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path was far easier climbing than the one I 
followed during my previous visits, so, when [ 
reached the top of the high bluff I was but 
slightly fatigued. 
As the sun was but at the meridian when I 
accomplished the ascent of the bluff, I wandered 
along over the beautiful grounds till I found a 
spring of sparkling water, half concealed amid 
a cluster of young maples. Here I decided to 
refresh myself with my lunch and Nature’s 
purest, most wholesome beverage, and after 
enjoying a quiet rest proceed on my errand. 
An hour passed in delightful retrospect of the 
marvelous experiences of the few weeks now 
passed, then I decided it was time to seek the 
object of my visit. 
I followed the now familiar path along the 
edge of the bluff, till again I stood before the 
almost reverred rustic seat. It was vacant, I 
was evidently too early. Deciding that it 
would be best to await the young lady in her 
favored place of reverie, I made myself com- 
fortable, and taking from my pocket my note- 
book I was soon absorbed in the pleasurable 
exercise of jotting down interesting items of 
scientific character noted in the natural wild- 
ness of my surroundings. How long I had 
been thus engaged I cannot tell, when I was 
suddenly startled by a sweet voice from behind 
me. 
“Back go soon; Oh, you must be the bearer of 
tidings.” 
