ON LOOKING AT THE SKY 



'J^HIS has been a lovely day. 

 ^^ I ask no excuse for the school- 



girlish adjective. It fits. Even a 

 schoolgirl may state a scientific truth if 

 the fact happens to suit her word. 



It has been a lovely day, and I have 

 had the opportunity to enjoy it with more 

 than usual freedom. I have run away to a 

 lonely hill to gain a little solitude and to 

 detach myself from too much work. Before 

 me spreads a panorama of New England's 

 fairest scenery, — sloping green pastures, 

 interspersed with regal centenarian trees, 

 and, almost hidden in the distance, a quiet, 

 homely village. 



A more engaging and soul-satisfying 

 landscape it would be hard to find. But 

 to-day my eyes wandered continually to the 

 sky, for my soul sought a larger freedom 

 and a deeper rest than could be expressed 

 even in these miles of peaceful Massachu- 



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