. Ways of wood folk. Animal behavior. XIV. ' I ^HE Christmas carol, sung by a chorus of fresh -*- children's voices, is jjerhaps the most perfect expression of the spirit of Christmastide. Especiall)' is this true of the old English and German carols, which seem to grow only sweeter, more mellow, more perfectly expressive of the love and good-will that inspired them, as the years go by. Yet always at Christmas time there is with me the memory of one carol sweeter than all, which was sung to me alone by a little minstrel from the far north, with the wind in the pines humming a soft accompanimen
. Ways of wood folk. Animal behavior. XIV. ' I ^HE Christmas carol, sung by a chorus of fresh -*- children's voices, is jjerhaps the most perfect expression of the spirit of Christmastide. Especiall)' is this true of the old English and German carols, which seem to grow only sweeter, more mellow, more perfectly expressive of the love and good-will that inspired them, as the years go by. Yet always at Christmas time there is with me the memory of one carol sweeter than all, which was sung to me alone by a little minstrel from the far north, with the wind in the pines humming a soft accompaniment. Doubtless many readers have sometimes seen in winter flocks of stranger birds — fluffy gray visitors, almost as large as a robin — flying about the lawns with soft whistling calls, or feeding on the ground, so tame and fearless that they barely move aside as you iSi. 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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