As you ss.mter through the driTSway aad look Uf> at the stars, 

 yeu see silhcwetted agaiast the dark aky the darker e^&rs aad spruces 

 that lift their shapely heads high abore the level of the cupola. The 

 Bight Tapors bring to you the so^t of freshly-plowed land, if it is 

 early spring, ami of lilies of the yalley growiag in profusion ia the 

 shad© of the ©Tergreens. If sigBiBaer, the vapors &re ladm with the 

 fragi-aace of rose pet-als sad of the more distsot clover find comsilk. 



So ^ids your first day. 



In the moniiiig it will be to your advantage if you are some- 

 whst ill. Th^ you aay hn.re breakfast in. bed. Maggie will bring a 

 tra.y dalatily prepared — but not too daintily — with fresh napery, of 

 course, and with various covered dishes from which ^^rises a goodly stesm. 

 T©tt kind aad gracious hoatesa will prop you up with extra pillows, .vill 

 p*lt her o«a warm soarf around your shoulders and will lift the shade so 

 that you caa see the orchard trees resplaadent with blose<Mtts or heavy 

 with fmit aooording to the season. She i^ill stay with you a few minutes 

 and rook gently in your rockingchair, — the only tiaaein the day that sh* 

 has been known to sit down to rest. If there were a spsok of dust in 

 your room, she would renaove it. But there ia no dust. 



There are advantages, also, in being well. If well, you may 

 wsader all around the grounds, take long walks over the hills or follow 

 the trout strefijBs a-fishia^j. When you ooae home, tired and hungry, you 

 aay go into the spacious kitohen — first asking permission. Onoe safe- 

 ly across the ©agio threshold, you may feast upon sii^ared crullers ia 

 ufflLCoimt^ Bttabers, crullers such as the gods provide. Cora will give 

 th^ to you. She will also give you glasses of milk contaiaing visible 

 oreaa. She will give you ehooolate cake and lemon pis and, if you remain 

 hungry, specially aade sandwiches ead bread and butter with apple jelly. 

 She will lift one corner of the big, white oloth and show you the loaves 



