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RECREATION. 



over men and dogs, but my memory has 

 not lost a shred of his love. The darkness 

 which so long has hung over his pillow, 

 ere long will enshroud his master's. The 

 boy whose eyes swam in tears that evil 

 day, so long ago, is an old man now, 



white haired and feeble, and lonelier than 

 even in his boyhood; but his eyes still 

 grow dim at the recollection of his faithful 

 friend. 



Will they meet again, I wonder? The 

 loving master and the devoted follower. 





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NOT AT HOME. 



Flying Squirrel. Winner of 7th Prize in Recreation's 

 5th Annual Photo Competition. 



IN WINTER QUARTERS. 



HILTON R. GREER. 



Hark ye, the wind hounds are out to-night ! 



Hear them bay on the hilltops white 



Ere they sweep, full cry, on the downward 



track, 

 A deep lung'd, hoarse tongued, clamorous 



pack ! 

 Chasing the leaves o'er the cheerless plain, 

 And dashing the sleet on the window pane. 

 But what reck we of the storm without 

 When our log built cabin is staunch and 



stout ? 

 There is cheer within where the firelight 



falls 

 On the pelt strewn floor and the antlered 



walls, 

 For, wrapt in the warmth and the ruddy 



glow, 

 Every tongue is loosed and the fancies 



flow ; 

 While the evening hours are quickly spent 

 In song and story and merriment. 

 Ah, little we envy the man whose feet 

 Are set in the city's turbulent street ; 

 For here in our realm near the mountain's 



heart, 

 Where care and sorrow are things apart, 

 Where the morning wafts from the steep 



inclines 

 A balsamed breath of the purple pines, 

 Every thought rings true and the soul is 



free 

 As the gulls that sweep o'er a stormy sea. 



Chopsticks! dingdongs! 

 Vicious little cue-ers! 

 Here we are forgetting 

 All about the Boo-ers! 



— Cleveland Plain Dealer. 



