IDYLLS OF BIRD LIFE 
all the while with that spirit of observation, that learned how to 
linger when fainter hearts grew weary. In 1914 he wrote, as a 
result of his observations, and at the request of Fred E. Pond 
(Will Wildwood), the article: “The Romance of Mister and 
Mistress Bob White.” This charming essay appeared in the 
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holiday number of the Sportsmen’s Review. In the same 
issue appeared the article: “Our Feathered Winter Residents. 
The following year saw the publication of “The Robin’s Menu, 
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he wrote, “The Blue Bird’s Repast,” and “The Robin, an,Insect. J 
Destroyer.” Besides showing the romance of bird-life, our 
youthful author could not lose sight of the practical value. 
To his filial affection for his parents and his admiration 
for the out-doors, a new love now entered his life. He wrote 
of romances, but he, too, was the hero of a charming romance 
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with his lady-love. On the first day of the most beautiful month 3 /« ^ 
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of May, 1917, Bert G. Hochwalt was married to Miss Praxides 
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Marie Blandford. This charming young lady appreciated the 
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tastes of the young benedict, and was his most appreciative com- 
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panion in his out-door studies. His great love for Nature was 
not to diminish; it was to be enhanced by the greater love, for 
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the companion of his too short a life. 
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