Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-11
SPRING AGAIN.

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son. poating aad chilly Indeed. II ID.
Il not carried too far. the very capri
elousness. her quick transition from
grave to gay, from warm and winsome
moods % f0gbiddlng and TepeGlant
onem. that make her attractive and
bring woers 10 her train. And 10 II
In With spring. the most feminine of
Nil the seasons What an arrant flirt
she 10, and how ehangeful, drawing
Us abroad with balmy bseath and
tunefnl waFblings. and then Of sud
den blowing on US with an icy blast
that sends Us shivering back 10 the
flreside: turning the tender buds and
early blossoms from their hiIing
places. and then buffeting them with
rough winds and nippIng them with
sudden frost All the while We know
she is genial and kindly at bottom.
and loves her buds and flowers: that
she 10 Just tantalizing us with her IT.
tie back step and pretenses Of harsh
ness, and that soon her moodiness
viii vanish and leave her wreathej I'm
smiles. decked with fragrant blossoms
and radiant with all the charms OF
advancing maturity We love her not
onl yfor her coy and fitfui ways. for
"a. T. ERvhmA aba nRnpntanw
but for wha, she frees us from.
The winter has been long and cold
and when at last the landscape lies
brown and bare and the brooks run
full ana turbid from the melted snow
In the mountains there come mild.
sunny days. which bring out the pussy
willows and emerald patches in the
low lying meadows. The first soft
warble Of the bluebird Is heard. crows
and purple grackles appear. and at
sunset the frogs begin 10 pipe There
is the stir Of new life everywhere
The gaunt outlines OF the trees take
on misty softness as the buds swell
and expand. Early blossoms peer out
from their hiding places. the advance
guard of coming legions. On the
lawns dandeli0ns, crocuses. hyacinths
and pansies, the white bridalveil and
yellow wmasses OF forsythia blaze out
so suddenly that some magic hand
seems to have touched the earth and
transformed II In a night. covering It's
sere and fadel yestments with a new
mantle OF green, The dooryards and
waysides grow bright with blooming
shrubs, the orchards look like pink
and white clouds resting on the hill.
sides. and what a JOY II is to catch
the familiar notes OF robins AMI
wrens, larks ana orioles and all the
feathered tribe as they come back to
their old haunts or tarry for rest on
their way further north. There Is
nothing In nature more wonderful and
fascinating than the coming and 60
ing OF the birds. Guided by an unfail
ing and unerring instinct. they make
their way without guides or teachers
thousands of miles from the lands of
winter sunshine back to their sum.
NOR homes, to brighten ami cheer US
with their gay plumage and beautiful
songs. to nest and rear their young.
and then. as the days grow short to
NY back again 10 brighter skies and
softer climes
Nothing would contribute more to
the happiness and true education of
our children than to teach them more
about nature and inspire them with
interest and love for all the wonders
ani beauties which she scatters every
where SO bounteously. and which are
taken as a matter of course, and so
h'tie regarded and appreciated. II
would be good thing when spring
opens II every school could be taken
for at least one day in the week into
the country and taught not onlv the
classification and names OF all they
see, but how to see. 70 observe AMI
discriminate for themselves. to know
the trees and flowers and birds and
all the myriad forms OF life AMI bean.
ty that are closed book to so many.
To train the powers OF observation
and teach the young to notice differ
ences In every day objects and asso-
ciate them weber they belong, Is not
only the most natural ami easy meth.
cd OF expanding the faculties. but 1t
adds new and never failing interest
ami diversion to existence wherever
they 60 The majority OF people re.
gard the world as simply place
where they are to spend an allotted
time, and from which they are sepa-