| Show i a ASS si A WOMAN WM Va o 0 wait for or thy Ih coming sweet wind ot of time the south I FOl For the th touch or of tl Ihy light wings the Iho kiss of thy mouth For the Uw yearly evangel thou from Got God od and amid life Ii lo to tile tho graves of ot tile the sod rod April up pY was aM lying 1 upon the mat Ipat maton PUPPY P on oil the front porch pOlch It being warm w ai ni and sunny sunn there Ill Ilo 4 needed warmth and Iun for Cor having Jint been cruelly ic re j of ot a II earlier corner of or each ear car and lint n ii I i I goodly portion of ot his lUll lilli ho was vall not nota a very happy little puppy PUPI A bowl howl of or milk setting nearby remained tin un lapped lappell It was ills his mother he lie wanted little yelps and whines whim WOO fro U on tho the breath of or March Into tub the tho middle of ur the next block blo k and It proved not the tho III 11 wind win II which blows blown hone nono too good goot Bob Doh the Bob the tho snowy sno white while d keen keel oared cared bobtailed bull terrier la In luj stretched full felt length on the Iho warm ground of lila hIs own back yard No not sleeping but ut u neigh neighbors bors hOIS bot a cuLt cat was wall on Oil tim the Ih other side of or tho hedge and tho the moment sho should ho bo so soo ill unsuspecting a nil us to t slip sill through But else clue hap happened and Bob Hoh sat up UI and took 1001 no rio ticu The kind March zephyr wan WUI whispering something AVIth his head headfirst first on ono side then on the tho other and his lii pointed ears strained to catch It II and sympathy of 1 a sudden laid hold hold hol l of ot Bob Do and hI was oft on like a Puppy was Indulging In one ono of or his I most niost walls when aion lighting Hob Bob sniffing the tho wind It U took but bill Il a moment for or him to 10 10 lo cata cain the tile suffering puppy discover what was tas IS wrong Perhaps ho Wits was minded of or his own and his smarting ears und and tall tail and amul how itow rill for many mony months ho he knew Ime no peace on onearth earth owing awing to 10 tile Iho tatters ailing to 11 heal because some 1 clumsy hand had bungled the tho Job jub At any nil tate rate lila his splendid 1 length and height towered above puppy and ho he gazed down upon ulon that poor pOOl mangled and anti suffering hotly body till 1111 one anI almost Imagined tho Iho tears learn I carll glistened In his bin hue fine talk dark eyes cell and lower descended his hili brood broad and formidable looking snout finally to III lodge In soft Hurt und side and a then ho he fell tel I to In I I licking Just ono olin ear cn mind then lien the other and now lIu tail till It would seem Iem his hiu tongue must bo lie C worn oln through Arid Anti A till puppy cling multI and nt lit first ho he was uncertain ns as to 10 tho tue ultimate aim aini and alit object of or if that gloat black bluck snout Waring down dOlln upon him wriggled anti snuggled und and grunted beneath thoun soft soCI warm varin healing licks soothed soul hell nt Ut length Into restful slumber Fory 1 lor day citty r titter after this Bob noh rolled called upon his patient a ul nil a I stall ng tho the same SIt nie pimple und antI beneficial treatment till the tho healing WItH Willi perfect multI puppy could collid be bl turn tunu bled and i oiled jelled over anti over on lawn by b l that fierce lore yet ot kindly without bout whimper ii or am whine no of or pain I Ii IS S fonio Conio up tup April A irIl through rough thi lie Iho t valley In III your youl robes ro of ot beauty Come und wake your yo II flowery children riom their wintry buds heti of o rest Como mind and overflow them softly With the tho sweet or of tilt thin south Prop Plot upon anti and loving l kisses of ut your mouth An III Aunt 1111 welcome But 1101 tho tue I reclined teal 1001 Hr snowy white for rOI hn ha h hud had hut hilt left lort tIle tho hands of nt his hilt master after u it most vigorous scrubbing and rub ih 1 embroil