diviner life to a keener sensibility.

W.L. JUDSON,
in _The Building of a Picture._


Another value in dialect is the fact that sounds are often retained
that are lost in the standard speech, or softer, sweeter tones are
fostered and developed.

JAMES MAIN DIXON,
in _Dialect in Literature._



DECEMBER 17.


It is a compensation for many ills to awaken some December morning and
feel in the air the warmth of summer and see in the foliage the glad
green of spring. Children play in the parks, and the sun shines, and
even the older folks grew merry. * * * It had been such a day as comes
during Indian summer in other countries. The air had been very kindly
and had breathed nothing but gentleness toward man and vegetation.
Toward February people would be out searching for wild flowers on the
suburban hills.

FRANCES CHARLES,
in _The Siege of Youth._