Getting Ready for Winter 



thoroughly nature prepares her children 

 for their winter struggle. But this is a 

 study to which I must refer my readers as 

 a charming employment for fall and early 

 winter rambles. The observing eye will 

 find instances of this winter dressmaking, 

 or tailoring, or armoring, on every hand. 

 Nature will be found as busy in November 

 as in April perhaps more so, if we could 

 count all her shifts and stitches. She has 

 such a large family to tide over the winter ! 

 And, like all children, some of them will be 

 careless and heedless in spite of all she 

 can do. 



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