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Away iu the air — 



Far are the shores of Anywhere,. 



Over the woods and the heather. 



V 



You ought to see (only see, mind you,) on one of 

 these autumn nights, when you have not on your 

 party clothes — you ought to see a " wood pussy." A 

 wood pussy is not a house pussy ; a wood pussy is a 

 wood pussy; that is to say, a wood pussy is a — 

 skunk ! Yes, you ought to see a skunk walking calmly 

 alongamoonlit path and not caringafigfor you. You 

 will perhaps never meet a wild buffalo or a grizzly 

 bear or a jaguar in the woods nearest your house; 

 but you may meet a wild skunk there, and have the 

 biggest adventure of your life. Yes, you ought to 

 see a skunk some night, just for the thrill of meet- 

 ing a wild creature that won't get out of your way. 



VI 



You ought to see the witch-hazel bush in blossom 

 late in November. It is the only bush or tree in the 

 woods that is in full bloom after the first snow may 

 have fallen. Many persons who live within a few 

 minutes' walk of the woods where it grows have 

 never seen it. But then, many persons who live with 

 the sky right over their heads, with the dawn break- 

 ing right into their bedroom windows, have never 

 seen the sky or the dawn to think about them, and 

 wonder at them ! There are many persons who have 



