Books by Mr. Torrey. =EVERYDAY BIRDS.= Elementary Studies. With twelve colored Illustrations reproduced from Audubon. Square 12mo, $1.00. =BIRDS IN THE BUSH.= 16mo, $1.25. =A RAMBLER’S LEASE.= 16mo, $1.25. =THE FOOT-PATH WAY.= 16mo, gilt top, $1.25. =A FLORIDA SKETCH-BOOK.= 16mo, $1.25. =SPRING NOTES FROM TENNESSEE.= 16mo, $1.25. =A WORLD OF GREEN HILLS.= 16mo, $1.25. HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO. BOSTON AND NEW YORK. FOOTING IT IN FRANCONIA BY BRADFORD TORREY “And now each man bestride his hobby, and dust away his bells to what tune he pleases.” CHARLES LAMB. [Illustration] BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1901 COPYRIGHT, 1901, BY BRADFORD TORREY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED _Published October, 1901_ CONTENTS. PAGE AUTUMN 1 SPRING 79 A DAY IN JUNE 120 BERRY-TIME FELICITIES 147 RED LEAF DAYS 177 AMERICAN SKYLARKS 195 A QUIET MORNING 208 IN THE LANDAFF VALLEY 217 A VISIT TO MOUNT AGASSIZ 228 FOOTING IT IN FRANCONIA AUTUMN “There did they dwell, As happy spirits as were ever seen; If but a bird, to keep them company, Or butterfly sate down, they were, I ween, As pleased as if the same had been a Maiden-queen.” WORDSWORTH.