A LAND-LOVER AND HIS LAND 



place had the redemption of orchard 

 trees, old and young, the comfort of 

 living water four fine springs and 

 the crowning mercy of fringing wood- 

 /y land, so wild, so fern -filled, it was a 

 ff benediction. 



/ / The transformation has been gradual, 



/ and, to a degree, unintentional. At 



f first, the new owner thought of noth- 



ing beyond a place to keep his horses 

 in comfort, raise feed for them, and 

 shelter himself over week-ends, or upon 

 such nights as he was able to run up, 

 and gallop back and forth to the trains. 

 But he found country living a habit 

 that grew upon him. It likewise grew 

 on his family. Especially after his 

 wife fell ill, so desperately ill the fore- 

 most doctors gave her absolutely no 

 hope, she pined for quiet, and the 

 comfort of green things. The farm 



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