OUR COUNTRY LIFE 



those who do. The former come out of curiosity, to 

 escape from boredom, for the social side only or be 

 cause it is the correct thing to do in summer; but this 

 class is growing smaller every year, and to this de 

 sirable end the motor car has largely contributed. So 

 the passion for country life is creeping into the veins 

 of the American people, our Anglo-Saxon traditions 

 are asserting themselves, and gradually we are return 

 ing to the soil. 



Even those who do love the country love it for 

 divers reasons. To some it is a playground, and that 

 is all, bounded by the golf links or the tennis court. 

 To others it is a place for needed rest and respite ; to 

 be let alone is all they ask; a book on the terrace and 

 three good meals a day satisfies them completely. 

 Some look upon the country as a series of pictures 

 with novel effects of light each changing hour; some 

 prefer the creations of man, and go on architectural 

 expeditions with zest; some are fishermen, and given 

 a small boy and some bait, a boat and a rod, are per- 



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