There is an estate on which we pay no 

 tax and which is not susceptible of improve- 

 ment. It is of indefinite extent and is to be 

 reached by taking the road to the nearest 

 woods and fields. While this is quite as val- 

 uable as any property we may possess, as a 

 matter of fatt few assert their title to it. 



Nature is in herself a perpetual invitation 

 to come into the open. The woods are an un- 

 failing resource; the mountains and the sea, 

 companionable. To count among one ' 's friends, 

 the birds and flowers and trees is surely 

 worth while ; for to come upon a new flower 

 is then in the nature of an agreeable event, 

 and a chance meeting with a bird may lend 

 a pleasant flavor to the day. 



