THE OLD HOMESTEAD, 

 THE OPEN WOOD FIRE, 

 THE OLD MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLE, 



THE BARN, 76 



THE WOODS, 113 



SQUIRRELS AND SQUIRREL HUNTING, 190 



SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT MY DOG, - 228 



THE ORCHARD, 241 



HARVEST, - 265 



THE PAPAW THICKET, - 286 



NATURE AND THE CITY, - - 306 

 NATURE AND THE PROBLEM OF SUFFERING, 333 



THE WOOD THRUSH : A Sonnet, 363 



A PRAYER, - 364 



