The sun., 1902-06-01
rHE GRAY SPRING MORNING.
rransf orma,ion 81 tho snburb' In 'hs Hour
nrforc Dawn.

Su,ry gray spring morn nrs e'me IN
May and early June. trlnSi rn .hs w"
northern suburbs with the tou'h oi s''eh'o "
and M ,icry That s,!ll din hour tFi'ie
lawn Vl,n night las not YET au,'" L'' ana
morning .mg.rS on its way, Nh'h a. S''
nothing # charaotcr,s'ic suburban lie Is
astIr ha- I.'Cu. ar - ,cmn harm
In 'ia lin d.fu-si lgli from 4 oioui
r.uf.ei Ky which the Sun has not N,'
r.scu tie lush green that clothes tic NJ 'e
suburban rig on ~ many dcsrcs ah'"''
'hIr =, davl sN' won't. hrr oa NJ 'AF'-
.'.y l.-', uI- u tho ia g Of field On. "'' 80
laui. .." that cold light wh.,h darh'h'
rather than Lrghtcns tho vat'rs oi Nov
lCtk hlrtor H. sorc asre-ts 81 thc Lea' 't
B.l1rt tree. arc srlc 9th shadow y masses
asg '..' the neutral sky No ociaI 81 The
grlS, r shrubs - br, ughi out IN NC fi'-
vad us hali-l ght, only the general "'.r9
grv.u. smooth and motto nlcss. meets the
! cy" with mysterious appeal,
That dan world. NJ one shadowy ana
shaiowlcss. II -.,cfns cannot be the cheef.
In, aad familiar suburbs OF ho"hiaN u
luvk- rather some desert REGION uAdrr lhe
,I"ll & mysterious hour, land mt" "h"
uuthng commonplace can fshettat"' a.
ur~y mpa'hctIc with the liNes OF ordinary
humap b-ings a. Poe's misty MD region
! ui Nclr"
Even 'hc beasts and birds seen conscious
! that 10" Tine l. not one IN which !" max
| merry a. IN broad daylight, Rabbits ninbi"
| tic damn frr-h grasses. and the mother
squirrel ~, uTyly leads forth from the hrl-
| low tree her young brood, quaint hi'lr
| creatures with abuormaly long lesr' Mu
| bushy tails Of unexpected maturity lho
| weasel Sins from his Granny IN the Sto u"
wal. and the ground har k'e. his brown
s,rraks dim IN the uncertain hight shdes
| along the fcnccs like an animated shado"'
| 1n,rr l. not such a din II bird music A.
on bright mornings. Dreamy calls oi
tho crows come from the @tant parts oi
| the woodland. n lon. woodthrtish here and
! there ss.,,otrus ~. dim air with hir rich %:
p-lno. At long intervals the magic spiral
| Il tn vyc-y Shrill- from some uagucssed
| spot IN the thick.t
Only tho robins sing with tho high cour-
ag- Of their daylight hours. FILLING IN
the patsrs Of other bird notes coma ~"
| plnin'ivc cries Of the pec wee, tho only
sound that seems appropriate" 70 the hour
When AZ last the sun bursts through the
| thick -Wathing II clouds, lawns and trees
| glow with an incSprrs~ibly fr''sh Creamery.
| D'nsn sharply defined shadows 81 tre'-
and -hr,Ihs acccntuate the brilliance 81
| IN" gras..
IIot damp airs move hng,iidlv through
| the foliage. giving n ssni-tropic eheCt 10
| IA" scene and suggesting the shut In at
| mosphere Of a greenhouse tndeterred
nv the -ultry heat - noon IN" woodthr'ish.
safe in the green tower OF tho new clothed
hickory, sings las best charming the still,
! hot noon with delicious melody.
II seems another world, that area OF
brilliant greenery, glistening with damp
| ness and lit with M uncloudcd sun, from
tho silent region 81 the hour before dawn,
with dim air drawn boundary lines. and it,
greens Of various hue melting imperccp-
tihly into one another. All the mystery
Of the nigh, has been diNused bv the search
ing beams ~ the MONDAY sun, and IN"
familiar feld, and wnoi!ana-. nc longer
desert and aloof, look lik" IN" fitting haunts
Of everyday suhurblns and commuters.