. Pastoral days; or, Memories of a New England year. Natural history. looking for so long. And here's a friend of his coming clown. They stop and wag their antennae in a mo- ment's conversation. I wonder what. AN OCTOBER DAY. they said. I always did wonder when I watched them do the same thing on this very spot a score of years ago. The soft waving grass whispers ^"IstS about my ears as it did then, and I hear the low v trumpet of the nuthatch as he creeps about in the tree o'erhead. Easily may one forget the lapse of time in such a place as this, where every leaf, and twig, and blade of
. Pastoral days; or, Memories of a New England year. Natural history. looking for so long. And here's a friend of his coming clown. They stop and wag their antennae in a mo- ment's conversation. I wonder what. AN OCTOBER DAY. they said. I always did wonder when I watched them do the same thing on this very spot a score of years ago. The soft waving grass whispers ^"IstS about my ears as it did then, and I hear the low v trumpet of the nuthatch as he creeps about in the tree o'erhead. Easily may one forget the lapse of time in such a place as this, where every leaf, and twig, and blade of grass conspire to breed forgetfulness of later years. Hark ! that shrill tattoo again ! The tree-toad. Yes, that same recluse in his mysterious hiding-place, seeking by his " 4 tantalizing trill to renew that game of hide-and-seek we left off so long ago—in those eager clays when every stick and stone upon the knoll was overturned in my zeal to find his whereabouts. There he goes again ! louder and more shrill. But now I realize the effect of time, for I only sit and listen to his oft-repeated call. Formerly that sound was like a galvanic thrill that electrified every nerve and muscle in my physiology. No, I'll not hunt for you again, my musical young friend; besides, the odds would be against you now, for I know more about tree-. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York, Harper & Brothers
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