Green fields and whispering woods; or, The recreations of an American "country gentleman"; embracing journeys over his farm and excursions into his library . deven reappeared (at least we always believed it to be theold and not a new one) the next summer. We gather fromthese circumstances that he felt no hardness toward anyone upon the farm by reason of what had occurred. Foraught I know both the bear and the chore-boy are still•alive, and heres hoping that they may each continue to-flourish even to a green old age! Thats about all there is of the hare story; and, to tellthe literal truth, I,
Green fields and whispering woods; or, The recreations of an American "country gentleman"; embracing journeys over his farm and excursions into his library . deven reappeared (at least we always believed it to be theold and not a new one) the next summer. We gather fromthese circumstances that he felt no hardness toward anyone upon the farm by reason of what had occurred. Foraught I know both the bear and the chore-boy are still•alive, and heres hoping that they may each continue to-flourish even to a green old age! Thats about all there is of the hare story; and, to tellthe literal truth, I, for one, am heartily glad of it; for thatbear had been fast becoming such a bore that he could notmuch longer have been borne ! Now just a little word with yon, reader, ere I close this•chapter: For the first time since we set out together I have ASHAMED OF THE BEADEE. 127 l)een really ashamed of you. To allow yourself to becomeso excited over such a very trivial matter as the littleadventure I have been describing! Tis positively disgrace-ful ! One thing at least I am resolved upon,—you hear nomore bear stories from to the next MOTTOEg FOR SHiPTER II. Ife is orjly irj solitude that; the genius of emir]er|(!. ngeghas beer) formed. Tbjere their first thouglrjtg sprarjg. DISRAELI. Silence is tl]u§ a rjovelty; and a syrqpatl^y wit^) forrqs ofnature, and witlj plgerjomerja of liglgt, op twiligl]fe, i§ Vjeight*erjed by its contrast with) ordirjary expepier|ce. besides,or)e likes to starjd out aloije before t]iir)self, * jjj * ir| lifehe is actirjo and acted upon. 2S^ throng of exciterrjents areSpurring l^im tbjrough various rapid races. Self^corjsider*atior) is almost lost. |-ie scarcely krjo-ws wljafe of hirgselfis bjimself, ar)d whjat ig but th|e workings of others uporjhjirr). It is good, rjow arjd tVjen, to sit by ones self, as ifall the world were dead, and see what is left of tVjat whichglowed ar)d raged along the arerja. We are out of temptation, out
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