Excerpt from Poems and Aphorisms: A Woodman's Musings The author of these poems was born in Wilmington, Mass., Nov. 3, 1824.When eleven years of age his parents removed to Amherst, N. H., and settled on the banks of the Souhegan river, one of the most lovely and romantic streams in New England. The word "Souhegan" in the Indian tongue means "crooked," and the stream does not belie its name. Here he learned to swim, fish, boat and trap; here he fell in love with Nature at a very early age. His "book" education consisted of a few short terms at the typical "Little Red Schoolhouse" of New England, and was finished prior to his 19th year. In mastering the "three R's" he had no time for grammar, and that was left out. In early life he learned the trade of house painter; but the greater part of his life has been spent in the forest, as wood-chopper, hunter and trapper. Was married in his 24th year, and still lives with the wife of his youth. In 1858 he left Amherst, and after two years residence in Stoneham, arrived at Mill Glen in the southerly part of Winchendon, Mass., where he now resides. These poems were composed for the most part while at work, or when walking; many of them coming as inspirations, with little effort on his part. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.