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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



"I LIKE 



TO WORK WITH OXEN THE BEST OF ALL.' 



"I like the woods, the rocks, and to a naturalist he was. You should have 



work with oxen the best of all. I like 

 rocks and hills." 



Then he entered into an extended 

 eulogy of H. O. Havemeyer as a nat- 

 uralist. "Few men knew how much of 



heard him exclaim over a beautiful 

 view. Every man has his hobbv. H. 

 ( ). 1 lavemever's was to s:et near to 

 nature — the nearest of any one I ever 

 knew. He even wanted the moss on 



IN THE BARN-LOT HAYFIELD. 



'Hay — hay,' he repeated delightedly. 



