The Farmers' Spring Song

The red bada are tintina th soft-maple trcos: Tbe woud-pvuperu chirp where the withered vinca oling ; Fnll laden to-day witb the breath of the bree, ith the bla kbird'n bailad oí ■.■ . ring; twslip la blending her bloeaotna oi gold; With the violet'8 bine, in shallow and swate, And peewits ore piping good-by lo thecold, i'iuui brook-wülow bronchas that swing mthugole. ( i.iM.', fonner bojs, nov, "V' itl liainnv and plow Turn tlie luowti tuii1 in good checr! Ulii U mtLT irt fTi1: XhcroB d w on the ■ 'Ti.s timo lo somng the sfti.1 oí the yonr. The niN 0 long BÜeni 'neath deep Corcel i -uvi's, Are b ■ rble theii gumni again, And the purj I rallowa are svmciung the To find a retreat trom the chilly spring rain i i 1 i of tbe anow, eartb bftrotb di r I i iig the icil (rf the hni Bndmau'e hand ; i -i ' . that aonro ais reajM pleni and ree! : liiu oertaio eevaid l'cuin the genecoua hsad 8O( farmer hoys, now, a' i 1 1 j tioiTOW and ilo- Tuiu Üie browo turf in good ohi ( Hd wiiitci goné Therèa dew on the lawn- 'Tis time to le sowing the seed of the ye:ir. arage December waa hr-ñm: 1. team 'i teznpesi ai Jong, Ton stored and Banv tíll rafter and boam Rhooli down the Ughi echóos of mirth and oí soags For venir laxden were toaded- bvrstíng your bina ■ Vuur granari with autumn's ripe yield, onoJ i i' ■:■ b And Aprfl i oalhng het plowmon aflejd. lio. fftj met boys, now, With harrofl and plow Tuni the brown turi ín good clicer ! tM winter s gons - 'i here's ctew on the lawn - TÍa tune lo be sowliig the Beod of tlic year.