PREFACE ix 



the hazardous form of a regular journal that is a far 

 different affair but more in that of a commonplace- 

 book. Even that has the disadvantage of getting too 

 bulky, not to mention the unhandiness of manuscript 

 for reference. Therefore, a few years ago, I printed 

 some pages from the notebooks of several seasons, 

 which met with a very indulgent reception from the 

 public, notwithstanding that some of them had 

 appeared already in newspapers. So many persons, 

 both in this country and America, wrote to me in 

 reference to Memories of the Months, that I am 

 encouraged to hope that others, besides myself, may 

 derive some recreation from a second series. 



HERBERT MAXWELL. 



MONREITH, September 1900. 



