UNDER A GREENWOOD- 

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NORTHWARD over a long, sandy 

 slope the woods may be seen 

 hard and soft maple, beech, and 

 sycamore; mostly hard maple and beech, 

 with a mere sprinkling of sycamores. Occa- 

 sionally there is an ash-tree. In the pasture 

 this side of the forest a glacier has left its 

 sign-manual across the hills. More ages than 

 a man could guess have lapsed since that huge 

 mass came drifting down from the north, 

 but even in these days a hint of its grinding 

 course is evident in deep valleys cut through 

 the hill-tops, and scattered along its path the 

 farmers have found " float " copper, which 

 the icy mass dislodged and brought down in 

 its powerful grasp. The dense green of the 

 woods stands firm against the sky, and an 

 old rail fence hugs close to its borders. Far 

 above, a solitary crow crosses, and higher 

 still a buzzard swings slanting pinions and 

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