by Tuffen West (1823−1891) — Af­ter long con­fine­ment to the house, whether from ill­ness or an un­usual pres­sure of en­gage­ments, how de­light­ful to turn out for a stroll in the fresh pure air ! Un­heed­ed­whether it rain or shine, if a nat­u­ral­ist of the true stamp, all around seems to wel­come him, and care and trou­ble for the time fly...