. Nestlings of forest and marsh, by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock; . MONSIEUR MISCHIFF = i;ii;fi- 1 litn trom a neighboring thicicet the orSwinging aloft on a willow spray that hung over the from his little throat such floods ot delirious musicThat the whole air and the woods and the waves seemed silentto listen. Longfellow. ONCE upon a time, long ago, a quaintold house stood in the midst of largegrounds on th^il^;fe[qof ^ beautiful river. interlaced and formed a perfect canopy. Atthe side grew syringa and weigelia bushes fullof beauty in their season, while over thepiazza masse


. Nestlings of forest and marsh, by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock; . MONSIEUR MISCHIFF = i;ii;fi- 1 litn trom a neighboring thicicet the orSwinging aloft on a willow spray that hung over the from his little throat such floods ot delirious musicThat the whole air and the woods and the waves seemed silentto listen. Longfellow. ONCE upon a time, long ago, a quaintold house stood in the midst of largegrounds on th^il^;fe[qof ^ beautiful river. interlaced and formed a perfect canopy. Atthe side grew syringa and weigelia bushes fullof beauty in their season, while over thepiazza masses of purple wistaria hung ingraceful profusion. Back of the house anold-fashioned apple orchard offered the finestof playgrounds, for through it ran a smallbrook where Httle folks could fish with bentpins and never be drowned. But dearest of all was the garden with itsold-fashioned roses ; its walks bordered withpansies, mignonette, and sweet alyssum ; its207. ^,,r:,/ HLATE IXNest and Eggs of Catbird in a bush


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