The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
ALL GONE,
Including the Occupation Of tho Man VINO
MOumed Springs Lost Delights.

MOurned Springs Lost Delights.
KYsERIKE, March iG-The high proved,
sallow man, whose hair was long and trou-
sers short and whose fur collared overcoat
seemed TO mock his low cut shoes, ordered
Ave cents worth Of ginger snaps and sat
down in the splint bottom chair behind the
stove.
Alas said he. delights OF spring We
know no morel All. mel Our springs
delights are gone for aye!'
Not as lc g as dandelion green's come
along. and wintered over pa'spips digs out
all right, and leeks in the new grass gives a
twang 10 butter, said the ginger whiskered
man who never works In winter because the
snow gives him rheumatism, nor in spring
because hei bilious, nor in summer because
he is afraid Of getting sunstruok, nor In fall
because then the jobs all seem to be taken.
and whose wife takes in washing.
And as long as sap runs good, ' said the
man with the long hickory whipstalk and
leather lash, whose OK team was waiting for
him outside, knee deep in snow.
The high browed man behind the stove
ordered a bottle Of lemon pop and, aiding
the downward trip Of his third ginger snap
by a pull at the bottle, said;
Gone for aye! The pestiieroas sparrow,
who will fight its mother as soon as II iS
big enough to cape but against whom the
worm has never yet had occasion to turn,
has turned away our pretty feathered
~friends-the robin redbreast, the flashing
bobolink. the saucy wren, the redwing,
tossing its song 70 the breeze from tip OF
swayinR reed, the bluebird, even the CHEEKY
nee wee-all our favorite sweet singing
yernal visitors Of the long ago. turned away
10 come no more, their tHll. their carol.
their gush OF melody hushed forever and
for ayel'
The high proved mar chased some more
ginger snap with a pull Of pop. and the
ginger whiskered nan suggested con-
identially 10 the man with the long handled
whip that IL his trees were running short
on sap he might tap that feller's head.
sAh, mel sighed the man behind the
stove. 'And then the voodsman's aIel
The ringing woodsman's aXel Ringing
Ha, hal Yes. ringing the forest monArchs'
Steering the protecting trees from the
f~ountainheads Of our tinkling nus, our
muTmuTinR r~ivulets. our gurgllng brooks
that danced and cleaned through violet
scented wales, down deep In bosky. dells,
Dast mossy banks where wild flowers
bIoomed and nodded 10 the balmy breeze,
until at last they, they are ours no morel
Even ETHEREAL mildness. long time my faith.
hi, unfailing friend, even II has seemed
With them to bid good-by 10 u.s.
The ginger whiskered man gazed around
20 ace how the storekeeper was regarding
the high browed one behind the stove but
the ~storekeeper was busy cutting nall a
pound Of cheese for a boy mutied IN a
red comforter and almost lost in his big
hrotber's felt topped gun boots, and was
regarding nothing else, The high proved
man sighed again and said:
Springs delights all gonel Gomez
That same fate having o~vertaken his
ginger snaps and lemon pop. ne rose ana
FLUSHED is the carol Of the birds, on
bough and bushl' said he. flushed ts
the music Of rll and rvulet and brook
Gone Is the fragrance OF the lowers they
nurturedi Gone, all gonel Sweet voiced
birds; the purl and toss OF danolng streams
the bosky dells; the scented ysles' ana
with them my occupation-gone!' =,
sTaxidermist7" said the ginger ~whiskered
man run shy o. ~specimentsl Or mill
man skinned out O. water poweT?
The high browed nan shook his hair
down on his fur collar and said;
sPoet. Spring poet
Then he strobe out and away. The
ginger whiskered maj gaDed after him
,intii he had passed from sight.
scoring poet. Think he was, Jehiel''
The ~storekeeper pondered a moment,
started. hit the counter with his fist ana
said:
The high proved man had neglected TO
note that the terms ot the store we're casn
and that 10 cents wal the price Of the ginger
snaps and pop.