I hate to see woollens abused, as if they were human.

My, but things is fancy here since what David planted is growin'! Did you ever live in the country before ?" "No." "Where do you hail from ?" "Well not from the direction of hail," laughed the Girl.

"I lived in Chicago, but we were----were not rich, and so I didn't know the luxury of the city; just the lonely, difficult part." "Do you call Chicago lonely ?" "A thousand times more so than Medicine Woods.

Here I know the trees will whisper to me, and the water laughs and sings all day, and the birds almost split their throats making music for me; but I can imagine no loneliness on earth that will begin to compare with being among the crowds and crowds of a large city and no one has a word or look for you.
I miss the sea of faces and the roar of life; at first I was almost wild with the silence, but now I don't find it still any more; the Harvester is teaching me what each sound means and they seem to be countless." "You think, then, you'll like it here ?" "I do, indeed! Any one would.

Even more than the beautiful location, I love the interesting part of the Harvester's occupation.