bought
elsewhere.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26

EExtra copies OF the REFLECTOR can be found
at Sewell's Book Store, at the opera House Book
Store and at this office.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
CARPET STOCK.

Sewell's Carpet Stock is wonder
fully large and complete. You can
be suited in styles, grades and prices.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
A Few Cents.

Only few cents above cost for
Boots and Shoes at KenyOn's.
L. 5. BARTON.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
Four Car Loads of

HarveSterS and Binders have already
been received by the Berry Bros. Mer-
camille Company, and more are coming.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
Four Car Loads of

IIarveSterS and Binders have already
been received by the Berry Bros. Mer-
camille Company, and more are coming.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
Walking and Riding

Cultivators of all kinds and at very
lowest prices at the Berry Bros. Mer-
camille Establishment.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-26
Fruit Jars in any quantity
at Northcraft's.
Machine Oils at NorthTaft's..

A Few Good Second Hand Headers
and Binders for safe cheap on long time
at Bonebrakes'. 49,:
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
THE DAY WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN.

King Ma9nus hold right merry cheer i38
h IN honor Of the Ohristmas-tide f5 III
at Ladlr: aud on every side
g Hia courtmen and good bonders sat.
& Ihore a. folk talked OF this and thats !. 4 &,
3 And drank. and all were blithe enow,
Amid the drifting Ut the snow, 81
And bowling Of the wind without,
Within the porci, foik heard q shout
And opening Of the outer door: 4sEs 81.
Ii Then one came In. who TO the floor
H Cast down the weight of snow. and stood II.
i Undoing Of his fur lined hood IS ri 4.
\ And muttaring in his beard the while. 24a
II The king gaZed on him with a smile. ii
y Then said at last, what is it then 7
Art thou called one Of my good men, 3Sts 81
And art thou Of the countryside,
or hast thou mayhap wandered wide:
4 Come. sit thee down. and eat and drink,
And yet thon hast some news, think. -.
The man said. News from over sea.
OF Mary and the Trinity 38& ~
Il And goodman Joseph, do I bring: ii III ea
Z Novel;, Novel;, NOVEL;, O iKingi"
! Inward he staiked on. therewithal,
Bnt stopped amidmost OF the hall, 8.E#
And cast to earth his cloak and hood.
And there in gti.:ering raiment stood:
While the maids went about the board ~
And deity the cups river poured, ~ T. IL
And, mid great clank Of ever and horn,
Mon drank the day when Christ was born.
49, William Norris.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
GRANDMAlMhIA.

IS So *S4 GaANDM ANNA. SSs
aA la s1ass y sss 1s ago j
r 5 On q tiny sapered toe. VI gss6 SIS
Z With q tread ~
~ ~ Lake whisper. in the daucessa fss :$$
3 + she. g the sweetest OF romances-E 81 ~
she's the darling Of my faneieH. E 1 l.tF
80. s.$ Though she's Dead s:s -
So Grand papa was very slim "
p ore q.
49, When she courtesied to him .f,11.
III 80 s#sNE SlnEthe ijg:: 5sas sf4Hle I'M
She; WAS modsst, 5prims and pretty.sssssssssss
He was Weafhy, wise ana witty. 5FE
4 And he s 'oggIsd through the city NJ " :.
Sixty summers side BIZ side u :, ..s
g Did they 40. lsfss ~
Then the feeble father diednss .s,,ss
=. And the snow . So r. Ss'FS,"
Strea the curls that used to tanyIe ~
At a captivating angle @zs-# s. IN sz1Fff9 IL
BY her cheeks, before tho bangle
Caught the beaux.gzg ~ = gf@ w
Il And they say she used to sit
&. All day through: ~ - 49, :
With her Bible. reading it,
Till she grew = >, a - WIS i
j Very old: then came the tragic
-" End of life's unravelel magic .s ;
For her epitaph no adiec- s*&7e =
f. Tive win DO.
All that remember now <'4
Is the quaint s,
Gold-rimned glasses on iersbrow 80 NJ
In the paint
Where some portrait-painter caught her
And most devoted daughter
Mother-sle who always thought her -
Just saint.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04

sgiTa her tho home of : princess il only she
B oyed him. 3 81
And Alice flushed, and smiled. and tried to1
SPEAK and failed .s And Dick took courage and
3kissed her. Them she took courage, and said
she could be happy with him in i howell But
THIS, all this. in fit detail can not be told here
tt.must be left to q Dicks Memoirsp 81
6 W must be the true tai e. and not the fancy Of
an inventor. lpaad ENe1.ett Ha1e -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Mora! Influence of Cooking.

