THE BOY AND THE BROOK

I wind about, and in and out,

With here a blossom sailing,

And here and there a lusty trout,

And here and there a grayling.

I draw them all along and flow

To join the brimming river

For men may come, and men may go,

But I go on for ever.

—Alfred Lord Tennyson,

The Brook.

[Original]

CONTENTS

[ I. THE BOY AND THE BROOK ]

[ II. THE TWO BOYS ]

[ III. THE TOWN-MEETING AT BLUE ROCK POOL ]

[ IV. IN THE NORTH WOODS ]

[ V. OVER THE SIMPLON PASS ]

[ VI. ON SEA AND SHORE ]

[ VII. AMONG THE NORTHERN PINES ]

[ VIII. IN THE LAND OF NOD ]

[ IX. ON BOTH COASTS ]

[ X. ON MOOSEHEAD LAKE ]

[ XI. AMONG THE CUT-THROATS OF LAKE CHELAN ]

[ XII. CAMPING ON THE NEPIGON ]

[ XIII. IN A HOUSE-BOAT ON THE KOOTENAY ]

[ XIV. SKEGEMOG POINT ]

[ XV. IN THE ALGOMA WOODS—AND BEFORE ]

[ XVI. IN THE VALLEY OF THE DWYFOR ]

[ XVII. BOY LIFE IN THE OPEN ]

[ XVIII. THE BULLY OF THE UPPER OSWEGATCHIE ]

[ XIX. OLLA PODRIDA ]