Toi«r progress to the stream will be slow for, asat«rs.lly, yo» 

 will wajot to atop iM the gnrp^e, the asw atttosaobile shed, tha horse barn 

 occtipiftd now by tii?o haadsoae black ho^rses in box stalls, the cow bara 

 as yet without oooupaate, the chicken houses where dwell beantifal white 

 lyajidottea that ■»i:Sg to thaaeelTes in the eim, the old com crib — a 

 piotttres^«« relic and the only ttnpainted bit of architecture sbcut. All 

 baildings b«t the com crib are peinted white. 



Yo» reach the brook at last — it is only a short tsalk. If 

 yoa haTs approached quietly you my see a heroa wadi^ lisily in the 

 marshy part of the stream. He sill probably rlee when he sees you and 

 fly with wide, slow wings to the deeper part of the marsh. Wear the 

 stream stncds idly en old factory, the staccessiTe hoae of Toricue mana- 

 faeturing enterprises that died astursl deaths. It is no pl^ce for 

 factories, thia spot where herons feed. 



A second and very green knoll rlEee to the eoatheajst of the 

 factory. Once it was the feediog ground for savm hundred fine sheep. 

 Thalr gh©Bts walk the grasoy slopes n.t night and fr^stemize with brown 

 urcodchttoks tbtt come cautiously from the winding galleries of their 

 homes. You see the entrance halls of their hoiaes each with its neat 

 facade betokening thrift and an eye for proportion. lou sigh to thin^p 

 of the haroo whieh eIII be brought upon these subbferranean houeee when 

 the Suaraaty Trust Company of llew York decides to oonirert the knoll 

 into golf links. 



The sheep knoll ie the best place of all for a nap on bright, 

 cool days. You lie on the soft, short grass aad look up into the 



dasp sky or out upon the tria hills ecrosa the siarah. White bams 5jad 

 houses, like children's toys, are perched on the grem. hillsides. Die- 

 tint cfittle, ants in size, graze in the open spaces. Silent clouds 

 trail Ehadovy outlines as they pass. Little winds from the Berkshires 

 stir the brsnehes of the willoi?s ?nd maples aad rustle the leaves of the 



