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As a small boy he wished that he could throw a dam across the trout brook that runs near the little Conwell home, and  as he never gives up  he finally realized the ambition, although it was after half a century! AS A SMALL BOY HE WISHED THAT HE COULD THROW A DAM ACROSS THE TROUT BROOK THAT RUNS NEAR THE LITTLE CONWELL HOME AND AS HE NEVER GIVES UP HE FINALLY REALIZED THAT AMBITION ALTHOUGH IT WAS AFTER HALF A CENTURY
ght. He loves the very touch of the earth, and he loves the great bare rocks. He writes verses at times; at least he has written lines for a few old tunes; and it interested me greatly to chance upon some lines of his that picture heaven in terms of the Berkshires: _The wide-stretching valleys in colors so fadeless, Where trees are all deathless and flowers e’er bloom_. That is heaven in the eyes of a New England hill-man! Not golden pavement and ivory palaces, but valleys and trees and flowers and the wide sweep of the open. Few things please him more than to go, for example, blackberrying, and he has a knack of never scratching his face or his fingers when doing so. And he finds blackberrying, whether he goes alone or with friends, an extraordinarily good time for planning something he wishes to do or working out the thought of a sermon. And fishing is even better, for in fishing he finds immense recreation and restfulness and at the same time a further opportunity to think and plan. TAIN MEADOW WITH DELIGHT HE LOVES THE VERY TOUCH OF THE EARTH HE LOVES THE GREAT BARE ROCKS HE WRITES VERSES AT TIMES AT LEAST HE HAS WRITTEN LINES FOR A FEW OLD TUNES AND IT HAS INTERESTED ME GREATLY TO CHANCE UPON SOME LINES OF THAT PICTURE HEAVEN IN TERMS OF THE BERKSHIRES THE WIDE STRETCHING VALLEYS IN COLORS SO FADELESS WHERE TREES ARE ALL DEATHLESS AND FLOWERS E'ER BLOOM THAT IS HEAVEN IN THE EYES OF THE NEW ENGLAND HILL MAN NOT GOLDEN PAVEMENT AND IVORY PALACES BUT VALLEYS AND TREES AND FLOWERS AND A WIDE SWEEP OF THE OPEN FEW THINGS PLEASE HIM MORE THAN TO GO FOR EXAMPLE BLACKBERRYING AND HE HAS A KNACK OF NEVER SCRATCHING HIS FACE OR FINGERS WHEN DOING SO AND HE FINDS BLACKBEARING WHEREVER HE GOES WHETHER HE GOES ALONE OR WITH FRIENDS AN EXTRAORDINARY GOOD TIME FOR PLANNING SOMETHING HE WISHES TO DO OR WORKING OUT THE THOUGHT OF A SERMON AND FISHING IS EVEN BETTER FOR IN FISHING HE FINDS IMMENSE RECREATION AND RESTFULNESS AND AT THE TIME A FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO THINK AND PLAN
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