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     July 17th。 

     Thornycroft Farm seems to be the musical centre of the universe。 

     When I wake very early in the morning I lie in a drowsy sort of dream�察�

trying to disentangle�察�one from the other�察�the various bird notes�察�trills�察�coos�察�

croons�察  �chirps�察  �chirrups�察  �and   warbles。   Suddenly   there   falls   on   the   air   a 

delicious�察�liquid�察�finished song�察�so pure�察�so mellow�察�so joyous�察�that I go to 

the    window     and   look    out  at  the   morning     world�察  �half   awakened�察     �like 

myself。 

     There is I know not what charm in a window that does not push up�察�

but   opens   its   lattices   out   into   the   greenness。  And   mine   is   like   a   little 

jewelled     door�察  �for   the  sun   is  shining    from   behind     the  chimneys      and 

lighting the tiny diamond panes with amber flashes。 

     A  faint   delicate haze   lies   over   the   meadow�察  �and   rising   out of   it�察  �and 

soaring toward the blue is the lark�察�flinging out that matchless matin song�察�

so rich�察�so thrilling�察�so lavish�         �As the blithe melody fades away�察�I hear 

the plaintive ballad´fragments of the robin on a curtsying branch near my 

window�察�and there is always the liquid pipe of the thrush�察�who must quaff 

a   fairy   goblet   of   dew   between   his   songs�察  �I   should   think�察  �so   fresh   and 

eternally young is his note。 

     There     is  another    beautiful   song    that  I  follow    whenever     I  hear   it�察�

straining   my   eyes   to   the   treetops�察  �yet   never   finding   a   bird   that   I   can 

identify as the singer。       Can it be the ´ 

       ;Ousel´cock so black of hue�察�With orange´tawny bill;�拭�

       He is called the poet´laureate of the primrose time�察�but I don't know 

whether he sings in midsummer�察�and I have not seen him hereabouts。                          I 

must write and ask my dear Man of the North。                   The Man of the North�察�I 

sometimes think�察�had a Fairy Grandmother who was a robin�察�and perhaps 

she made a nest of fresh moss and put him in the green wood when he was 

a wee bairnie�察�so that he waxed wise in bird´lore without knowing it。                     At 

all events�察�describe to him the cock of a head�察�the glance of an eye�察�the tip´ 

up   of   a   tail�察  �or   the   sheen   of   a   feather�察  �and   he   will   name   you   the   bird。 



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Near´ sighted he is�察�too�察�the Man of the North�察�but that is only for people。 

     The Square Baby and I have a new game。 

     I   bought   a   doll's   table   and   china   tea´set   in   Buffington。 We   put   it 

under an apple´tree in the side garden�察�where the scarlet lightning grows 

so    tall  and   the   Madonna       lilies  stand   so   white    against    the  flaming 

background。        We built a little fence around it�察�and every afternoon at tea´ 

time we sprinkle seeds and crumbs in the dishes�察�water in the tiny cups�察�

drop a cherry in each of the fruit´plates�察�and have a the chantant for the 

birdies。    We sometimes invite an ;invaleed; duckling�察�or one of the baby 

rabbits�察�or the peacock�察�in which case the cards read�此� 

       Thornycroft   Farm。  The   pleasure   of   your   company  is   requested   at   a 

The Chantant Under the Apple Tree。 Music at five。 

       It is a charming game�察�as I say�察�but I'd far rather play it with the Man 

of the North�察�he is so much younger than the Square Baby�察�and so much 

more responsive�察�too。 

     Thornycroft Farm is a sweet place�察�too�察�of odours as well as sounds。 

The scent of the hay is for ever in the nostrils�察�the hedges are thick with 

wild   honeysuckle�察  �so   deliciously   fragrant�察  �the   last   of   the   June   roses   are 

lingering to do their share�察�and blackberry blossoms and ripening fruit as 

well。 

     I have never known a place in which it is so easy to be good。                   I have 

not said a word�察�nor scarcely harboured a thought�察�that was not lovely and 

virtuous since I entered these gates�察�and yet there are those who think me 

fantastic�察�difficult�察�hard to please�察�unreasonable� �

     I believe the saints must have lived in the country mostly ��I am certain 

they never tried Hydropathic hotels���察�and why anybody with a black heart 

and natural love of wickedness should not simply buy a poultry farm and 

become an angel�察�I cannot understand。 

     Living with animals is really a very improving and wholesome kind of 

life�察�to the person who will allow himself to be influenced by their sensible 

and high´minded ideals。          When you come to think about it�察�man is really 

the only  animal   that   ever makes   a   fool   of himself�察  �the others   are highly 

civilised�察  �and   never   make   mistakes。   I   am   going   to   mention   this   when   I 

write to somebody�察�sometime�察�I mean if I ever do。                To be sure�察�our human 



