THE OUTDOOR WORLD 



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The Charm and Beauty of the Wood 

 Pile. 



T sing" the song" of the esthetics of 

 the wood pile leaving to the utilitarian 

 its economic value. In the past the 



country residence and should be main- 

 tained for that if for no other pur- 

 pose. It harmonizes well with the 

 lilacs and the roses and is far more 

 decorative than the pot and tripod 



"A GREATER JOY IN MEMORY OF MY l'.OYIIOOn.' 



wood pile has been to all country peo- 

 ple a necessity and is still so in many 

 places, but it is gradually coming more 

 and more to its own as a luxury and a 

 decoration even when coal is used for 

 fuel. The wood pile has its value in 

 adding to the attractiveness of the 



which suggests the wigwam and other 

 concomitants of savagery. 



So here's to the wood pile now a 

 greater joy in memory of my boyhood 

 than it then was in reality. When did 

 the farmer's boy ever hear the sum- 

 mons, "Go and chop some wood and 



