2, \ : r t .: ; :AN OPENING WORD 



, the . contentious naturalist, but simply a 

 ^ijtiitetiOn of sights and sounds* What is 

 seen and heard things revealed to the eye and ear 

 may awaken a delighted interest, but our thoughts 

 and fancies, stirred by what is partly revealed, have 

 a deeper charm* Following these suburban rambles 

 may yield the keen pleasure of observations verified* 

 And perhaps in the wayward ramblings a community 

 of fancy may be discovered more pleasant and more 

 fraternal than the kindred joy of disclosing nature's 

 guarded secrets* 



