Contents. 



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FROST FOLIAGE 17 



AN ICE-BOUND BROOK 24 



WINTER BELLS 33 



A CORVINE CONGRESS 42 



AFTER THE STORM 55 



HEARD ON THE HILL-SIDE 64 



BLUNDERS IN BIRD-NESTING 76 



A MORNING IN MAY 82 



DINNER AT NOON 95 



THE POETRY OF SHELTER 107 



MY ELM-TREE ORIOLE 122 



SHORT SUMMER DAYS 137 



AN OCTOBER OUTING 148 



A NORTHEAST STORM 162 



IN DEFENCE OF DESOLATION 170 



A VERY OLD MILESTONE 189 



CHRISTMAS OUT OF DOORS 201 



THE CHARM OF THE INEXACT 208 



THE RUSTIC : A PROTEST 217 



THE UNLETTERED LEARNED 226 



THE COMFORT OF OLD CLOTHES 236 



IN DEEP, DARK WOODS 243 



CORRESPONDENTS AND CRITICS , . 262 



