THE ISOLATION OF DAWN 



RISE early, and go out to keep com- 

 pany with the morning. Morning 

 lasts in summer till eight or nine 

 o'clock. So you may choose your 

 hour, but the earlier you choose to go 

 the pleasanter will be your experi- 

 ence. 



It was before sunrise and the 

 woods were still gray with shadows. 

 The Lake was streaked with broad 

 bands of calm water, between which 

 rippled a million joyous wavelets. 

 As I dipped softly out upon the red- 

 tinged water the liquid call of a bird 

 on the sandy beach and the cawing of 

 crows in the woodland alone broke 

 the silence of the dawn. Along the 



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