. St. Nicholas [serial] . 482 JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. [April,. &W% JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. APRIL is a strange month, my hearers, and, Imay add, a month that has caused a good deal ofremark, especially in poetry. For my own part,I rather prefer her predecessor March, a strong,vigorous month as you know, one that speaks hisown mind, and knocks boys and girls about in goodbelaboringfashion. But April is different, a sort ofweather-and-water month, so to speak—or to bemore poetical, she is a blue-eyed, weepative, yetlaughing thing, rather difficult to depend uponunless she feels like it. And now, suppose
. St. Nicholas [serial] . 482 JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. [April,. &W% JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT. APRIL is a strange month, my hearers, and, Imay add, a month that has caused a good deal ofremark, especially in poetry. For my own part,I rather prefer her predecessor March, a strong,vigorous month as you know, one that speaks hisown mind, and knocks boys and girls about in goodbelaboringfashion. But April is different, a sort ofweather-and-water month, so to speak—or to bemore poetical, she is a blue-eyed, weepative, yetlaughing thing, rather difficult to depend uponunless she feels like it. And now, suppose we take up the case of a dearlittle boy who puzzles himself over many thingsand often asks conundrums without knowing it. He is a pet of our friend Bessie Chandler whosends you this little song about him ; and, as youmay suppose, she is very fond of the little fellow: THE TUNKUNTEL. WHAT is a Tunkuntel? he asked, And have you got one here ? Why dont you let me play with it ? And why is it so dear? A Tunkuntel, I vaguely said, I ve really never seen
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