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life is   much   more  complicated   than   theirs�察�and  I  believe  when   the other 

animals notice our errors of judgment they make allowances。                        The bee is 

as   busy   as   a   bee�察  �and   the   beaver   works   like   a   beaver�察  �but   there   their 

responsibility ends。         The bee doesn't have to go about seeing that other 

bees    are   not   crowded      into  unsanitary      tenements     or   victimised     by   the 

sweating system。         When the beaver's day of toil is over he doesn't have to 

discuss the sphere�察�the rights�察�or the voting privileges of beaveresses�察�all 

he has to do is to work like a beaver�察�and that is comparatively simple。 



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                            CHAPTER XIII 



     I have been studying The Young Poultry Keeper's Friend of late。                      If 

there is anything I dislike and deplore�察�it is the possession of knowledge 

which   I   cannot   put   to   practical   use。  Having   discovered   an   interesting 

disease called Scaly Leg in the July number�察�I took the magazine out into 

the   poultry´yard     and   identified   the   malady   on   three   hens   and   a   cock。 

Phoebe   joined   me   in   the   diagnosis   and   we   treated   the   victims   with   a 

carbolic lotion and scrubbed them with vaseline。 

     As Phoebe and I grow wise in medical lore the case of Cannibal Ann 

assumes a different aspect。          As the bibulous man quaffs more and more 

flagons     of  beer   and   wine   when    his   daily  food   is  ham�察   �salt  fish�察 �and 

cabbage�察     �so  does    the  hen    avenge    her   wrongs     of  diet   and   woes    of 

environment。       Cannibal Ann�察�herself�察�has�察�so far as we know�察�been raised 

in a Christian manner and enjoyed all the advantages of modern methods�察�

but   her   maternal   parent   may   have   lived   in   some   heathen   poultry´yard 

which was asphalted or bricked or flagged�察�so that she was debarred from 

scratching in Mother Earth and was forced to eat her own shells in self´ 

defence。 

     * * * 

     The Square Baby is not particularly attracted by the poultry as a whole�察�

save when it is boiled with bacon or roasted with bread´ sauce�察�but he is 

much interested in the ;invaleeds。;            Whenever Phoebe and I start for the 

hospital with the tobacco´pills�察�the tin of paraffin�察�and the bottle of oil�察�he 

is   very   much   in   evidence。   Perhaps   he   has   a   natural   leaning   toward   the 

medical profession�察�at any rate�察�when pain and anguish wring the brow�察�he 

is in close attendance upon the ministering angels。 

     Now it is necessary for the physician to have practice as well as theory�察�

so   the   Square   Baby�察  �being   left   to   himself   this   afternoon�察  �proceeded   to 

perfect himself in some of the healing arts used by country practitioners。 

     When   discovered�察  �he   was   seated   in   front   of   the   wire´covered   ;run; 

attached     to  a  coop   occupied     by   the  youngest     goslings。    A   couple    of 

bottles and a box stood by his side�察�and I should think he had administered 



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a cup of sweet oil�察�a pint of paraffin�察�and a quarter of a pound of tobacco 

during     his  clinic。    He    had   used    the  remedies     impartially�察    �sometimes 

giving the paraffin internally and rubbing the patient's head with tobacco 

or oil�察�sometimes the reverse。 

     Several   goslings   leaned   languidly   against   the   netting�察  �or   supported 

themselves   by   the   edge   of   the   water´dish�察  �while   others   staggered        and 

reeled about with eyes half closed。 

     It was Mrs。 Heaven who caught her son red´handed�察�so to speak。                      She 

was dressed in her best�察�and just driving off to Woodmucket to spend a day 

or two with her married daughter�察�and soothe her nerves with the uproar 

incident to a town of six hundred inhabitants。               She delayed her journey a 

half´hourlong enough�察�in fact�察�to change her black silk waist for a loose 

sacque   which   would   give  her   arms   full   and   comfortable   play。        The   joy 

and astonishment that greeted the Square Baby on his advent�察�five years 

ago�察�was   forgotten for  the first   time in   his brief  life�察�and he was treated 

precisely  as   any  ordinary  wrongdoer   would   have   been   treated   under   the 

same   circumstances�察  �summarily   and   smartly�察  �the   ;wepping�察─  �as   Phoebe 

would say�察�being Mrs。 Heaven's hand。 

     All but one of the goslings lived�察�like thous

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