LIST OF 

 ILLUSTRATIONS 





The Old Homestead. Frontispiece. 



Page 



A Grapevine Festoon, 3 



The Barnyard Gate, S 



The Front Entrance, 7 



A Grapevine Swing, 9 



The Porch by the Well, 15 



The Rockery, - - 21 



"Wild Flowers and Ferns," - - 22 



The Bed of Red Lilies, - - - 23 



" Westward Ho '" ■ - 27 



The Parlor in Summer, - 29 



"The Old Oaken Bucket," ^ 32 



"The Decent Church that Topped the Neighboring Hill," 34 



A Gable, 36 



The Old Fireplace, 38 



The Old Sugar Kettle, 39 



Split Wood Ranked Up in the Woods, - - 48 



The Woodshed, - 51 



The Embers, - 69 



The Old Muzzle-loader, 71 