& Now York letter.. IsWondeEif our, fashion
able paper''is hereafter 70 be OF leather?
81 part of William 4. Vanderbilt 3 walls are
hung with leather, as is one room Of Henry
Wizard new naansion. The waslap Vlcsor
Hugo's driving room, where atsendsd a
reception ii . mt. are hing vita 1sleathsr
heavier than sole leather. e may have been
tanned tiger SKINS, or the barkRof adSoges
I of young elephnntss 1T was snot arranged
napothly on tic wall but hung at will in loose
folds zdi heavy corfug 81 lons, ne If III grew
there and had just peeled sofL did moi Inquire,
but very ketY It representei + the tanned
trophisa sent % the venerable poet BY bis
adtnlrara huuting IN India and AfrseA ne
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
a Combine ion,

A very elegant toilet recently worn by noted
priua donna in New York was made OF black
Lyons velvet, over q tea-rose satin petticoat
trimmed with point applique lace ruff ss. Tue
train and Rompadour- cut bodice were per9ectly
plain 'A'fall~ot" black lace answered In The
place Of, e.. sleeves. and upon the left
shoulder \ wasn Nfaste1ed a Drop
ing cluster off, unnlourited tea roses A
huge branch Of these roses held the@drapery
Of theayelyet. train low On the right side.y Long
Mousquetaire gloves Of pale pink shade and
black satin slippers, over stockings Of hne
to match completed the costume. The combi
nation of black velvet and pink WIS very
lovely, but flowers upon velvet dress seem
never quite good torm,'' ora natural OF ap-
proprlate garnitura. So
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Potatoes.


With a view Of testing their respec-
tive meriw,L planted'the same. day two
rows of Bn rbauk, potatoes bv the9side Of
rows Of the same length Of EARLY Rose.
Both received the same attention. The
Rose .matured abou. two weeks earlier;
when dug measured Two bushels and
three pecks per row. Burbanks. meas
ured three bushels and one peck, about
10 per cent.sbetter. There as not a.
single tuber anong the Burbanks that
was, not, OF. goodssize; the Rose yielded
many too sInaIl for use. We had a very
wet summer, and potatoes rotted some
what in the ground before digging; the
Burb4nk< worse thanihe Rose. We con-
slider the fqluaf iiit of f,sss bank as good as
that of the Rose; no better. A friend !
whs prefers the Early Ohio to all others
gave, me four to test the ir merits. for
cot TO plant them until first week in,
June. They maturrdi in sixsweeks, and
were large, smooth and round. and are
equal to any for the table, They are
said to mai aIre o1ae week goonert han the
Rose Their shape is also better, and
in these Of mine there were no small po>
5tatoes.-Tinaothy. Wilson, Henry Co...
Ind rF-s - - &AsS|*3 S''3f ! e "a.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Jockey Caps.

The jockey cap seems to" have taken new
lease of life. and is especially popular in the
skating world. Many young ladies do not set
the cap on the head After the manner of the
natty equestrians from whom they originate,
auently the littie poke, Instead of shading The
ewes, curves upward aud allows the soft
Langtry bang or fluffy confu ion of wavy hair
to besseen. ssaA AWNING is set Oh one, side, and
the eap&is rnathT lesssob truslve than its name
would imply.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04

ss't black, sie mich 9orn III
young 81 Mn 81. A b. Is ss III S.
i ss movers Us led. and son,s-s
times pinked. zs III I'D
shown SIS SEsSS577s.
Turquoises are the fashion in Jewels Just at pres
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-04
Gen. Logan's Great Play.

