A Water Garden 



is blooming, dainty dweller in a fairy home, 

 and somewhere in the shadows a goldfish 

 has a lurking - place. On the stone curb 

 a blue jug, and a Japanese drinking-vessel 

 formed of a shell, with a handle of bam- 

 boo, give the requisite touch of human 

 needs and uses to this lonely dell. 



The little green-turfed terrace is encir- Ati*yt*r- 

 cled with flowers that thrive in this warm " 

 nook, where the morning sun shines hotly, 

 and where its southwestern rays are tem- 

 pered by the shade of great forest-trees. 

 So steep is the hill that the shining waters 

 of the ocean are seen through the topmost 

 branches of tall Oaks and Hornbeams 

 and Pines, while others stand far below. 

 The brown seedy spike of a Dock-plant 

 hangs out against the lichened crag, and 

 forms a spot of rich color amid the pre- 

 vailing gray, while all about, from crevices 

 in the rocks, and from shady recesses be- 

 neath them, spring Ferns and Grasses, 

 with wild flowers and picturesque weeds. 

 Some young Sassafras - trees, or rather 

 bushes, near by, which have sprung up 

 of their own accord, have a particularly 

 pleasing effect with their yellow -green 

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