. The brook book; a first acquaintance with the brook and its inhabitants through the changing year. Natural history. Throughout the year a brook is captivating. It is as companionable as a child, and as changeful. It hints at mysteries. 'But does it tell secrets other than its own? T)oes it tell where the wild things come down to drink ? 'Does it tell where the birds take their baths, or where the choicest wild flowers lurk? I fain would know the story of its playfellows and dependents. The brook has made its own way down the hill, through the woods and across the meadow. May we not follow it
. The brook book; a first acquaintance with the brook and its inhabitants through the changing year. Natural history. Throughout the year a brook is captivating. It is as companionable as a child, and as changeful. It hints at mysteries. 'But does it tell secrets other than its own? T)oes it tell where the wild things come down to drink ? 'Does it tell where the birds take their baths, or where the choicest wild flowers lurk? I fain would know the story of its playfellows and dependents. The brook has made its own way down the hill, through the woods and across the meadow. May we not follow it? Is it not a type of the best kind of human life? — the steep hillside of youth, the wild dash, the splashing through and under and between difficulties, the firm, steady flow down the gradual slope of middle age,—finally the safe and tranquil passing into the unknown"? And yet, in spite of its mysteries, one may really know a brook. A river is too distant,— too much an institution and too little an individual. A brook (ix). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miller, Mary Farrand (Rogers), Mrs. , 1868-. New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
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