as though they concealed some treasure we sought. 

 A race dwells here apart, and we turn aside for 

 that silent and refreshing company. When they 

 speak, their speech is lyrical. There are men who 

 have never known any friendship in Nature ; others 

 again who never outgrow the love of birds and 

 flowers, who preserve some youthfulness and inno- 

 cence which keeps them in touch with wild life. 

 Over and above a healthy curiosity, or any scien- 

 tific acquaintance, it is the companionship of the 

 woods and fields which counts — a real friendship 

 for birds and bees and flowers. Let us remember 

 the woods in the days of our youth, that we may 

 have this unfailing resource in later years. 



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