ts^^*^**^ -, *,. *, \ ,\,[ < ms,m .QU t iHlt mi im i 'W t i 



&S\ 



tH 



worth. It 

 promises a 

 healthy inter- 

 est in the brain, and 

 scraps of wisdom may 

 be found scattered along the way 

 for those who will, to pick up. 

 There are as many sorts of roads 



436 



The wood road with 

 its paths and trails 



as there are many kinds of books, each 

 sort filling it place. The grand turn- 

 pike, with its fine estates, speaking of 

 wealth; the country byways hinting 

 modest contentment and ease; the toll 

 road with its gate and its way-side inn 

 for travelers ; the river road, following 

 the stream, now giving glimpses of the 

 broad sweep and now but sparkles of 

 light through the foliage as the trees 

 obstru&t the view. There is the hilly 



