. American cookery. hings waned, and by the time thetrees were all in leaf again the entireaspect of the place had changed. Quaintlittle foot bridges and cobblestone pathsand steps adorned the bare surface ofthe earth; shrubbery and vines had beenplanted in the yard and along theAqueduct wall; while a beautiful kitchengarden of made-earth was alreadypromising a bountiful harvest. Butthe master stroke of the hoboes wasthe fountain that bubbled at the backdoor. Like all else, its origin was asmysteriously beautiful as if it had beenthe work of fairies rather than that oftwo simpl
. American cookery. hings waned, and by the time thetrees were all in leaf again the entireaspect of the place had changed. Quaintlittle foot bridges and cobblestone pathsand steps adorned the bare surface ofthe earth; shrubbery and vines had beenplanted in the yard and along theAqueduct wall; while a beautiful kitchengarden of made-earth was alreadypromising a bountiful harvest. Butthe master stroke of the hoboes wasthe fountain that bubbled at the backdoor. Like all else, its origin was asmysteriously beautiful as if it had beenthe work of fairies rather than that oftwo simple, kindly hearted the good fairies did help, atleast there lay the huge hollow rockwhich Nature had shaped for it centuriesbefore. This had been regarded as aneyesore until one of the tramps suggestedthat here was the basin for a fountain,and that only the addition of a cementedstone coping would be required. 667 668 AMERICAN COOKERY Now we must locate a spring nearby,cried Mrs. Dressier PAINTING ON STAIRWAY If there is one we will find it!promised the hoboes. Twenty minutes later, as they laboredwith pick and axe in the flinty soil, aspring gushed forth out of the big rockjust above the fountain, from whichwater was easily piped down the hill-side. Today goldfish play hide-and-go-seek under water lily pads, and the waterstreams forth from the smiling mouthof a lovely little bronze cherub poisedon a mammoth turtle in the midst of thefountain. At last the tramps restedcontentedly from their labors. Soon afterwards there came a daywhen the bees and all living insectswere astir; flight after flight of birdspassed over the Hudson; young rabbitsscuttled from their burrows under therhododendrons, and a band of gypsiespassed Northward. There was wander-lust in the air. The tramps gazedwistfully after the gaudy van, and they,too, journeyed on. Shall we enter Aqua Rock from thehighway, climbing the stone stairwaywhich winds round several landings, up,x\p to
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