Once more he put his hands suddenly before his face as though to shut out something from his vision.

AN URBAN HARBINGER
By E. S. Martin
With an Illustration [Frontispiece] by W. Glackens

In the sweet country, as the spring's

Advance decks out the scenery,

And limns with hues the colored things

And gives the greens their greenery,

I love to watch when I am there

Each little step of Nature's care;

The wiles with which she goes about

To coax the shivering crocus out,