THE MUSIC OE THE WOODS. 



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and eager; well together, with Patty de- 

 cidedly in the rear. 



' The silly little thing! " some one near 

 me exclaimed. " What did she ride for? " 



" She may win yet," answered another 

 voice. " Patty Armstrong is not the fool 

 you think her." 



We all laughed. Now they had nearly 

 finished the course. Suddenly, little Miss 

 Armstrong threw herself forward, in gen- 

 uine racing style, made a grand spurt and, 

 shooting ahead of them all, reached the 

 goal, breathless, but eager. 



" Hurrah! hurrah! splendid! splen- 

 did! " arose the cheers from the little 

 group of spectators. Poor, insignificant 

 Patty was queen of the day. As for Mr. 



Canning, he acted like an overgrown 

 boy; shouting, clapping his hands, and 

 tossing up his hat in wild enthusiasm. 

 Then he sprang forward to the triumphant 

 girl, offered her his arm and led her to 

 the house, into the banquet-hall. He seat- 

 ed her in the victor's chair — a bower of 

 roses. 



Patty did not have a deprecating expres- 

 sion then. Her eyes shone and her cheeks 

 outrivalled the roses she crushed at every 

 movement. Now it was different. We no 

 longer felt we were condescending to no- 

 tice her, but were glad of her attention. 

 That day Patty Armstrong won not only 

 the race, but our most distinguished citi- 

 zen as well. 



COPYRIGHT, 1897, BY WRIGHT & CARLIN. 



'ANOTHER OF MY POSES." 

 See page 89, August Recreation. 



THE MUSIC OF THE WOODS. 



J. D. CRAWFORD, JR. 



There's something in the wild wind, sweeping o'er the hill, 



Or in a coyote's medley, to make one's whole soul thrill; 

 Or at your camp in autumn, comes a feeling that is strange. 



When you hear a bull elk's bugle notes, far up the mountain range. 

 There's something in the swish of the water flowing by 



That makes a sportsman wish he wasn't born to die. 

 This something's in all Nature if we may only hear, 



'Tis music sweet, 'tis music grand, who'll lend a listening ear? 



