![]() ![]() Drove several miles down the valley, this morning, in the teeth of a sharp wind and flurries of snow, but after facing the cold bravely, one brings home a sort of virtuous glow which is not to be picked up by cowering over the fireside it is with this as with more important matters, the effort brings its own reward. One quite enjoys the sleighing, however, as there was very little last month. SATURDAY, March 4 th.–Everything about us looks thoroughly wintry still, and fresh snow lies on the ground to the depth of a foot. The present edition is a revised one, and some passages not needed to-day have been omitted. It is hoped that some of our friends who, like the honored Hooker, love the country, "where we may see God's blessings spring out of the earth," may find something of interest in the volume. The following pages were written in perfect good faith, all the trifling incidents alluded to having occurred as they are recorded. In wandering about the fields, during a long unbroken residence in the country, one naturally gleans many trifling observations on rustic matters which are afterwards remembered with pleasure by the fireside, and gladly shared with one's friends. ![]() THE following notes contain, in a journal form, the simple record of those little events which make up the course of the seasons in rural life. That valleys, groves, or hills, or field,Įlectrotyped and Printed by H. Revised abridged edition without illustrations. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1887. Rural Hours by Susan Fenimore Cooper (1813-1894). ![]()
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