CHAPTER X 



JUNE 



"TpILTHY lucre" is such a factor in our 

 -*- environment that a moderate income 

 usually prohibits the beautification of our do- 

 mains, reducing us to the colorless monotony 

 of mere tidiness, excepting in rare instances 

 when nature has been recklessly bountiful in 

 her gifts. This is the case with pheasants, 

 which have the rare combination of being 

 ornamental and profitable; which makes 

 them a necessary addition to the country 

 home of self-supporting aspirants, instead of 

 a prohibited extravagance. 



If you have never seen a pair of golden 

 pheasants sunning themselves on a fine day, 

 you cannot realize what a desirable acquisi- 

 tion a pen of these glorious Oriental birds is 

 to the garden or grounds; but as we are 



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