Music of the Wild 



a characteristic part of the Song of the Fields; 

 a pure, Hc^iid note tinged with serene and tranquil 

 River iHclody sung from a perfect setting, and perha})s 

 Voices (ij.g^^yjj .^ larger audience than any other music of 

 the o])en. Because the fields are the scene of man's 

 greatest activity, the voice of toiling humanity is 

 their dominant note. 



The roar of great cities, the screaming of lake, 

 river, and railroad traffic, and tlie husy hum of 

 workei's in tlie fields combine in the song of life. 

 But bare and unadorned existence is an ugly, sor- 

 did thing, so some men have kept all the l)eauty 

 they could. That part of the original gift of the 

 Lord to the children of men that they themselves 

 have preserved furnishes e^ery picture it rests oiu' 

 Aveary eyes to see and every note our tired ears 

 care most to hear — the divine and unceasing Song 

 of the Fields. 



