Show once LT more ore the storm after several wee weeks as of most glorious weather bi bright L ht skies balmy spring like ilke atmosphere and w warm arm sunshine old boreas a opened his and blew his bis akril mouth month on monday night last icat w blast all night long the in of wind continued in fitful gush and the bla blackest clest clouds heavens were vere oer cast I 1 ea the cold north wind howled across the plain and came sive sweeping over the like bearing thick luck clouds along and mant mantling bantlin lin the earth vi with ith snow just IS as we no vero byerc indulging the pl pleasing eising thought that the winter was over and and g bonc anc anti and the time of tho the singing of birds bad conic come the hoary headed old monster shakes again his hh whitened locks lock lockland sand and the pure cold snow tho the ill drip pings of his hair fall lightly to the ground As we write it seems us as though winter were upon us again and we nc bid adieu to tile the fine weather we 10 lave have of late enjoyed even nattile heisele hei self seemed to have been cheated by the promise of an caily spring and the hills naje break hig into a glad smile ot of veida nic tc like a young blooming maiden neath lol loves c Is rust fust liss when this cold bre braith ith of march came capoand and ft frightened ight ened back the springing herbs and blo blowing in g leaves today to day midwinter mid winter rel rei i gns agns ii without and roaring fit fiieda cs blazo within god help tho the poor who crouch beside the vacant hearth or shiver er over the th single chip alone haid industry and long escaich have brought to them mans chairty should have many dials upon ill while wo sit grumbling nt at the horrid vi weather cather lot let us its not forget that AN while bile it B dimply debars us its of out door pleasure and confines us its to happy homes tho the cruel blast finds en tiance between the open cracks crack sand and hall casement of miny many an humble hut but WIN aluie 10 buffer poor humanity roil god help the poor peorl I 1 and may the rich and comfortable open their hearts and hands to those who jesus has said shall cv ci or abide with us while we lift our voices voice in in praise for tile the promise that ile he ti iv en tempers the wind to the shorn with lamb let in ili not in it our selfishness fail to je member that I 1 blessed ate the chad charitable table for they shall see god goa but it is an ill wind vind that blows nobody any good while reflecting on our over partial disco dis comforts afo arts we who i bo ate aie enjoying the sv sweets ecta odthe of the homo hoine fireside with so much to in make iko us thankful and so little to complain of and while wo we remember anil and relieve the wants ants N of 01 those in kovei pov eity ty it is 13 some condola con bola tion that tho storm ot at snow is needed and brings promise of abundant harvests hai vests our farn farnacis icis toll till us that the snows of december and Jan iviry are arc nearly all gone even floan the mountains and that unless more shall ahall come their fluids fields will miner this summer horn want of w water ater they place their buist for nv ell filled streams and broil growing ing crops in the snows endows of march and the rains of april bi bright ight skies ind and suay sun ny landscapes are all very nice for tho the gay denizens of tile tho city but are death to the farmer who ulio only sees in them at this season tho the drought of summer and reads in fit them tha story of scorched fields and parched up grain whether the sooim which is i aging will shortly blow itself out and be foll followed owea by more spring like weather wo uc know not but buts should bould it continue throughout the blustery month of abai Maich ch let tile the young bucks backs and fair damsics danso 13 ieni ember while they pine over it that their dies ii cs ani and their farmhouse farm house friend will greet tho the storm aa the harbinger of 01 abundant harvests anti and the forerunner of fluit fill fields |