CHAPTER IV 

 The Bluegrass Claims Its Own 



The broad porch of the big manor 

 house builded by the buyers of the B rick 

 House farm, with its great white fluted 

 pillars and "gallery," has a southerly 

 exposure. The view is of purely pas- 

 toral simplicity, calculated to soothe 

 and rest tired nerves and eyes, rather 

 than impart any special mental thrills. 



A gentle declivity leads down to 

 where a sinuous brook meanders aim- 

 lessly through the middle foreground, 

 losing itself finally in a belt of timber 

 on the left, where the flood waters are 

 impounded by a dam. Th6 backwater 

 from this has formed a small lagoon 

 which serves a triple purpose. First 

 of all, it gives golfers a good water 

 hazard to play into or over. Secondly, 



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