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CHILDREN OF SPRING 
 
 WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLORS 
 AND MONOTINT BY 
 
 MAUD HUMPHREY 
 
 VERSES BY 
 
 EDITH M. THOMAS 
 
 
 NEW YORK 
 
 Copyright, 1888, by 
 
 FREDERICK A. STOKES & BROTHER 
 

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flfcatxb anb pussywillow. 
 
 11 f sou asl: me wbv H am laugbing so, 
 
 11 will tell sou true. — Hu bour ago, 
 
 Hs 11 plaveb on the ban I? of tbe silvers creels, 
 
 11 brofee off a brancb from tbe TTClillow sleeft. 
 
 ©b bo ! it was fun to bear ano to see 
 
 1bow sbe fretteb anb fumeb, anb scolbeb me. 
 
 Sbe ealleb on tbe Minb — tbe Winb came Ifgbt— 
 Hub togetber tbev? beat me left anb rlgbt. 
 
 But all ber lasbes anb all ber wbips 
 
 ©nlv? tiekleb mv> cbeefts, witb tbetr fleecy tips : 
 
 Sbe fancieb sbe burt me sbe bibn't, v?ou know,— 
 
 Hub tbat is wby H am laugbing so ! 
 
 Edith M. Thomas. 
 
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 Hpril tbe ^trickster. 
 
 Hsft me not wbv Hpril's sfeies 
 
 Ever? bour sbow some new weatber ; 
 Hsl? me not wbv Hpril's eges 
 
 ifill witb tears ano smiles togetber. 
 
 Hpril's sweet, get Hpril's sbrewo— 
 
 ]j)on will trust bim to vonr eost ! 
 UbouQb tbe fielos witb flowers are streweo, 
 
 1be mav seno a nipping frost. 
 
 lit gou pat vonr snnsbaoe on, 
 
 Mitb a bail=storm be will areet von ; 
 11 1 sour waterproof von oon, 
 
 Zo fine weatber be will treat von ! 
 
 Edith .V. Th 07na s. 
 

Hn the ©rcbarb. 
 
 Uncer tbe blooming orebaro tree, 
 11 bear tbe little maib ZlDav 
 
 Singing, "TKUbs cant gou stav witb me, 
 Dear blossoms, wl.iv can't sou stag ? 
 
 « I'll love von true, mv wbole life tbrougb," 
 
 promises little maio flbav. 
 
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 ZEben 11 seem to bear tbe blossoms sigb. 
 
 "Swcetbeart, it cannot be; 
 lt)onr brotber September will bv ano bv 
 Seel; apples unber tbis tree : 
 
 Me blossoms all must witber anb fall, 
 Or apples tbere 'll never be!" 
 
 luli lh J/. Thomas. 
 
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