... stillness reigns around ; The ploughman's team, the thrasher's flail, The woodman's axe — their clamours cease,— And only nature's notes prevail, To humble bosoms echoing peace. The Sabbath Bell! the Sabbath Bell! How sweet on ears devout it falls ; White ...

... Gardeners' CkromieU states, that among the singing birds in his garden and shrubbery is blackbird, which, in addition to bis natural notes, repeatedly ends bis song by crowing like bantam cock. Lord Norm hat returned to Paris resume his duties as Minister of ...

... -ie.l, ' 'that i, (lie .my ie .„,: why I like to •■ P h ' •, ' ta ■ . 1 see every day So much of •■ ■ ■ pari ••' human nature. — Notes and ...

... at the j festive season of Christmas and New Year. j Present? and good wisher- abound and each member of the family naturally notes the best, cheapest, and choicest plare for their purchase. Shaw's, the tea- men, of h. The Arcade, and Lord-street (opposite ...

... especially at the festive season of Christmas and New Year. Presents and good wishes abound and each member of the family naturally notes the best, cheapest, and choicest place for their purchase. Shaw's, the tea- men, of „ The Arcade, and Lord street (opposite ...

... of the Christmas season, may perhaps be most fittingly described as a Dance of Death, is related by a corre spondent in Nature Notes who, on pass ing a country field a few days ago, was greatly amused at witnessing several turkeys evident!: in the act ...

... Story. I have- witnessed some other curious and inter- esting sights connected with my troutery, says a writer in Nature Notes. I have been present at, and seen fought out, pitched battles between rival fish. They generally last half an hour or ...

... James Hiam, of Astwood Bank, Worcester- shire. ia in the of providing some curious homes for the birds in hus tells in “‘ Nature Notes’ that last epring he ac- commodaied three pairs of robins with ordinary empty tomato tins to build in, which be placed ...

... put down at about £900,000. Altogether it is estimated thas there is af present invested mm golf a fortane of about to Nature Notes,” Y. A. Pitts relates that one morning in the spring there was a great mturbance among the birds in the garden. “ The indow ...

... a the practen of adaiterating milk with dnyre bas been stamped out “J N N orth Moreton Viearage, Wall ung! d, writes to Nature Notes,” the of ub Seiborue Socreiy : “Om July 20, while some re cormed mom our chur as as dis covered at the d of six feet under ...

... water, it will perhaps be interesting to know that, where fish is a bait, this objection is overcome. A correspondent of “ Nature Notes” has a cat which is very fond of catching the small and ecemingly unattractive fish in the Thames. He is a large silver-grey ...

... watching mother duck proudly sailing with her brood you seo a swirl and the number is reduced. Boon, says a correspondent of “ Nature Notes,” we shall be able to say “a big pike awallowed one, and then there were none.” Extraordinary progress has been made in ...