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LOVE IN IDLENESS

maple, and the witch hazel rustles softly in the mysterious forest breeze. There, buried in the wood s bosom, bloom and blossom the wild

flowers, and redden the blushing berries in unseen succession, from middle June to late September—violets first, and wild iris, strawberries and raspberries, blueberries and black-