The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-20

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DE kast mss ear climate 80 mos alto
ssthsr disassssahls ard rsVslsive.
1As xaseern tourist wcalA - wrong.
and yst u must b ecngssssd that our
sBEing = more like thas az cid England
thaa e y ike that of New Ensiaad- A
writer h the Loadon Epscsssw for Nareh
10 says that ~ bnds and blossoms a. trsss
bsgin to shou ltlb = eaxiy = the first day
Of the rev ysar. GAakspsafs spsaks Of
spring 6Owsrs that suoo the winds Of
March with beauty" and white of Sell
borne finds some Of the kngltsh spring
dovsrs even In Dscembsr. Just - ~ find
the Gaytonia and the ehiekweed bseoming
In favored spots IN January and February
In Oregon and washingsoa. vhi1s Il 10
April in New Knsiand before the earliest
spring fovers pat in "a appeaxanes.
The natural thought i H. variety Of
eaina1D eass and west and she oo0pensar
ttoa tAat 49, section enjoys ~ vAa1 the
Other laekA Our seasons o. tAis North
vsst eoass msIs impsrcspsihly into each
other. Spring opens tn go slsspily In
February through flowers tAat you will
End stili blooming in Juse q sloviy does
spring march before IL b finally Lost 70
sight in the afYectioaats bat calm embrace
Of summer. epnng in Nsv England u .
very different creature. She sleeps like
death I'll February and March: shs opens
her eyes fesbly in April. hit II generally
sour in her looks and eold in her touch
until the iast week a IL month. In its
eseond weak Nay inpa&isntly breaks the
gxasp a hse soar sistse April and her
breath begins 70 grow warm and balmy
With ths slowly suaksnsd soul Of spring.
About Tie llrst assuranes in New Eng
land that wintsT b gone for GOOD b
vhsn the woods begin 70 grow purple end
white with the bursting buds of The shad
bush (AmslancAiss Cansdsnsisl The
blossoms shss deck the dress Of the depart.
ing days AZ our March ars the bright
bangles and Eay sihboss Of the New Eng
land May In IT. second weak, when II
starts 70 tn feet With 3 boond, singing a.
Il stsps. the dancing girl Of the year. wear
&ng not osIy IT. ordinsry crown Of buds
and blossoms. but often flashing In IT. ssss
the bslatsd jewels Of April. The garland
that dscksd the hsad Of dying April b In
the hand Of May, ~ that gay maiden
waves her . careless adisu, triumph In hsr
eye and mocksry In her smile. and ct the
frst touch Of her nov quiekly-tsipptng
fsss and carsssins hngsrs the earth bursts
suddenly into blaze Of hight and life from
tardy tree and sluggish flower that recalls
the favorits oath Of William the Con-
qusror. by the 6plsndor Of God" The
bobolink salutss May - hs dies with 80
peal Of mslodious laughter in the air."
while the iirebird swings his hammock
from the elm" and talks tafy to his admir-
Ing spouse.
This sight Of sudden rssurrsctiou q
plant life: this sudden renewal Of the
voices Of the blessed birds. 10 the New
England spring, more brilliant scene,
more fascinating picture while Il lasts
than our own spring that rises early, walks
with quiet grace and finally. taking the
arm Of summer. glidss away % gently
that you couldn't tell which was which. /"
And yet II the Eastern spring 10 of moro
picturesque and sensational shape. il il
nos on the whole % comfortable season
- our own. II wakes late; Il dies early.
In February 1t 10 still in its wintry sleep;
IN April it il cross and sour. like q way
ward child that has been called but hates
70 get out Of bed. In Nay IL dances and
sings its way along With ALL. the
abandon Of youth and animal hir-
Its; IL 10 clad in brilliant gala dress:
there are splendid jewels on IT. neck
and fingers and . wealth Of bright
ribbons In it, shining hair. but it, career
II brief: It wanders little way lovingly.
hand In hand with June, but dies suddsnly
the moment it begins 70 feel the hot
breath Of July In the air. Then comes the
New England summer OF hot days and
hot nights that are never fairly gone before
the middle Of September. But spring
with a. wakes early and dies late. In tho
last week Of February IL opens its eyes
bright and good-natured: . creature Of
smiles and tears through March and April
ills not chronically ugly and forbidding
like the March and April mood Of the
Eastern spring. and BY May our spring
has settled down into . thoroughly good.
humorsd person. II natures 20 gently
and % gracefully that We hardly know
whom spring 10 sped and summer il here.
Many persons are laughed 1t because
they like TO 80 a-fishing or hunting. To
some We suppose Il 10 nothing but the
passion OF the pot hunter or the aspiration
to enjoy agreeable Incidence, but with all
intelligent. thoughtful persons the pas.
sion. the real passion. 10 the outdoor life:
the woodland; the shores Of the beautiful
river; the sweet bahbls of the winding
brook: the musical mirth and murmur:
the majestic wrath Of the mighty sea: the
flowers. the ferns; the dyss Of nature that
never die. that never grow old, bat
seem every year fresh and fair and
new. When Rip Van Wrinkle walked
from his sleep Of twenty years his
deg Schneider was dead; his wife
was dead: even the child he had Left q
sweet little girl and found . ms,urs
woman did not know him. and he vent
bitterly. We shall all get there soms DAY
when Ne shau b Rip Van winkiss.
mourning that there - neither wife nor
child nor friend isft in our Old age that
knsv a. when ~ we're young. bat 20 long
- vs have our eyes there are some things
lsfs for IN IN old age that Ne knew when
Ne we're young, and that are Just q youns
~ they used TO b in the hours Of our