ist ▁Epis cop al ▁minister ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁ ▁and ▁graduated ▁at ▁the ▁Boston ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁The ology ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Grace ▁H ast ings ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁four ▁sons , ▁including ▁Wait st ill ▁Sh arp . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁assistant ▁li br arian ▁( 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 0 2 ), ▁assistant ▁professor ▁of ▁English ▁( 1 9 0 2 – 0 9 ), ▁and ▁there after ▁professor ▁at ▁Boston ▁University . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁writer ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁through ▁his ▁char ming ▁magazine ▁articles ▁on ▁native ▁birds ▁and ▁small ▁m amm als ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁books ▁which ▁featured ▁illustr ations ▁by ▁American ▁wild life ▁illustr ator ▁Robert ▁Bruce ▁H ors fall ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁artist ▁Elizabeth ▁My ers ▁Sn agg . ▁ ▁Works ▁▁ ▁Wild life ▁Near ▁Home ▁( 1 9 0 1 ) ▁▁▁ ▁A ▁Watch er ▁in ▁the ▁Wood s ▁( 1 9 0 3 ) ▁▁▁ ▁Ro of ▁and ▁M ead ow ▁( 1 9 0 4 ) ▁ ▁The ▁L ay ▁of ▁the ▁Land ▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁▁▁ ▁W ays ▁of ▁the ▁Wood s ▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁American ▁Field s ▁and ▁For ests ▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁( with ▁Henry ▁David ▁Th ore au , ▁John ▁B urr ough s , ▁Brad ford ▁Tor rey , ▁Dallas ▁L ore ▁Sh arp , ▁O live ▁Thor ne ▁Miller , ▁and ▁John ▁Mu ir )