Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-21
SPRING HAS ARRIVED:
SHE SAYS So HERSELF
Tells Washington Not to Be Worried
by Little Furry Of
Snow.
Likes Town and Intends to Stay, Re-
gardless Of the Weather
Bureau.
Sure it's spring,

Sure it's spring,
Although the dicky birds do not sing
although squirrels cavort not hitheI
| and yon across park swards, although
flowers toll not, neither do they spin
it's spring. It's spring, boys and girls
because the almanac says so; so does
the weather bureau. and the Naval OBJ
servatory backs them up.
1t may not look like spring, sit" may
not feel like spring. the contentious
may even aver that it is not spring, but
it is. all the same-y.
Got to Town Last Evening.
Spring has been with us nearly
twenty-four hours. To be exact, II
was just SAT o'clock yesterday after
noon when spring arrived in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. She got to Balti-
more little sooner, 5:39 PM, so it
would seem to the uninitiate that
spring came from the north instead OF
the south, her poetry book habitat
But, no matter from what direction
she came, she came and Is now with
us, and If we do not recognize her and
take her to our hearts that is our fault,
not, hers, she pointed out to a Star
reporter this morning who was sent
out to find Miss Spring and get an in
terview.
Sure I'm here" she smiled. wiping
II got in yesterday on schedule time,
and intend to stay. i like your town.
May Go Into Hiding.
THE weather bureau announces that
aIah hi will bo1 To n in
the latter part of the week. Is that so?"
timidIy asked the reporter.
Waving one lonely little flower. she
managed to find in Franklin Park this
morning. Miss Spring replied:
yes. a storm from the west may
drive me indoors for a few days. But
will not leave you. I am here to stay.
and day by day am going to impress
myself more strongly upon this beauti-
full city"
yes" continued Miss Spring. with a
dreamy look in her beautiful frost
bitten eyes, Il am here to stay. The
almanac declares me, the weather bu-
reau welcomed me and the naval OBJ
servatory was at the train with a tele-
scope, so as to be sure not to miss me.
Yes, / understand that my friends,
the thermometers, have not been noti-
fed of my coming as yet. That ac-
counts for the fact that they gave me
a chilly 2s-degree reception last night
But I should worry"
Spring never worries. I have been
told" murmured the reporter.
Puts an End to Worry.
Nobody worries much when I come"
said Spring. Il bring the beautiful
flowers to the parks, put the soft white
dresses on the little girls and the lovely
hats on mammals head I put the lovely
bill in papas pocket, and the lovely kiss
on mammals mouth that wipes away the
ugly frown on fathers brow when he
gets the lovely bill for mammals hat.
"Ah," continued Spring, warming UP,
81 set the small boys to work with ball
and bat, lining EN- out and gobbling 'em
up. / start the little girls skipping rope
and the big ones dreaming of many
strings by which they hold their beaux
! touch the magic spring that sets love-
dreams in motion, and sets sparkling
loves wireless stations around the world
I make space as naught, and months as
days. I join the banks of the Potomac
with the banks of the Tippecanoe. l am
spring.!