CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



FIRST SIGNS 6 



AFTER THE SNOW 7 



THE BENISON OF SPRING 13 



SOUTH BEACH 19 



BY THE RIPPLING SEA 49 



THE OLD STONE HOUSE 57 



TENANTS 64 



NATIVE BROOKS 72 



THE POND-MEADOW 84 



THE PARKS 104 



THE TURNPIKE ROAD Ill 



REFLECTIONS ... ... 128 



