94 FROM SPRING TO FALL. 



pathies of the woodmen towards the owners of those 

 mansions, and all was mutual goodwill and peace. 

 The country was a kind of Sleepy Hollow, where 

 the foresters, both men and women, lived nearly 

 as long as they pleased, just dropping off at last 

 for apparently no other reason than to aggravate 

 their relations ; as those of them who had a little 

 bit of property would die without leaving any kind 

 of will regarding its disposition. This neglect would 

 naturally " aggravate their relations," who would 

 then be at deadly feud with each other for years 

 afterwards, until some new annoyance arose to take 

 their attention a little from the prime grievance. 



This line of country was at one time full of 

 water, even on the top of the highest hills. The 

 first new-comers were not slow to avail themselves 

 of this ; pipes were laid, and their reservoirs and 

 open-air baths had a continual supply. This 

 arrangement made little difference while people 

 were so few; but others came, who naturally 

 followed their example, and after a time the bog- 

 lands did not have so much water flow into them. 

 This, however, did not affect the grouse. 



Presently new houses arose in all directions. 



