Music Of The Wild Author:Gene Stratton Porter Music of the Wild Uk, Reproductions of the M v s, Instruments N AND M A I N S It touched the wood birds folded winy And said, 1 O bird, awake and sing T Longfellow. rtht., I t0 t by i and irnhn THE SONG OF THE RIVER This river Sends forth glad sounds, and tripping oer its bed Of pebbly sands, or leaping down the rocks Seems, with continuous laug... more »hter, to rejoice In its own being Bryant. Thou art only a gray and sober dove, But thine eye is faith and thy wing is love Lanier. Books by Gene Stratt on - Porter WHAT I HAVE DONE WITH Bums A. T THE F T OK THE RAINBOW A GlKL OF THE IjIMBERLOST THE SONG OF THE CARDINAL THE Music OF THE WILD BIRDS OF THE BIBLE FRECKLES Contents PART I The Chorus of the Forest, PART II Song-s of the Fields, PART III The Music of the Marsh, - 23 165 323 List of Illustrations FOREST SPRING, - THE SONG OF THE RIVER, FOREST ROAD, RABBIT LEAVING BURROW, BROODING DOVE, TREE TOAD, - KATYDID, - PUBLIC ROAD, - YOUNG LARKS - YOUNG FLYCATCHERS, BIT OF MARSH, - THE FOREST, - - - THE PRIMARY Music CLASS, THE ROAD TO THE FOREST, BLOODROOT, THE GATEWAY, Facing Pajjo 3 5 7 6 9 8 11 10 14 16 19 20 22 24 28 32 11 List of Illustrations Facing Page THE TREE HARPS, -------36 THE GLOVES THE FOXES WEAR, -----40 THE LOCUSTS FIDDLE, ------44 A CROW SOLO, --------48 THE WHITE CLOUD, ------52 MOTHS OF THE MOON, - ------56 DUSKY FALCON, -------60 HAWK FACE WHAT DOES HE SAY 64 A BEECH TREE HARP, ------68 PROFESSIONAL WAILERS, ------72 PAPAW BLOOM, -------76 PAPAWS AND SUNSHINE - - - 80 BANEBERRY AND MAIDENHAIR, - 84 CRICKET Music, - -------88 E. BONYMUS AMERICANUS, ------92 A GROUND MUSICIAN, -------96 TALL BLUE BELLFLOWER, - - - - - 100 THE CROWN OF THE FOREST KING, - - - . - 104 BLACK HAW BLOOM, - - - - - 108 BLACK HAWS, - - - - - - - - 112 THE TREES, - .--.-116 YOUNG BATS, --------120 WHERE THE WOODS BEGIN, -----124 FROST FLOWERS, --------128 SYCAMORE, --------132 THE APPLES OF MAY, - - - - - - - 136 SMOKE HOUSE, - - 140 THE DESERTED CABIN, --- 144 PHARAOHS CHICKENS, ------148 HOP TREE Music, -------152 NIGHT Music ON A FOREST RIVER - 156 OLD LOG, - -.---.- 160 12 List of Illustrations Facing Page KATYDID, ---- 162 SWALLOWS, - - - - - - - 164 DANDELION, ------.. 166 ONE OF MY FARMS, -------170 FIELD DAISIES, - - - - - . - 174 A CLOUD MUSICIAN, -------178 ELECAMPANE, - - - - - - -. 182 THE HOME OF THE HOP TOAD, -----186 HOP TOAD, - -------190 MOONSEED VINE, - - - - - . . . - - . - 194 MY OAT-FIELD, - - - - - - 198 BRANDS OF THE NOONTIDE BEAM - - - - 202 THE LANDLORD OF THE FIELDS, - - - - 206 . BEARD TONGUE, - - - - - - - . - 210 MOLLY COTTON, - - - - - --214 BURNING BUSH, - - - . - - 218 TALL MEADOW RUE, - - - - - - 222 WILD SAFFRON, - - - - - - - 226 GREEN PASTURES, -------230 SHELTERED, WATERED PASTURE, -----234 BLAZING STAR, ------238 WILLOWS, ---------242 BUCKEYE BRANCH, -------246 AN OLD ORCHARD, -------250 MOTHER ROBIN, - ------254 THE ORCHARD MOTH, - - - - - - - 258 ROYALTY IN THE ORCHARD, - - - - - 262 SCARLET HAW BLOOM, - - - - - .-266 SCREECH OWL, - - - - - - - 270 THE SONG OF THE ROAD, --..-274 MALE GOLDFINCH AND YOUNG, -----278 MILKWEED, - - 282« less