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Show AAKY GRAHAM. BONNER. i cOfYtiom n vtiiun xtyvsn union TREE SECRETS. Peter (tiiome was very anxious to visit the trees anil Mother Nature said that they SS'w'f hlh.v h"l""','l IO have hliti pay should go to call ' SSfSdKj&jKrj on them. T3i:r554' l e t e r tlnnnie jijSiwy T was very fond of vPpySSr llH' tveus. lie 'fl" lili01 '" lliu &Si sa. spring when they kid sP93 were burning in- y.jL i bloom, lie s u in in e r when fcair-r-yK ' X'-i.J .y were so In an Old Apple 'tMI U,v,'ly-Trcei. U,v,'ly-Trcei. He liked them in the auliinin when they wore such dashing, beautiful costumes, cos-tumes, and lie loved them In the winter win-ter when the snow came anil covered them and made them look so pretty. Of course he liked the evergreen and the ,rees that stayed the same. Nothing n.iule, l'eter Gnome feel cosier and happier than to perch himself him-self up in an old apple tree. He loved (lie trots which could Im used as Xnias trees, and he even lilt Ml little bits of trees which wev planning plan-ning some day to be grui . enormous j trees. I So l'eter Onotiie forth to visit ! the trees. "l'eter Gnov..i :s coining to visit us. l'eter Ooiiie is coining!" "Hello. Voter Gnome," said the Hed Maple i'ree. - "Von can recognize me by my new spring frock which I wear to honor 1 Miss Springtime. "See! 1 have red buds and flowers und these first leaves of mine are red. "I wear a green frock later on, hut I am fond of red, for as soon as the autumn comes I am the first to leail the autumn fashion of scarlet clothes." "Well, it is a joy to see the trees j coming out."- said l'eter Gnome, arid tlie'trees all swayed in the soft spring breeze and said. "We bow out thanks to yoirfor that kind speech, l'eter Gnome." "Mother Nature su.s you want lo hear about us. loo," the Flowering Dogwood said, "We're not very big. but you think our white blossoms are gay and pretty, don't you? In the summer we will wear green berries, and red ones in the fall. Hut- we'd like to send a mess:ige to the peopla by you. l'eter Gnome. Do tell ihem, .if you get a chance, that we love ii dress gayly and beautifully when thu spring conies and we like lo be admired. ad-mired. Hut please ask (hem not to pull us ail to pieces for that Quirts us so!" "I'll take your message," said l'eter Gnome. "We began the spring piii-aile," said 1 the Pussy Willow, "with our soft cnt- kins, followed by our pretty yellowish yellow-ish Mowers." "We're not thought :uu"b r.f," qid 1 Poplar Ilrotlirs. "In!! u. dr. h.-. not we can. We're tloat rio.H-r civ mou. but -.vr v. b.' j-Ki'y where then Iv'.vo V't'-"ii !U r-s. ivi we will do our I lieist to cv.r .;p t.':e ugliness acid the t shahMn'-s'-- rtnd tlie in rserabi" lock any - i part of the !-i.rjn:y Uh't. w!;b-h ban j been ii!:-;.-ed by f.ie. Am; we stand j v.-ry Kiiai.ht. don't ?" I "True." r.iA the Horse rbes'tmt. 1 "We're dressed In our best now wiih ' our great tall : clusters, of white blussonis. ' W li y. we're gjp'S ns'ineil Ilors gjf '-, 0. ! Chestnuts ffl i&Sfyjip ' I'm sure I don" WecWWZZ "j kiio.v. coiisiilei-in-.- Mit&3$Pf: ' w-e're too lifter WS"' - j i utit in tie- fa I 'lr'" even to be eaten 'f'fi&i " ' by horses." j "Mr. Wind isn': jP'Jjb v i aur brnni-lies nfT' -TSjt said oiif i f the f? '' Hickory trees "H" 1 : "We'll see to Y? "that. We've j strong In aiiclii-s., "It Is a Jcy" ne have!" 4 F "Kveryone kii'-v.s wbal we i like," said tlie White link with in t ; pointed leaves. "'! In-y know ..it i arorns. loo. in.il tlo-v know ii:: -a ; the spring w e !::it- such ely -l- very r-'id ri pe-c!o. 'il irin !;s H l.i; t. e ; we -li:-.' soon frit' r.-.-n leaves. ' d j ' "I'm "ial .to se vo-t it'! j.r:r :r-. i. t ing :i-n!'i tt'.is spring, dresst oi -.'ir r j best," sriid I'eier Gnome. ! "We'll always appear, m-ver fi;.r.'- c. sold 'he tr'es as they waved hiui t iriKid-b.ve with :li:ir biaoc'.ie. |