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The candle in the cabin

Lindsay, Vachel (1879-1931)

[dedication]

CONCERNING HIS INSIGNIA

WORLD-MAPS

THE HOUSE OF BOONE

THE RANGER'S CABIN

THE SNOW BY RISING WOLF PEAK

THE CHILD-HEART IN THE MOUNTAINS

HERE BEGINS THE FOREST-RANGER'S COURTSHIP WHICH IS AN INTERLUDE THROUGH THE BOOK TILL “THE FOREST-RANGER'S HONEYMOON” BEGINS.

HERE BEGINS THE BEE, DRAGON FLY AND FLYING MACHINE SERIES

HERE BEGINS THE MOHAWK SECTION

THE BEGINNING OF THE FOREST-RANGER'S HONEYMOON

THE SECTION ENTITLED THE CANDLE IN THE CABIN IS LIGHTED

HERE BEGINS THE FOREST-RANGER'S SECOND HONEYMOON

A NEW SECTION ENTITLED THE BUTTERFLY CITIZENS

NOW COMES THE SECTION IN WHICH THE CANDLE IS BLOWN OUT

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THE HOUSE OF BOONE

The smoke from the house
Of Daniel Boone,
More than a century ago,
Turned to a Kansas sunflower
In the sky,
Then to a vision
Of the Colorado mountains,
Then to the Northwestern mountains,
Row on row—
Then to the
California mountains,
With their cloudy snow.