. A family flight around home. could reach theblossoms, and broke off large branches of them. When they reached the house, they were laden with their trea-sures, the most conspicuous of which were the greatwhite cornels. Mrs. Bruce was in gardening trim, herskirt turned up, old gloves on her hands,holding a trowel, with which she was turn-ing up the soil of the beds beforethe house. Crocuses were there,but already going out of blossom,tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils wereiust coming on, and a great bed of lilies of the valleywas crowded with was at the endof a long, warm robi
. A family flight around home. could reach theblossoms, and broke off large branches of them. When they reached the house, they were laden with their trea-sures, the most conspicuous of which were the greatwhite cornels. Mrs. Bruce was in gardening trim, herskirt turned up, old gloves on her hands,holding a trowel, with which she was turn-ing up the soil of the beds beforethe house. Crocuses were there,but already going out of blossom,tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils wereiust coming on, and a great bed of lilies of the valleywas crowded with was at the endof a long, warm robins were sing-ing, the air was allfull of golden and Alice satdown on the door-steps, laying their greatbunches of flowersaside ; Mr. Bruce wipedhis brow, for the lastpart of their walk hadbeen fast. He wasAvarm and tired. The children weretired, but it was a good comfortable tired, and it seemed delight-ful to sit and rest, and watch the changing lights. I do believe, said Hubert, that spring is just the loveliest. ^^^-^\ ^:.--^ COLUMKINES AND DOG-TOOTH-VIOI, 106 A FAMILY FLIGHT AROUND HOME. season of the year. It is such fun to go off and find theseflowers, and then to think that the whole long summer is conving. Yes, said Alice. Autumn is all very well, but then the daysare short, and you know that winter is coming, with lessons, andcold weather, and India rubber boots. Mr. Bruce had gone to his library, and Mrs. Bruce had takerstrowel, basket and gloves round the house to put them away tool house. Alice, said Hubert suddenly, I think I have been very dis-agreeable to you lately. I mean to turn over a new leaf from,this very time. Do said she simply; well, then, I will too.
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