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Lindsay, Vachel (1879-1931)

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

THE CANDLE IN THE CABIN

BY THE OLDEST TRAILS

THE DRAGON FLY GUIDE

WHY DO WE NOT RETURN?

THE INDIAN GIRL—MY GRANDMOTHER

BEHIND SUN-MOUNTAIN

THE FOG COMES AND GOES

A GREAT SHADOWY DAY

THE BREATH OF THE WIND

THE QUAIL RECEIVES A GUEST

THE BABY THAT CAME FROM THE FERN

THE TIME WHEN THINGS HAD BETTER NAMES

THE BAT

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 BAT

By the Candle
In the Cabin
I heard the voice
Of a great Pack-rat.
It spoke,
And the vision came—
Just
Like
That.
“The United States
Wears a great black hat.
Behold:—
The descent
Of the Night
On the Mountains—
In the form
Of a great
Black Bat.”