Gen. LOgan'S Great Flay.
| From the Chicago News. *'
Tie play streatsupon certain Incidents
of the late civil war ana the ROMANTIC
experiences Of a certain Major Algernon
| Beleville, r.. s. A., VINO is beloved by,
Maud. Glynne. daughter of a confederate
genera The plot turns upon the young
LADIES' Unsuccessful effort to convey in
ltelIigenre sof aaa; proposes sortie to her
lever ii thesupion ranks. she-is slain
VIII leM MASK ingin male attire by Regln-
Ialds DE fpaEcey, rejected loyers who is
ITfiissfnelanehol' tragedy is enacted ats,
lsspot. ap;,einted by the lovers as a.ren.
dezvous@ SSsMsjor BalleyiIie rushes IN to-
find lis#sair idol f., corpse. He ls. WHO
with grief. The melodrama concludes.
IIsaEne Bell-Aha Who done. this decd.
Lieutenant Smythe--Yond Reginald
DeCourcy done it, for seen, him when
| Reginald-'sdeath! IT'S 8. lie-upon,
| my honor I didn't &c no eueh thing.
| IL De Bell-thon.s1,us die. draws hii,
| sword.), Prepare TO meet thy .haaer
! (Srab3 him.l
+ Reginald (fasling)-l eee angels Diesp
De Bell-Now leave nae, good s!pythe.
| { fabn would zTssssa List ysmythe.l q
| Maad Maud. my spotlees pearl, What
| craven handshast snatsheo thee from our
| raidst a}z But Twill aollow tbae. Aha.
IWhat have We here. A phlal of poison
setc:reted IN the stuap Of this. gnaTlear
oak. Az
| thank thee, aaspicious Heaven. 10.
this sweet boon. tDrln ks poison.) Fare
hweI, MY native land: Il die for thee
/ trails aad wrritheas.} Oh. horror what
lif8the s. po;seHDe q Sigeesia A-no, NO; it
must not be 81 must tSie-O Maud D
'Rag-b my sweet COUNTRY! reel. can
tnot see my heart is burssing--Oa! tDlese
ItEntsr troopssl ,-...S.-sa ~,
# General ely nne-Aha. NV slaughter.
4 Ana sBelievsle, toos Roth deadl How
& sad-h mortifying. Convey them to
II yor.der Gemetery,. and bury them side
d i,y side uader the weeping willow.
They were Sc parased In lisa IN death let
6 lIhem nss united. ksloW Carfain.1
IA sssChe way On put itnp, Mr.. Groggins
There isn't much use OF my saying any :
si,hinp.0 i .st ~ T.
4 met I Word not a word sdia'' replied DIR.
s5roggins The time has gone by for
Slspoiosies, aHd Ell III 81 q
! i. 9ssrseeins mas, at this moment
I,azing abstraesealy into the barrel Of 2
Ia a sa.oy voa az u rernarked M gruna,
d tseeins Ito look very much as rough
Iactions were going c, crate sosae Snas
louder than empty word s S s#s5 s3#
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-13
MATERIALS FOR REPAIRS.
How Farmers May Save Time by Usin
Foretboupbt and Svstam-

How Farmers May Save Time by Using
Forethought and System.
When a tool or machine is broken or
gets out of order on the farm, it always
saves time to have the materials for re-
pair at hand. Hours, OF even days,
may be lost, at a season when time is
valuable, for want of some small ap-
pliances. Among the materials which
every farmer should always have at
hand in his Toulouse, are the follow
ing:
Cords, ropes, Irvine and packthread-
for temporary tying, closing bags, put
ting up various packages and repairing
cushions. Packing needles large
enough to take small and strong Irvine
are sometimes a great convenience.
Saddlers' and shoemakers' thread is
very strong for its size, and may be
used for various purposes, besides being
always on hand for repairing harness
on rainy days, when not convenient to
employ a regular mechanic. All these
materials may be often secured by
merely saving what is frequently thrown
away. Irvine, for instance, which
comes ON packages from the dry-goods
and other shops, should be carefully as
sorted and rolled up in neat balls or
skeins, and placed in a box specially de-
voted to it. Wrapping-paper saved in
a similar way and carefully packed
away may occasionally be of much use.
Another box, with apartments, should
contain rivets and screw-bolts of differ
emit sizes. Some may be saved from
worn-out machines, and others pur.
chased at a small price at hardware
stores. A few copper rivets are often
useful, as they are easily inserted and
| secured. Nails, tacks and brads of diff
ferent sizes, are indispensable. Copper
tacks may be sometimes handily used for
repairing leather straps and simple har-
ness, as copperis more flexible than iron,
and may be bent and easily secured.
For the same reason there should be
always on hand a supply of copper as
well as iron wire; the copper may be
subtituted for Irvine in many case to adj
vantage. Strips of sheet-copper, an inch
or two in width, are valuable for repair
ing fractures in wooden tools and ma
chimes, by mailing across the fracture.
There should be always on hand a suf-
ficient supply of bolts, screws and extra
knives of the moving and reaping ma
chine, so that immediate repairs may be
made when necessary, and the work not
stopped in the midst of haying and har-
vest.
No farm a do without gimlets, avis,
augers, bits, wrenches, planes, ham.
mers, and other tools for similar pur.
poses. The workbench in the work
shop being placed against the wall, the
various tools should be hung directly
over it on the wall, and be always neatly
kept in place. The boxes and apart.
ments for holding nails, screws, rivets,
cord, etc., should be placed against the
further side of the work-bench.-Coua
firm Gentzen1nn
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-13
asnucks, Ys don't mean to buy, that's

