21 6 FROM A NEW ENGLAND HILLSIDE. 



XLII. 



D Sannenbaum, D Sannenbaum, 

 SSte treu fmb Seine flatter. 



A GOOD straight cedar tree stands upon 

 the end of the ridge-pole of the cottage. It 

 was planted there yesterday afternoon in 

 token of the fact that the summit had been 

 reached, the place of the dividing of the 

 waters, not the sweet vale of Avoca. At 

 length the bones are in place, and ready to 

 be clothed upon with the membranes which 

 are to give a seeming of continuity and 

 bodily substance to the structure. 



We can now see the outline, in its general 

 character, and are able to judge as to its fit 

 ness for the location, and are called upon 

 to decide whether the building improves or 

 desecrates the position which it occupies. 

 I fear that this is a consideration all too 

 seldom taken into account. In this instance, 

 so far as expressed, opinions coincide, and 

 for myself I am quite content. Nature takes 

 kindly to her bosom the newcomer, which 



