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Show A SURE SIGN. OSS As a general rule we look for signs of spring in the burst ing of buds and the greening of trees and grass. We push awa; the dead leaves to see if there is a sign of new growth, and i there is we at once proclaim that spring is here. That is, mos of us do. But there are still a few left around Delta Who havi a more certain sign of spring than even old Mother Natur furnishes and that sign is when the small boy gets out hi. marbles. . . . No matter where he may make his abiding place, in th city, the small town or out on the farm, he has hidden awa: somewhere among his possessions a few marbles. When yo see him digging these from their hiding place and brushing ol-a ol-a pla?e on street, road, sidewalk or lawn on which to roll then: you may safely bet that no matter what other signs may indi cate, this one never fails spring is here. For a youngste: comes by "shooting marbles" as naturally as a duck takes tc water. There is no general announcement that marbles are ii order, nor is there any special day or week in the calendar fo them. It must be instinct, we can't think of anything else, tha. leads young America to dig out their marbles at exactly th same time in every state in the union. And those of us who have passed the ''marble stage" ar always glad to see it. We know we can't get down on our kneet with "taw" in hand and join in the game; something is missinr that we used to possess. But we can live over again in memon those days when we, too, felt that wonderful thrill that come: from a feel of the little round marble, days we'd give all we pos sess to go back to. We can only walk around the marble shoot ers to prevent disturbing the game and wish down deep in ou hearts that boyhood days lasted forever and that life migh. never grow past that stage. |