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station and took the 7 A.M. train.  It was cloudy, and our weather
bureau stated that we would have rain, so I took an umbrella, but
had no need of it.  When we reached G. we walked along the tracks & took the usual path 
to Marley, but instead of continuing along the path to Marley Road
we entered a [the first] little ravine beyond the old church and walked towards
the head of Marley Br.  Here on the hillside we found Arbutus in abundance,
we found it <s>so abundantly</s> in such abundance that we did not hesitate in making
a number of pretty bouquets.  I have never before carried home such a
nice lot of it. I noticed quite a number of flowers which had the corolla
eaten off even with the calyx.  From Marley Road we went to the
Old Furnace, seeing that the tide was high, we crossed the little inlet
at the road, then walked along the edge of <s>the</s> and through the
newly cleared woods.  We were very sorry to see that this cleared area
now extends practically to the stream.  Here and there are still the
piles of cord wood.  This devastation of our little forests was noticed
everywhere.  At <s>this</s> the rate they are now clearing, there will be very 
little woods in a few more years.  Down at the old furnace we saw
, too, many changes for the worse.  In the stream close to shore was
a scow filled with oyster shells which 4 men were unloading.  They were dumped on the shore 
where a great heap were lying; it, alone, destroying all the beauty of
        