TO 



D. F. B. 



A GREAT LOVER OF NATURE AND 

 EVERY ASPECT OF THE CLEAN 

 BROAD OUTDOOR WORLD IN FAIR 

 WEATHER OR FOUL, AND WHO KEPT 

 FRESH IN ME EVEN UNTO MANHOOD 

 THE EVER-EAGER DELIGHTS OF BOY- 

 HOOD IN ALL LIVING WILD THINGS 



