NOTE TO THE AUTHORS EDITION. 
girt isle are all wanting here. And after a long 
and tedious tour of this limitless land, one 
quietly longs for just one more glimpse of dear 
Old England. 
With such feelings welling up within me, I 
am sure, dear sir, you will pardon any liberty you 
might otherwise consider my writing you to be. I 
have never had the pleasure of personal acquain- 
tance with you, and probably I never shall, but I 
felt I must thank you for the great pleasure you 
have afforded me in these ennobling utterances 
(so to say) of your facile pen. 
Believe me, Dear Sir, to remain, 
Ever yours very gratefully, 
ROBERT HOWARD HEATH. 
The preceding letter is one of very many that 
have been received, including letters from the 
Antipodes and a large number from the 
home country, expressing the pleasure which 
the Author’s writings on sylvan themes has 
inspired. Such evidence of enjoyment of the 
loving treatment of nature subjects is very 
gratifying. But, whilst the Author is delighted 
