CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION ... ... . . . . . . ix 



I. SPRING ! SPRING ! SPRING ! 1 



II. THE SPRING RUNNING 7 



III. AN OLD APPLE TREE . 13 



IV. A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO SEE THIS SPRING . . 26 

 V. IF YOU HAD WINGS . . . . . 1 . . . .33 



VI. A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO Do THIS SPRING ... 41 

 VII. THE PALACE IN THE PIG-PEN ...... 48 



VIII. Is IT A LIFE OF FEAR? .60 



IX. THE BUZZARD OF THE BEAR SWAMP 76 



X. A CHAPTER OF THINGS TO HEAR THIS SPRING . . 86 



XI. TURTLE EGGS FOR AGASSIZ 94 



XII. AN ACCOUNT WITH NATURE , . 115 



XIII. WOODS MEDICINE . . . . . . . . 127 



NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS . ...... 137 



