CHAPTER IV 



The Bluegrass Claims Its Own 



The broad porch of the big manor 

 house builded by the buyers of the Brick 

 House farm, with its great white fluted 

 pillars and "gallery," has a southerly 

 exposure. The view is of purely pas- 

 toral simplicity, calculated to soothe 

 and rest tired nerves and eyes, rather 

 than impart any special mental thrills. 



A gentle declivity leads down to 

 where a sinuous brook meanders aim- 

 lessly through the middle foreground, 

 losing itself finally in a belt of timber 

 on the left, where the flood waters are 

 impounded by a dam. The backwater 

 from this has formed a small lagoon 

 which serves a triple purpose. First 

 of all, it gives golfers a good water 

 hazard to play into or over. Secondly, 



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