ALL"
aI don't mean to pay no more'n it's wuth,
YOU may .rely,r she retorted. "Now,
Square, I'll tell We what I'll do, I'M it's the
last cent wU do. If you'll bring that
mortgage and all the notes, am everything
you hold 'gainst 'Sper'ence, down to
Counselor Smith to Watertown, Wednes-
day, an sign papers givin' 'em all up tome,
In pay ye fourteen hundred dollars, cash
down."
"Course I wonti Think Pm a fool?" re-
piled the Squire, angrily turning back.
"In be to WATERFOWL Wednesday with
the money!" she called over her shoulder
after him as she drove away. She stopped
a moment at the house and called out
Juliana: "Don't you am Sper'ence be one
bit cast down, Julany; I'll have the mort
gage Wednesday, am In burn it right be-
fore Square Sprague's nose, see if / don't.
I shall nave a little o. Sans money left that
1 wouldn't keep from We one minnit if l
could trust 'Sper'ence not to be wheedled
out ont by the Square. But l guess l can
shingle the house an fix it up so it'll be
like folks, am the Square can't tech it,"
SO, Seraph, can you? l should so like to
live in a white house, with green blinds,
fore I diet"
Sprague's horse had never been whipped
SO mercilessly as it was for shying on the
Squire could pass the neat white cottage
with its vine-fringed porch and large cool
d~airy-room, into which Seraph's money
transformed the Canary farmhouse, with
out grinding his teeth and uttering some
Edaoin Hamilton Ormsbee, in Hdrper's b.
1Dy ---
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-13
FARM AND

Cushions and pillows stuffed with
pine, hemlock and spruce are now in
fashion.
The Troy Times says the light
Brahma fowls combine good quail
tiles than any other breed.
White lace bedspreads over silk or
silesia of some delicate shade, with
pillow shams to match, r. revived
N. 2. Pest.
"A very delicate jelly is made from
crab or lady apples. Brown sugar is
used in the making, a pound Of the
sugar being allowed to a pound of the
fruit.-Boston Globe.
I'm packing bees for winter, see that
there is an abundance of ventilation,
not only through the combs, so that the
bees a at any time during the winter
have Gee to their supplies, but at the
bottom of the hive, so that they can
have plenty of fresh air. Chicago Jour
nal.
Plates should always be sent to the
table warm for dinner. The best method
is to dip them in boiling hot water and
let them remain for a few moments.
Dry quickly, pile and set on the table.
Tea cups should always be dipped in
hot water before pouring in the tea.
American farmers find that turnips
or ruta-bagas leave the land clean from
they were grown. English farmers say
the turnip is a renovating crop, but it is
SO only by feeding the crop on the
ground where grown, together with
much grain or oil meal.-M 7. Herald.
To polish wood floors of black wal
nut and ash: Moisten a soft flannel
cloth with kerosene oil, rub the wood
with it and then with a very soft, clean
and dry flannel. If this work is trusted
wholly to a maid it will very likely moi
be a success, for too much oil will be
used, and that is far worse than to use
no oil at all.-Boston Transcript.
To preserve natural flowers, dip the
flowers in melted paraffine, withdraw.
ing them quickly. The liquid should be
just hot enough to maintain its huidity,
and the flowers should be dipped one al
a time, held by the stalks and moved
about for an instant to get rid of the
bubbles. Fresh cut flowers, free from
moisture, make excellent specimens il
this way.-Toledo Blade.
To renovate alpaca or black cash
mere dress goods, rip the dress and foli
the pieces ready to place into a prepa
ration made as follows: Two ounces o.
borax; n ounce of gum arabic, dis
yolved; before adding to the mixture
enough hot waver to cover the goods
which should be made very blue will
pluing, such as is used in rinsing white
clothes. Stand until cold or over night
If needed, one tablespoonful of the ex
tract of logwood a be added; mix wei
before adding the goods. Press on tn
wrong side, very wet, with hot irons.-
NJ y. Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-13
MOTHER GOOSE BoNNETs.
A Novelty in Bonnets Which is Positively
Toe Funny for Anything"

