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Many had been the walks in the days of his courtship, but 
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were to be more frequent. 
During the long vacation he left the city, and with his 
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young wife dwelt along the Miami in their little cabin, 
“Justamere Shack.” In these happy days of carefree hours, he 
could indulge to his heart’s content in his wanderings among 
the bird haunts of these shores. His cheery invitation, in tones 
ecstatic, called to come and see the glories of bird-land, never 
left him go alone. There was always a companion. To the 
uninitiated, however, there was the first remonstrance, “Do 
not scare the birds,” and the second one, “Can’t you seer” 
His writing now kept pace with his notes. Among the 
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beautiful and ideal surroundings of “Justamere Shack” he 
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prepared the. essay: “Rambles of a Bird-Lover.” The walks 
that he took on the autumnal days of 1918 inspired the 
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beautiful word-painting: “Autumn.” 
A little fairy appeared at his home during this year. The 
little visitor was Miss Constance Marie Hochwalt. The father’s 
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heart rejoiced and a still greater sympathy was manifested for 
the singing life in the forest. 
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A reserved interest in the habits of the owl family led him 
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to revise his notes of 1916 and to publish the study, entitled: 
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