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HE LOVED THE HAYFIELD AND WAS ESPECIALLY HAPPY ON A MOWING MACHINE 



OR HORSERAKE. 



Institution. Some of the first words 

 of encouragement came from him. He 

 was especially pleased by our sym- 

 pathetic interest in country life and in 

 things near to nature. 



When the surprising but now well- 

 known calamity befell us four years 

 ago, he expressed himself strongly in 

 the matter. "You came," he said, "to 

 establish a Sound Beach Institution, 

 and I for one would like you to have 

 a fair show. You deserve something 

 better than to be turned out-of-doors. 

 What can I do for you?" 



A few days later, it occurred to the 

 writer that the new ArcAdiA would 



need a large amount of stone for per- 

 manent foundations under the eight 

 buildings. The foundations had been 

 mostly piers with boards. 



The manager called on Mr. Ferris 

 and said that a few loads of stone 

 would be gratefully received, and sug- 

 gested that there might be piles of 

 them in some lot corner that he would 

 be willing to have removed. The re- 

 ply was, "What ! Rubbish stone ! 

 You need a wall of good stones. Go 

 ahead and help yourself to anything on 

 these premises, and put your build- 

 ings on strong foundations (not piers) 

 where they will stay." 



