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LIST OF 

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The Old Homestead. Frontispiece. 



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A Grapevine Festoon, - - - 3 



The Barnyard Gate, ^ 



The Front Entrance, - - - ^ 



A Grapevine Swing, - - ■ " ^ 



The Porch by the Well, - - ^5 



The Rockery, ---------- 21 



"Wild Flowers and Ferns," 22 



The Bed of Red Lilies, 23 



" Westward Ho '" - - 27 



The Parlor in Summer, 29 



"The Old Oaken Bucket," - 32 



"The Decent Church that Topped the Neighboring Hill," 34 



A Gable, - 



The Old Fireplace, - - -38 



The Old Sugar Kettle, 39 



Split Wood Ranked Up in the Woods, ----- 48 



The Woodshed, - - 51 



The Embers, - - - 69 



The Old Muzzle-loader, - . - 71 



