Where Town and Country Meet 



way how they are harried out by the 

 farmer and driven to cover, as it were, along 

 the sheltering banks of the roadside! It 

 pleases me to see how well they are en- 

 abled to hold their own in these strong- 

 holds of the nomads, spite of scythe and 

 hoe and fire. Something must be left for 

 beauty's sake, O ye utilitarians! Let us 

 not sacrifice all to the prose of gain. 



A charming expedition for a nature- 

 lover is to start out very early of an Au- 

 gust morning, before the dew is off the 

 grass or leaves, and strike into some little- 

 traveled country road for a day of quiet 

 exploration and nature study. Take a field- 

 glass for the birds, and a small haversack 

 for luncheon and unknown botanical speci- 

 mens. Make no haste, but stop to rest in 

 the grateful shade as often as your blood 

 gets heated or your legs weary. 



How fresh and cool and fragrant is this 

 country air in the early morning, while still 

 saturated with moisture and loaded with the 

 earthy and vegetable odors which it has 

 absorbed during the night! Whenever I 

 feel that I am growing old, I bestir myself 

 early of a summer morning, and tramp out 

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