His early wanderings in the wild and romantic passes of the Vosges doubtless developed this inherent tendency of his mind. There he wandered and there mayhap imbibed that deep delight of wood and valley mountain pass and rich ravine whose variety of form and detail seems endless to the enchanted eye. He has caught the very spell of the wilderness she has laid her hand upon him and he has gone forth with her blessing. So bold and truthful and minute are his countless representations of forest scenery so delicate the tracery of branch and stem so patriarchal the giant boles of his woodland monarchs that the' gazer is at once satisfied and entranced.
