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met the pump house keeper, who was on his way home.
Questioning him, if he ever was troubled by tramps, we
learned that two robbers had built a bunk in the ravine
near the stream, and that it had been seen by Mr. Sollers.
We learned that the robbers had been committing depredation
in the neighborhood, stealing chickens, hams and other things.
He had not seen the <s>house</s> brook, nor could he give us any kind
of description of it.  It had been there, though, he said,
about a month.

82.
Feb. 15, 1900.  With the exception of 2 cold snaps, one at the
end of Dec. when the thermometer when down to 12°, and one at the
beginning of Feb. when it went down to 6°, the winter has been
quite mild.  Due to this, I felt somewhat restless to
pay a visit to the haunts of the Skunk Cabbage, to see
if it were not in bloom.  So to-day, immediately afer the
close of school, I took the cars to Brooklyn, walked out
the Annapolis R'd, and then out the first road leading towards
the river.  On this road I passed several large pretty patches
of Chickweed; examining them closely I found quite a number
of the delicate little flowers.  Stellaria media is therefore, the
        