Parkways and Willows 



touch with things worth looking at 

 that I have not returned more than 

 ever satisfied that the whole universe 

 is kin, and that we know nothing at 

 all about it. This afternoon, at this 

 season of the year, there will be little of 

 bird, of flower or insect life abroad, but 

 can't you hear the water lapping softly 

 the sandy shores of that lagoon? Go 

 rather to the "movies" if you like! 

 And that great bank of cloud drifting 

 yonder down the lake! It came from 

 I know not where, and is floating 

 lazily towards the distant port of "I- 

 don't-care." Follow the crowd down 

 State Street if you prefer. I shall not. 

 And that word "crowd" tells the 

 whole story. I can enjoy a herd of 

 Herefords or a flock of Shropshires, 

 but mobs of mere people I prefer to 

 avoid! There is no congestion of men 

 or women therefore where I com- 

 monly walk. That is, if I have any 

 choice in the matter. 



Speaking of statues, there are many 

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