adored Hot hut hilt es especially attar after u a 1 bath halh then everybody wanted to I pit liitt Win ilIn him and a nd romp I rein IIII ii with v I I ii him lit iii a nij lul t a Itt him for tOI n a walk to tu shull him huh off Ift I It On this thin day tift of lit If his hili lii N A hI tit io ii however lit lie h lay li 1 lie tho I the Iho H u t Irregular I Ii und U still itt II I an nit a II dog elOI No 11 ono one ronld roil it him to 10 grit cut ot tip il l or oven on to 10 move moe Nor NUl would he lie I II ni iii tl npr n t l thull hull hall nor nOI bat an till oyo Ot 01 Homo nile iliC said lYt Hot nov r AH At a II rule hu lie would turn tit house upside down and delvo to III lie thu I of ur of OC cli foist scat the Iho I Ii C t flInt Urn torn to mitt lost Bruin nil 1111 lour hut what hw lie would thai list mouse or nl nit one MM Itt lIt 1 iii 1 cut cui not hit I l Immovable Mid And mid hili In lii lire life wua 1111 n ii cut cat ca I und and Ijo lo como collie Into I ii I 0 tho t house ills bin I full Lu I I of ot huh 10 I I intuit ut t lie Iw hud d 11 her lid by Iw tb 11 li bark back und a shaken sI p hr Ii i till t II I slit hint till from frol rain bi II I s Ju 11 tvs u Il limp heap lieu ii Yin Yr rs lit lie 1111 85 11 nn fill hut today tin Ih I lit mention of o his t St a pi I ii iiI In III I ii lire life Ii Fe hail hild no un 01 t him lii ii Wi Ho lIu still 1111 remained 1 UH 54 u u II and wily why 1111 A I 4 Kitten n lay Iny lu between 11 Ills hll it tout I I saw al the Ihl days la H deformed 11 and lull low I hoit and bent hent by h old cold and snow SilO The rue moi ry throw th wr wreaths on them themI hem Flower wreaths gay 13 with bud bull mill and bell ell I IIII a lower and a nit many a gem Thoy welt refreshed I by b tho smell inell They shook shoal the die snow from hats bats and an 1 shoon hoon They The put their April raiment on Emerson mol on onA A si Ar great eat at commotion aris w as going on In tim tho chicken quarter early ono one morning The rhe lions Vem and the tile roosters I concerned on Upon Unon Investigation ton a It rat rit rat was Il found co to 10 bo ho tho the agitating a U liS agent A cat as placed In lii the Iho lie coop I that night to catch the rat ral But Jut the following morning lit by IJ their nol noll noise e c n 1 1 fill far fa I greater ll calamity to 10 bi bt b striking terror to tIle the of 01 tile tho IIi liens hens and It was found that tl Instead of itt f silencing the thu cause calise of or the tho disturbance the morning before b role tIle the c ct t was w holding rough with the tho rut rat ai Both Doth were Cr In Iii Indulging in tnt n it merry romp to 10 be bt n ri game of nt Il icek But the th hull bull Was quietly let Into the tho game mid amid It took tonic tou him hilla but bitt tin fin to ft up match tho Iho I hair 11 a 1 from the tho back baci ot tiE the tho eat cat and shako the tho lIfe out nut of or tile tho rat mutt that Bot will II chase the tho th neighbors thickens but hell 1001 light to 10 time the death to protect hIM own Come Com loveliest season seas of ut the year yen And every quickened pulse lul e shall beat hent Your footsteps In lii the grass to hear And 1111 feel your kisse e soft and sweet Spring after till the lit War Var WarThe ar The rue ho gone gono to 10 California all save and hot Bot lInis toys had been neatly packed away In Iii tho under linden the stair Do Dl you IU miss the tho baby hub wilt said grandma one olla night to Hut Bot hut Bill put hi lii head hetti on ono one Ildo and mid looked wHo wl oJ iier tho th baby bab hOt Bot BotAnd And Bat Bot delved Into lute the tho clo ot be beneath ii neath Ia h the tue stair and amid caIne out oUI with the Iho rattle In his mouth placing it at al feet V April Many a It thought Is il wedded unto thee ns as a hearts are wed siti SOl coi shall they tile fall fail till to 10 Us Its autumn brought Lifes golden fruit Is II shed Longfellow An n April lurlI 1111 Ony un LADY BAUBlE |
