KO 77/ a; wrrciiiNd wukn. 



j)IjW5(5, dropped upon \w,v kiio(;H on \]\{\ wet 

 ground, .'uiiid v.iwk Icnis ;uid w(;cdH, JriiiKul far 

 Milder Mi(^ ov(Mli.'uit;iii^;* lools with i\\i\\v load of 

 l)l;ieli f'Milli, tJinisI, earel'id lin<;(;rH into HOino- 

 tliiii^, and tii<;n i'o,s(!, Iinsli<;d nnd ti'inin])])ant. 



"(\)in(^ Ji(vn%" hIhi (^onnn.'iiided. '•'• A iic^Ht full 

 of l)5d)Ies! Oil, vvli:i(, hieU ! " 



'riiei(^ it< was, Hiire en(ni<;li, aw;iy b.'U'k nnd<»r 

 ilie Iie:i,vy loof of ejiilli mid loois, a snii^' round 

 sl,nieliire of j^reeii nioHS, lil/l,le l>ii;-^er Mimii a 

 (M'Oipiet li.'iil. The hoh^ oeeiipiiMl by the roots 

 wh(Mi t,h(^ t.ree stood ei-cM't, w:is now lided with 

 wn.ter, :uid hefore it, w.mammI ;i sin.'ill forest, of 

 I'iMiis. It. w.is :ni i<h':d sit-uafion for ji, ni^si ; 

 phijisant, t,o look jii, .'iiid safc^ — if anything;' c-ould 

 1)(^ HaJ*e> from th(^ small fm--el;Ml ufcntry who 

 (daiinod tlu^ wood .'ind mI! it, eonl.ained for their 

 own. 



'"riic lirimll. liiiM no liner oy<< 

 l''»»r hIi.'kIow V <|uirtiM'HH " 



tinii li:id this ])Mii* of wise little wrcnis. 



iMom lh(^ blissful moment, of our diseovory, 

 wh;i,t,ever int.erest ini;" <'xeursinii was planned, 

 vvliat,ever elioiee iiesl, t,o he soni;ht,, oi' eiiarminu^ 

 family of nestlini;s io !)(» called upon, <>Mr ste])S 

 lirst. turned of themselves up the wren ])ath. 

 lOveiy day W(» saw ilu^ birds <;<) in and out, on 

 housc^hold cares infont, and we soon l)e<jja,n to 

 look for tlio oxit of the youn;;lin;;M. 



