OUR MOUNTAIN GARDEN 



aspect of the land was softened to a grace- 

 ful wildness. Avenues were made to 

 sweep broadly over accommodating clear- 

 ings ; wayward paths meandered alluringly 

 through the woods; the marsh was turned 

 into a pond ; ugly, unsightly growths were 

 pruned away, and pretty nooks and corners 

 began to appear, which seemed to call for 

 flowers and vines to add grace and colour 

 to complete their beauty, as a pretty girl 

 enhances the beauty of her costume by a 

 rosebud in her hair. 



It is difficult to tell just how all this 

 was accomplished by its designer, for it 

 came about gradually, year by year, as 

 seasons came and went. The plans for 

 it were not sketched on paper, nor made 

 all at once, but in winter nights, when 

 the nervous strain and excitement incident 

 to the musician's life had driven away all 

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