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fortable, without having the appearance of a castle, or 

 any unnecessary extravagance. And the "stone cottage" 

 is all this, at least. It is built of rough granite, in dia- 

 mond blocks, one story high, but from its size, 52 feet 

 square, it affords ample lodging rooms up stairs. It is 

 finished, and furnished richly, yet as plain as neatness 

 could imagine. In front, lies a broad, smooth, grassy 

 lawn, beautifully ornamented with a great variety of 

 trees and shrubs, with ornamental cuts for flowers in 

 the sod, the whole forming a lovely, shaded retreat, al- 

 most hidden amidst a cluster of native trees, which stands 

 like an island in the grassy slope that reaches from the 

 front door down to the road. South of the house, sur- 

 rounded by a rustic fence, is an extensive flower garden, 

 arranged in the neatest order ; and in the rear, not too far 

 distant for convenience, though well screened by shrub- 

 bery, stand the very neat and commodious stable, car- 

 riage house, and out-buildings. A little further on, to- 

 wards the "farm house," the passer will notice a sweet 

 little cot, quite an ornamental gem. This was built by 

 Mr. M. for the home of a couple of servants, man and 

 wife, which he brought from the south, and who are now 

 serving him for wages, instead of for life. 



Many of the trees seen around here have the appear- 

 ance, both in size and vigor, of having stood in the same 

 place since they first sprouted from the acorn, or the 

 winged messenger of reproduction from the maple, as 

 well as many other native American trees, that now 

 adorn and beautify a spot, that, only five years ago, was 

 as bare and unsightly as any other old rocky pasture in 

 the state. 



Moving Forest Trees. — This, Mr. Mudge had never 

 seen done; but the Yankee character is sufficient for all 

 emergencies. He first went to the woods, about five 

 miles off, and selected his trees, some of them eight or 

 ten inches through, and dug a trench around, leaving 

 a good mass of roots and earth to the trunk. This was 

 done in the fall. As soon as the earth was frozen, so as 



