Art Out-of-Doors 



ways upon the roadbed. Many fields which 

 once were cultivated now lie, hke lakes of 

 tall grass and wild - flowers, encircled by 

 arms of woodland. But very large clipped 

 lawns have rightly been made around three 

 sides of the house, as it stands on its little 

 promontory, so that the magnificent encir- 

 cling stretch of sea and distant shore may 

 make its due impression of broad and peace- 

 ful beauty. 



A few years ago the expanse now covered 

 by these lawns was a tangled mass of stones, 

 bushes, and small trees, with here and there 

 a few trees of larger growth. The labor 

 of clearing v/as great ; but the natural 

 slopes were fine, and, as I have said, further 

 labor in the way of planting was wisely 

 shunned. In well-chosen positions some 

 groups of oaks and pines and tupelos were 

 left where Nature had put them, and as the 

 winds of many winters had twisted and torn 

 them ; and, seen against the background of 

 blue sea, they are more delightful than the 

 best gardeners' specimens could be. They 

 are in place, in keeping, in harmony ; they 

 are characteristic of this country-side ; they 



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