. Ways of wood folk. Animal behavior. WAYS OF WOOD FOLK. I. ID you ever meet a fox face to face, sur- prising him quite as much as yourself? If so, you were deeply impressed, no doubt, by his perfect dignity and self- possession. Here is how the meeting generally comes about. It is a late winter afternoon. You are swinging rapidly over the upland pastures, or loitering along the winding old road through the woods. The color deepens in the west; the pines grow black against it; the rich brown of the oak leaves seems to glow every- where in the last soft light; and the mystery that ne
. Ways of wood folk. Animal behavior. WAYS OF WOOD FOLK. I. ID you ever meet a fox face to face, sur- prising him quite as much as yourself? If so, you were deeply impressed, no doubt, by his perfect dignity and self- possession. Here is how the meeting generally comes about. It is a late winter afternoon. You are swinging rapidly over the upland pastures, or loitering along the winding old road through the woods. The color deepens in the west; the pines grow black against it; the rich brown of the oak leaves seems to glow every- where in the last soft light; and the mystery that never sleeps long in the woods begins to rustle again in the thickets. You are busy \\'ith your own thoughts, seeing nothing, till a flash of yellow jaasses before your eyes, and a fox stands in the path before you, one foot uplifted, the fluffy brush swept aside in graceful curve, the bright eyes looking straight into. 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 Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1867-1952. Boston, U. S. A. , Ginn & Company
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