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THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER
Vol. VIII.—No. 373.]
[Price One Penny.
FEBRUARY 19, 1887.
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SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.
A DAUGHTER OF SORROWS.
VARIETIES.
ADVERTISING SWINDLES.
THE ROMANCE OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
OUR TOUR IN NORTH ITALY.
“SILENCE IS GOLDEN,” BUT “A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH.”
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A VIOLIN.
THE SHEPHERD’S FAIRY.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
SPRING: ITS TROUBLES AND DANGERS.
By MEDICUS.
A TREACHEROUS SPRING DAY.
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lthough the subjectI have chosenfor this month’spaper might seemto some an uninterestingone, Ifeel I should becasting a slur uponthe good sense ofthe readers of TheGirl’s Own if Idoubted for a momenttheir willingnessto hear what Ihave to say.
I confess to you,however, that Iwould far rather discourseto you in pleasantlanguage of perfumes distilledfrom flowers, ofhealth-giving rambles bymoorland, mount, or sea,of the ozone-laden air thatgladdens the heart, orthe sweet sunshine thatwarms and thickens the blood,than of rheums and aches andpains. But, was it not Solomonhimself who said there is a timefor all things? Yes, and the spring monthsin this country are fraught with a deal oflittle disagreeablenesses, which prudence anda modicum of care might enable us to avoid.
Perhaps the state of the weather to-daymay have something to do with the productionof this article. My minimum thermometerhas been down to 31° during the night,and winter not yet ended. As I write awild east wind is roaring through the trees,bending the poplars as if they were fishing-rods,tearing the brown leaves from theelms, and whirling them high over the chimneys.Determined not to