. Wild life of orchard and field;. ickets, andold pastures, in little family companies of six oreight, no doubt consisting of parents with theirsecond brood of young, which remain together inhappy idleness, and move southward at their leis-ure. Here the younger sons appear to have an ad-vantage over their elder brethren of the first brood,who are early sent out to seek their fortunes, inthat they enjoy the continued example and coun-sel of their parents during many weeks after theymay be said to have come of age, although pos- 155 WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD sibly they may chafe under the r
. Wild life of orchard and field;. ickets, andold pastures, in little family companies of six oreight, no doubt consisting of parents with theirsecond brood of young, which remain together inhappy idleness, and move southward at their leis-ure. Here the younger sons appear to have an ad-vantage over their elder brethren of the first brood,who are early sent out to seek their fortunes, inthat they enjoy the continued example and coun-sel of their parents during many weeks after theymay be said to have come of age, although pos- 155 WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD sibly they may chafe under the restraints of pa-ternal guidance, not to say old - fogyism, fromwhich the youngsters of the first brood are nowgayly delivered; but it would not be wonderfulif it could be shown that the next year this latterbrood, profiting by distasteful discipline, excelledin nest-building and in general prosperity overthe others, who have enjoj^ed less advantages inthe way of home education. WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD IX COURTING FICKLE MAY. AY in our Northern States isthe neutral ground between win-ter and summer, the scene oftheir airy battles, to be followedby the flowery peace of its practical aspect, in its re-lation to agriculture and work,it is a season of uncertainties,hopes, and disappointments, andof ups-and-downs not only inthe thermometer, but in ruralminds. The thrasher comesand bids the farmer plant, butstraightway clouds lower, thewind goes wrong, and he hesi-tates. Then the finest of weatherfollows, and he regrets his inde- 157 WILD LIFE OF ORCHARD AND FIELD cision only to rejoice when the veering gale againbrings a wasting storm. These are the moods and scenes the poets oftradition attribute to April, but they belong toMay. The poets refuse to have their muse lo-calized or to range themselves with isothermallines and records of meteorology. Probably theywere right originally in Europe, but in the UnitedStates it is May when their April doings reallyhappen. Somebo
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