MY WOODLAND INTIMATES 



tiny forms of merry fireflies and modest glow- 

 worms. 



The bungalow is so situated that it catches 

 every air-current, hence breezes sweep through 

 it almost constantly. To this fact, as well as to 

 its nearness to the woods, we attribute the veran- 

 da's unusual immunity from mosquitoes ; the little 

 pests always manifesting a preference for regions 

 where the trees grow thickly, or the bushes crowd 

 together. But even in the forest-nook which we 

 have chosen for our resting-place this morning, 

 you note that we are not molested. True there 

 are days not many of them, however in which 

 mosquitoes are numerous here, and nights when 

 their sharp voices and sharper stings are peace- 

 disturbing factors, but these are the exceptional 

 times, for this is not a mosquito-infested quarter. 

 There is no stagnant water in which the egg- 

 masses may float comfortably about or the " wrig- 

 glers " disport themselves. Even the bird-bath 

 overflow which has sluggish inclinations is 

 daily flushed and made to hurry on its way 

 through a carefully constructed pipe. 



And now, if hearing of another favorite nook 

 will not tax your .patience, I would tell you of a 

 haunt which shares with the bungalow both my 

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