Art Out-of-Doors 
ways upon the roadbed. Many fields which 
once were cultivated now lie, like 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 was 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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