Introductory 



nature. But, little by little, we are 

 changing all that. Each year a larger 

 portion of our city population is able to 

 seek the refreshment and inspiration of 

 the country during those months when it 

 is almost, if not quite, at its loveliest. 

 And while among this constantly increas- 

 ing class, there are many, undoubtedly, 

 who " having eyes to see, see not," even 

 among sights sufficiently fraught with 

 interest, one would suppose, to awaken 

 the curiosity of the dullest, yet there are 

 others, many others, who can cry with 

 Mr. Norman Gale, 



"And oh, my heart has understood 

 The spider's fragile line of lace, 

 The common weed, the woody space ! " 



who are quick to detect each bird-song, 

 and eager to trace it to its source ; who 

 follow curiously the tiny tracks of the 

 wood creatures ; who note the varied 

 outlines of the forest leaves, and discover 

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