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is not quite done, but it will be by the time this "Clerk" is printed. That is to say, my winter will be done. In this respect, as in many others, I am a conservative. My calendar is of the old school. "There are four seasons in the year—spring, summer, autumn or fall, and winter." So we began our school compositions; and by "spring" we meant the spring months—March, April, and May. The temperature might belie the almanac; there might be "six weeks' sledding in March;" but when March began, spring began.

And by the way, what a capital subject that was—"The Seasons"! A theme without beginning and without end; a theme to be taken seriously or humorously, in prose or verse; a theme of universal interest. Best of all, there was no difficulty about the first sentence. No need to sit for half an hour