Art Out-of-Doors 
thing of trees, without listening to lamenta- 
tions that the axe had not been much more 
freely used. 
There are literally thousands of trees in 
Central Park which ought to come down. 
If they do not, the beauty of the park fifty 
or even ten years from now will be far less 
than it is to-day. But when a single one is 
condemned the chopper is wise who gets him 
up very early in the morning ; a little later 
he may come almost into personal conflict 
with some foolish enthusiast who “ loves 
trees. ’ ’ No such enthusiast, I am sure, has 
any idea how many thousands of trees have 
already been cut in Central Park without 
his knowledge. He has never missed them 
although, probably, he has recognized the 
increased beauty of the spot where they once 
stood. If he could be told about them and 
made to remember just how their sites used 
to look, perhaps he might understand a lit- 
tle of the meaning of good art and good 
tree-culture — -just enough to make him stop 
a moment, when next he sees a sharpened 
axe, and question whether its wielding may 
not do a great deal more good than harm. 
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