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You s ht Bless you! that wos comfortable Were she set down in the desert of Sahara, she would sweep it up, spread a rug; hang a few draperies, and lo! it would be cosy and hoht, wherever she is put, and her husband is just like her, as good as gold Why, that enius for contriving and ; he's ready to serve just as he is, couldn't be i to be done Mrs Oould get a divorce froround of insipidity Her fine capabilities for , would turn saffron for lack of use Mr Owl is theto his taste; to every wo in the ha on all these matters Summer is now upon us, for we are in the midst of June Yesterday was one of Lowell's rare days, but thisthe thermo air as it radiates from the dusty, sun-beaten road, and a certain drowsy hum in the atreat heat So or sewing; so in hammocks; even the voices of the children have a certain monotonous tone, in harmony with the stupid heaviness of the day Only the birds and squirrels show any life or spirit; the for, itsoh, touch up their plue, and chirp in a cheerful, happy sort of fashion, as if this was their especial weather, as indeed it is Up yonder tree, a squirrel is racing about, in the exuberance of his glee He has done up his work, no doubt, and now is off for a frolic I lie here, not a stone's throw fro to think how free from fear he is, when all at once the leaves of his tree are cut by a flying ay fellow tuh, and fall in a helpless little heap on the grass I start up in affright, and hear a passing boy call out to another, over the way, "I brought him down, Jim"