PUBLISHERS' NOTE 



THE three papers given in this volume will appeal 

 especially to the large number of boys and girls who 

 enjoy stories of boating, camping, and tramping experi- 

 ences. The first, "A Summer Boating Trip," is from 

 " Pepacton and Other Sketches ; " the second, " Camp- 

 ing with the President," is from the " Atlantic Monthly " 

 for May, 1906; and the third, "A Tramp in the Cat- 

 skills," is a selection, complete in itself, from " Birch 

 Browsings" in "Wake-Robin." The biographical 

 sketch by Clifton Johnson will also be enjoyed by chil- 

 dren who have become familiar with Burroughs's 

 writings. 



In presenting another volume of Burroughs's essays 

 in the Riverside Literature Series, the publishers feel 

 that the reception accorded the previous Burroughs 

 numbers in this series testifies to the adaptability of 

 the writings of this nature philosopher to school use. 

 The desirability of bringing children into that intimate 

 and sympathetic relationship with nature which per- 

 vades all of Mr. Burroughs's writings is apparent to 

 all teachers who recognize the need and the difficulty 

 of inculcating a love of nature in their pupils. 



