. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Vol. XIV FEBRUARY, 1904 No. 2 Minter in (^olora^o. BY EUGENE FIELD. (f/^ HE snow lies deep upon the ground, \W The birds sing sweetly in tne trets, ^—-^ The scent of roses all around Is borne upon the icy breeze. Upon each irrigating stream The skating youth indulge in play, While women folk, like fairies, beam In summer hats and white pekay. The plumber taps the pipe that's froze, And tears up ceiling, side and floor; While round about the ice man goes, And leaves his chattels at our door. The man with frozen hands and feet Is hurried off and put
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. Vol. XIV FEBRUARY, 1904 No. 2 Minter in (^olora^o. BY EUGENE FIELD. (f/^ HE snow lies deep upon the ground, \W The birds sing sweetly in tne trets, ^—-^ The scent of roses all around Is borne upon the icy breeze. Upon each irrigating stream The skating youth indulge in play, While women folk, like fairies, beam In summer hats and white pekay. The plumber taps the pipe that's froze, And tears up ceiling, side and floor; While round about the ice man goes, And leaves his chattels at our door. The man with frozen hands and feet Is hurried off and put to bed; Another, prostrate with the heat, Wears cabbage leaves upon his head. Thus speeds the weather in our State, A batch of contradictions rude, And we assign our varying fate To this peculiar Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Falconer, N. Y. : W. T. Falconer Manfg. Co.
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