Characteristic Replies to Mr. Burroughs 
I have taken an afternoon off, reading once more 
‘thestayivcot the Honey Bee,” “The Invitation,” 
“The Tragedies of the Nests,” and “Glimpses of 
Wild Life,” that I might make sure that I still loved 
John Burroughs, and then I read “ Wood Folk at 
School.” You try it sometime. Read Burroughs at 
his best for an hour or two, and then read William 
J. Long, and you will understand why Burroughs 
cannot read William J. Long with any patience, and 
you will not love either the less, and you will surely 
appreciate the matchless insight of Mr. Long into the 
lives of wood folk. 
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