In Vacation

Hoto wonderfiil this pilgrimage ! Oa evi'ry sido new worlds appear. I weigh the wisdom of the sage, Ana Jinci it waotlng licre. I cf uve the töMRiie. tliat Adam knew, To qiK'stion and discourse witli tlicsr, - To taimt t. lio jay with jacket blue, And qn&rrel witli the bees. To atiwer tohBn the p-rossbeak cali His )nate ; to inock tlie catbird's screech ; Tlie sloven crow's, witli nasal drawls, Tlie oriole's golden speech. ow tttfoagh the pastare, and across Tlie brook, whlle flócka of sparrows try To quit the woild, and wildly toss Tíielr fonns against the sky. A small owl from the thistie tops Makes eyesat me, witli blank distrust. Tips bffnpon the air, and drops, FJat-looted, Ín tlie dust. Tlie meados lark lias shouldcr tiigh Above i he sward, and, quivering Witli brotan notes of ecstasy, Blants forth on enrved wiug. The patiënt birn fowls strut about,Intent on notliinf; every one. A tall cock halls a cock without, A í;nive lien eyes llie suu. The clear eyed cattle calmly stop To inunch the dry husk in the rack Or stretch thelr solkl nesks, and erop The iriuges of the stack. Bnt nlpht is coming, as I tlilnk ; The movlng air is grOWlng cool ; I 1k;iI' the hoarse frog's hollow cliink Arouud the weedy pool. The smi is down, the clouils are.eray, The cricket lifts liis trenibling voice. Come back ag&ln, O tuippy day, And bid niy heart rejoice 1