... THE ANSWER OF SPRING. I come, I come I I heard the call Of earth, on every side; I saw the tears which the sky lot fall, And I'd fain those tears were dried I've struggled, and burst from the icy bond Which winter had o'er me cast; 1 hear sweet greetings, all loud and fond, And I come o'er the world at last I I smile, and the sunbeam broke forth, to shed A brighter and warmer ray; I smile, and ...

... I 5ibence ant Dot. I Tstn LIONS oF LONDON.-In anticipation Of the season, the fountains in Trafalgar-square hive been set hilfull play. They might be seen, in the pour- img rain of Thuisday, sending up their muddy-looking showers-helping to make the humid atmosphere more humid-and to increase, as a breath of wind swept the water over the square, the quantity of London mud. The fountains, or ...

... ipoetrp. THE VIOLET'S WELCOME. The world hath a welcome yet for thee, Thou earliest born of flowers I Though many a golden hope was gone. And dream that lighted her rosy dawn, Ere the toil of these latter days came on; And her weary children's steps have strayed From their first green dwelling, in the shade Of Eden's blessed bowers, Too far to find on our earth a track That yet might guide the ...

... I lfterature, idence, ant Art. I TESTIMONY TO THE VERACITY OF THE BIBLE.-The following sentence, in a letter published in the .4ihenzaeum of last week, will be read with interest: - Although the learned Pritchard has striven to prove the unity of origin between Negroes and Caucasians, I did not feel myself satisfied with his reasons; and the desire of throwing more light on this obscure but ...

... varieties. VERY CONSOLING.-Dr. Rush, in a treatise on sugar, maintains that in those countries where sugar is abundantly eaten, plagues are unknown. So that if sugar were abundantly eaten in England, we should get rid of the Polka. THE WAY TO {tsB.-It is unnecessary to state that innumerable instances occur in the colonies where parties who left this country in the most subor- dinate ...

... Ieottv. TRIBUTARY LINES ON ONE WHO DIED YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL, Light be the turf above thy head Sweet be the flowers that o'er thee grow; Soft be the winds that kiss thy bed, And leave their fragrance as they go. Who could have thought-so young, so fair, So bright in all thy loveliest bloom- That thou couldst die, and darkly share The lonely horrors of the tomb? Oh 'tis not in the words of woe ...

... variftks? e In Ireland a sharp fellow is said to be as Y cute as Power's fox-the fox of Ballybotherem, which el used to read the papers every morning to find out where in the hounds were to meet. Df The American negroes are remarkable for y the pertinacity with which they mimic the dress, 7 actions, and manners of the whites. Even in their it funeral courtesies the spirit of imitation is ...