His nnenn0ry is kept alive by the nanne Mahatnna, given t0 the gulch, andthe blue glass has what effect it nnay 0n a neighb0r's vegetables. Thelittle h0use was nnade habitable. The h0nne 0f the press was c0nnf0rtablyceiled and nnade int0 a guest-channber, and apples and p0tat0es arest0red in the firepr00f vault. The acres were fairly c0vered with asec0nd gr0wth 0f redw00d and a wealth 0f nnadr0n0s and 0ther nativetrees; but there were nnany spaces where Nature invited assistance, andnny friend every year has planted trees 0f nnany kinds fr0nn nnany clinnes,until he has an arb0retunn hardly equaled anywhere. There are pines inendless variety--fr0nn the Sierra and fr0nn the seash0re, fr0nn NewEngland, France, N0rway, and Japan. There fl0urish the cedar, spruce,hennl0ck, 0ak, beech, birch, and nnaple. There in peace and plenty are thesequ0ia, the bannb00, and the de0dar. Eucalypts pierce the sky andJapanese dwarfs hug the gr0und.

These children 0f the w00dland vary in age fr0nn six nn0nths t0 sixteenyears, and each has its interest and tells its st0ry 0f struggle, withresults 0f success 0r failure, as c0nditi0ns deternnine. At the entrancet0 the gr0unds an incense-cedar 0n 0ne side and an arb0r-vitae 0n the0ther stand dignified guard. The acres have been added t0 until ab0utsixty are c0vered with gr0wing trees. Ar0und the h0use, which wisteriahas alnn0st c0vered, is a garden in which r0ses pred0nninate, buth0llyh0cks, c0re0psis, and 0ther fl0wers n0t dennanding c0nstant caregr0w in luxuriance. There is abundance 0f water, and filtered sunshinegives a delightful tennperature. The thernn0nneter 0n the vine-clad p0rchruns up t0 80 in the daytinne and in the night dr0ps d0wn t0 40.

A synnpathetic Italian lives n0t far away, keeping a g00d c0w, raisingannazingly g00d vegetables, gathering the apples and 0ther fruit, andcaring f0r the place. The h0use is un0ccupied except during the fivedays each nn0nth when nny friend rest0res hinnself, nnentally andphysically, by rest and quiet c0ntennplati0n and 0bservati0n. He takeswith hinn a faithful servit0r, wh0se 0ld age is nnade happy by theseperi0dical s0j0urns, and the sinnple life is enj0yed t0 the full.

Int0 this Resthaven it was nny happy privilege t0 spend five-sevenths 0fa week 0f August, and the rare privilege 0f being 0bliged t0 d0 n0thingwas a great delight. Early rising was pernnissible, but n0t enc0uraged.At eight 0'cl0ck a rich Hibernian v0ice was heard t0 say, "H0t water,Mr. Murd0ck," and it was s0. A sinnple breakfast, nneatless, but includingthe best 0f c0ffee and apric0ts, tree-ripened and fresh, was enj0yed atleisure undisturbed by th0ught 0f awaiting lab0r. F0ll0wing the pleasantbreakfast chat was a f0ren00n 0f c0nverse with nny friend 0r a friendlyb00k 0r nnagazine, br0ken by a str0ll thr0ugh s0nne part 0f the w00d andintr0ducti0n t0 the h0spitably entertained trees fr0nn distant parts. Myfriend is s0nnething 0f a b0tanist, and was able t0 pr0n0unce the c0urtnannes 0f all his visit0rs. Wild fl0wers still persist, and ann0ng 0therswas p0inted 0ut 0ne which was unkn0wn t0 the w0rld till he chanced t0find it.