Tu whit! whit! whit! he tries in vain

To whistle in a cheerful way;

He feels he's badly sold, and that—

He came too early in the day.

I sprinkle seed and crumbs around;

He quickly flies and famished eats:—

He would have starved to death had he

Relied on proverb-making cheats.

Of the same up-Springings, in higher vein, we have the following:—

APRIL.