152 FLORIDA DAYS.














cannot, like the trees which they have feO,
trace great arcs against the sky as the vessel
rolls and the masts strain and creak. Instead,
below, in the darkness, untouched by wave or
sunshine, they help to create the ship.
 Easter lilies star the shadows all along the
shore, growing in timid groups of two and three.
Their white chalices are so pure and frail, arid
have a delicacy so exquisite, they seen bit
shadow cups filled with light; their stems are
almost transparent, and if one holds the slender
green shaft before the eyes, the crystal beit
of the sap is like a pure thought in a childis
soul.