New-York tribune., 1902-06-08

white flesh which has been. deliclously cooked
Sometimes he bols wid duck in the iron Ifh Pct an
array OF books correspondence and WTitlng I'm ma ia
verted trident shaped trunk of a sumac tree: The
dining table is also made of pine boards, with iegs
larly constructed. A settee between the chimney
aicoye are made of white birch The, knobs Of
the front door and improvsed knocker which
stands are made of beach knuris. and excres,
no vaefy 3yh@ Of seTSe als Weod cuts sketches
and photographs garnered from many sources tfa
walls
Upstairs there are two cots in and
double bed in the other apartment These are used
A red squirrel is at present the occupant of the
upper floor. Mr.. Burroughs called attention to a
devastated bluebird's nest and deserted phehe's
eats up, my birds, he said but any of my grub
I may happen to have handy below am going
that red squirrel going to de- asked sd qne 4o de Gs
have @y b@g it THIS xtp the dfsded ha 6us
not to live. even xiii mosquitoes: Pointing e
dead tree not far away Mr. Burroughs IS SAD S with
gunk range and looks in sometimes early in
the % Then he a he ga ga @ 0 AND haTe 0
him for while we both go about our business for
the day.
NEST OF A WOOD DUCK.
The first call at sIabsides came to end when
Mr.. Burroughs with pail and dpper swinging from
his arm, led the way to the spring. and thence up
hillside to rocky plateau upon which is perched
Miss Helen Ingersols rustic cottage, where she and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ingersoll often summer. No
who drank from the tin dipper that day will
forget the deciousness the cold. sparkling water
dipped from the spring Hard by stood tan tree
the tor a Wood duck had a made her nest and was
then brooding over her eggs. The eggs, Mr. Bur
roughs said Were three feet below the entrance to
the hole, and how the mother would remove her
little ones was question. once at the opening ne
thought It would not hurt t9e @ nQt{, sou d ir,o ne
more climb up the inside wall OF the hollow l trunk
& OF II an fe br h9R b6 creanres ali have
%aVs OF OF their own that we seldom understand If
any of you people would like to climb the tree ana
so he he added bsnteTingy But think it would
prove too o1 mq6n 4a 9r eye9 gu e Wo
ago and climbed everything on the place He
every highhoe's and woodpecker's nest, while I
stood on the ground below shuddering and waiting
Everybody, Mr. Burroughs included was equipped
nber Mh as " the mea was on the
shady rocks near Miss Ingersolrs cottage, 49,.
efs ahd dnf them the o
This is bald rock about four aundfeq b eeE ate eGfG
and shawangunk ranges and of a peak Of the
Now said Mr.. Burroughs IF you are e9ga 9ft ito to
it. will show you wheFe & the Ice ng n5 eIS Whers re
the ink is scarcely dry. But it is something OF d
Something of climb" had come to have omi,
meanings to certain ones in the class VINO b{
there was no dissent. The way led downward and
gHfT bran sG8 sprnSe3 d woods finally
ended before huge piece of rock 1t had become
detached from the main rock and topping ing oyer fl
ntegration by rain and weather. but exposed Sed to to
view from the bottom of what might be called an
individual gully. for only one person could enter
at The surface smooth as II eVened
with a huge jackpIane and marked with ridges as
clear as If chfseled with grayers tool 1t It's is
relic of the ice age, and was done before even
Adam was a chicken said Mr.. Burroughs.
Coming through the woods Mr.. Burroughs picked
up hollow branch that had fallen from blTch
tree. It had been scooped out SO thoroughly that
She
ably only a light breeze to break it. 1t was the
work of downy woodpecker who had made her
home and reared her young in it while it was
part Of the parent tree. Mr.. Burroughs discov-
was rewarded by seeing down head appear, He
repeated his call occasionally and Downy always