THE SPRING OF THE YEAR
DALLAS LORE SHARP

SPRING OF THE YEAR—SHADBUSH (CHAPTER I)

The Dallas Lore Sharp Nature Series

THE SPRING OF THE YEAR

BY
DALLAS LORE SHARP
AUTHOR OF “THE LAY OF THE LAND,” “THE FACE OF THEFIELDS,” “THE FALL OF THE YEAR,” “WINTER,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY
ROBERT BRUCE HORSFALL

BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
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COPYRIGHT, 1904, 1905, AND 1906, BY THE CHAPPLE PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS BOOK COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1908, 1911, AND 1912, BY DALLAS LORE SHARP
COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY COMPANY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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U . S . A

TO MY SISTER
JENNIE
THE BEST OF COMPANIONS
IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS
THROUGH WHICH WE
WENT TO SCHOOL

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