A Novelty in Bonnets Which is POSITIVELY
Too Funny for Anything"
The novelties in bonnets as seen un
trimmed are positively too funny for
anything, and the leading shapes look
as if they were designed by a crank,
whose idea was to illustrate in a bon
net his conception of the principal char
acters m Mother Goose melodies and
other popular fictions for young folks;
and what may appear still more absurd
is the fact that these shapes are to be COW
cred and trimmed to carry out the illu-
sion, the melody mania having extended
to manufacturers of fabrics and trim
mings, as well as to those who form
shapes.
The "cow jumped over the moon"
bonnet is perhaps one of the most strik-
ing illustrations of this popular rage.
Is it prettyp Yes, beautiful
Imagine a bonnet shape having rather
high crown with brim consisting of two
crescents, one on either side, the half
moon points coming together in centre
of back and front. The frame is covered
with Kursheedt's all-over embroidered
velvet in sky-blue ground, with silver
stass over the surface. On the top,
Slightly on the right side, a silver cres-
cent is secured, while a smoke-colored
COW in antique silver is mounted on a
pin and is seemingly in the act of jump
ing over the silver half-moon before it.
A cloud-like trimming of silver gauze is
intermixed with loops of velvet ribbon,
and the face is filed in with ruching oil
silver and white gauze lace, through
which silver star-shaped ornaments on
flexible stems dance and twinkle like
real stars through a passing, snowy
| cloud.
The flight of fancy caused by seeing
the .'cow jumped over the moon bon.
net is arrested and Imagination descends
to the earth, earthly, at sight of the
Mother Hubbard bonnet, adorned with
the metal dog of missing-bone renown
in the various attitudes of expectation.
The Punch and Judy bonnets are others
of these queer-shaped creations. One
has a hunch-back crown and scoop brim
and another shows a Fedora crown with
half-scolloped brim, and a still more
singular shape reminds one only Of
Mephistopheles in .'Faust. "-Phitadek
| DhiG Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-13
COTTON-SEED MEAL
Not Injurious to Calves If Fed in Modera
ton.


Not Injurious to Calves If Fed in Moder.-
ton.
One of our subscribers writes that his
neighbor has lost three calves from feed
ing cotton-seed meal, as he supposes,
and he asks what there is in this feed
that should be so fatal to calves.
We have not recommended the use of
cotton-seed meal for young calves be-
cause it is not all decorticated, and the
husk of cotton seeds exceedingly tough
and indigestible, entirely unfit for a
young calf's stomach. If the cotton
seed was well decorticated we do not
think that, fed in moderation, it would
injure a calf. But it is exceedingly
rich in heterogeneous matter and oil, and
the calls stomach a stand but a little
of it. The young calf should not be
given more than a quarter to one-third
Of a pound per day, and that should be
| boiled and fed with wheat middlings-
| C~otton-seed meal is not so laxative as
linseed meal, and not so soothing to the
| stomach. The six-months calf can safely
be fed one pound of cotton-seed meal
per day, which in nine months may be
increased to one and one-half pounds
per day. These rich foods should al
ways be given. in small quantity to
young animals, and always mixed with
with foods poor in nitrogen. In dairy
districts, where whey is used, which is
so poor in nitrogen and oil, p little oil
meal will make up the deficiency, and
becomes a valuable addition. In COM
bination with corn meal, cotton-seed
meal has a large feeding value for those
a year old or over. The deaths of the
calves mentioned may have been caused
by feeding too much and creating infam-
nation of the stomach.-Natioaal Liue
Stock Journal
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-11-13
HlRcHBRook MILL.


A noteless stream the Birchbrook runs
Beneath it's leaning trees;
That low, soft ripple is its own.
That duh roar is the seas.
OF human signs it sees alone
b distant church-spire's tip,
And, ghost-like, on a blank of gray,
b white sail of a ship.
No more q toiler at the wheel,
1t wanders at its will;
Nor dam nor pond is left to tell
Where once was Birchbrook Mill.
The timbers of tina mill have fed
Long since a farmers fires;
his doorsteps are the o that ground
The harves of his sires.
Man trespassed here; but Nature lost
No right of her domain;
She waited, and she brought the III
Wild beauty back again.
BY day the sunlight through the leaves
Falls on its moist, green sod,
And wakes the violet bloom of spring
And autumn's ~golden-rod.
Its birches whisper to the wind,
The swallow dips her wings
In the cool spray, and on its banks
The gray song-sparrow sings.
II. G. Whittier, In Atlantic Monthly.