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[Illustration: ] An excursion was made to Isle Johnson, but it turned out to be a barren little islet of no importance whatever, though it gave the old boatswain infinite pleasure to know that those sea girt rocks bore his name. AN EXCURSION WAS MADE TO ISLE JOHNSON BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BARREN LITTLE ISLET OF NO IMPORTANCE WHATEVER THOUGH IT GAVE THE OLD BO'SWAIN INFINITE PLEASURE TO KNOW THAT THOSE SEA GIRT ROCKS BORE HIS NAME
fully down all particulars respecting it. Before long the feathered tribes began to return, filling the air with their discordant cries. Flocks of bustards and Canadian geese from Florida or Arkansas came flying north with marvellous rapidity, bringing spring beneath their wings. The Doctor shot several, and among them one or two cranes and a solitary stork. The snow was now fast melting, and the ice-fields were covered with "slush." All round the bay large pools had formed, between which the soil appeared as if some product of spring. The Doctor recommenced his sowing, for he had plenty of seed; but he was surprised to find sorrel growing already between the half-dried stones, and even pale sickly heaths, trying to show their delicate pink blossoms. At last it began to be really hot weather. On the 15th of June, the thermometer stood at 57° above zero. The Doctor scarcely believed his eyes, but it was a positive fact, and it was soon confirmed by the changed appearance of the country. CAREFULLY DOWN ALL PARTICULARS RESPECTING IT BEFORE LONG THE FEATHERED TRIBES BEGAN TO RETURN FILLING THE AIR WITH THEIR DISCORDANT CRIES FLOCKS OF BUSTARDS AND CANADIAN GEESE FROM FLORIDA OR ARKANSAS CAME FLYING NORTH WITH MARVELOUS RAPIDITY BRINGING SPRING BENEATH THEIR WINGS THE DOCTOR SHOT SEVERAL AND AMONG THEM ONE OR TWO CRANES AND A SOLITARY STORK THE SNOW WAS NOW FAST MELTING AND THE ICE FIELDS WERE COVERED WITH SLUSH ALL ROUND THE BAY LARGE POOLS HAD FORMED BETWEEN WHICH THE SOIL APPEARED AS IF SOME PRODUCT OF SPRING THE DOCTOR RECOMMENCED HIS SEWING FOR HE HAD PLENTY OF SEED BUT HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND SORREL GROWING ALREADY BETWEEN THE HALF DRIED STONES AND EVEN PALE SICKLY HEATHS TRYING TO SHOW THEIR DELICATE PINK BLOSSOMS AT LAST IT BEGAN TO BE REALLY HOT WEATHER ON THE FIFTEENTH OF JUNE THE THERMOMETER STOOD AT FIFTY SEVEN DEGREES ABOVE ZERO THE DOCTOR SCARCELY BELIEVED HIS EYES BUT IT WAS A POSITIVE FACT AND IT WAS SOON CONFIRMED BY THE CHANGED APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY
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