FROM A NEW ENGLAND HILLSIDE. 23! 



Be that as it may, I am sure that a 

 proper provision of paths through private 

 lands, with turnstiles, gates, or bars where 

 necessary, would contribute vastly to the 

 comfort and enjoyment of the public, and 

 would not be to the detriment of the private 

 owners. I am strongly inclined to believe 

 that we should be better off, if the right to 

 use such paths should inure to the public as 

 an indefeasible right, as in the cases that 

 I have mentioned ; but without insisting 

 upon this, it is quite safe to say, that he 

 who offers to his neighbours the privilege 

 of such enjoyment of his domain, shows 

 that so far forth, at least, he has become a 

 civilized man. 



AUGUST 19, 18&amp;lt;J4. 



