, 1869-05-11
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authors object Ny object Is to interpret to The
world the New ENGLAND lte md character in tina!
the seminal period. ! would endeayoE to show !
you New England In its seed-b,,l belore tnc ,o. |
s11s q oas :,o haa asTsoe e its prou
anew England has heen 70 these Cnl'et sta.e5
what tho Dorm hive WAS TO Gveeee- II has always
North. eo1th, East aud West hsve been populated
largely from New England, 50 tha the eeed-he Of
New England vas the eeed-btd Of this Sreat
American Republic, and Of all sha; Is lsfeiy to c"ne
New England people cannot he thus tnte,presel
nsoas Us s1g na sen s aeg saTs
mind - ss:i md pssave = iooSns Siss:. Or
tmagea renected there. / desire thai sou Should
sec the characteristic persons OF those t,rrsa Ana
hear them taik; and somes1nea have taken Al
Autnurs liberty Of explaining thck characters 10
you, and telling Jou why they talked and tved aa
they did. BY stud!cs for thts object have been
IT teea 15o fe e Ssss 1s
things IN the stoty which nay appear nn4t rnanan-
uc and like nct!on are simple Ernderiags and ap-
q In porua5ing the various characters which
have Introduced, hare itted to maintain the part
simply Of a aJmpashettc peaator. propose
farther than any gpccfasor Of nfe u preached 70
by what he secs Of the workings OF human nature
STnouKa calv1nist A,mlnIan, High Church
Episcopalhn and simple unbeticTer. Ill speak in
theI tuIn, I merely Listen, and endeaEor to IN,
esch- myself an out lie observer e. and reporter, or
seeing much, doubling much, questioning much.
and believing with ali my heart tn only veryseT
Here Is bright picture from one Of the early
chapters Of the book:
axASpuo1ugRs KITCHEN.
Ny gr7ndnaothcrs Kitchen Eas great wide,
,nomy rnoss cls c7a aa noqF vs.
respondent with the sheen Of a set Of secured
pewter Plates and plsttefs, which stool arranged
anse na one
coru-wood. and the IRE Wis built rp on arrhltec-
rural principles known 10 those days- First came
a ntze which would ent't.e It to rank as 1oR In
was matter Of no small architectural sklll, aud
aseup rs wah the M
maintained with the zeal snd per:taaeisy which
eeeame earnes. people. " grandfather. with nis.
an.e 1re-ouider Of The establishment; bnt when
be had arranged his sticks in the mos1 method
zeal order, my e1andnoshsr would Be
| narent eTeianatons tending 10 Imply
anenty @ % her a'fa intense I 1eal &c FOR ' imme..e et
rou!d end ia general rout and roll Of the sticks
! In nll directions, with pnds Of smoke dorm the
door; and then Aunt Lois would come to the res
! cue, and. with face severe with determination,
tear down the whole structure and rebuild from
! the foundation with exact precision, but with an
gone 70 S seiorc Tie i faes d. tai II ,aa,e III Is 10
s n0Gt y 0 s. ass s sa Esh snS sss ss
rtRteousness as the family hearth: and
this Is particularly the case With wood nres, be
| sertal nnd the slHght1y activity Of the oonous-
ttou, there Is conataue occasion for tending and
alteration, and 20 vas, ncld for Individual opsa-
! lou
| ave had come home from our second Sunday
service Our evening meal o. smoktng brown
the supper things washed md put out ot sight.
There as an nneasy. chill moaning and grusRtng
out Of doors showing the coming np q AZ autumn n
brightness Of social hearth destrabl.-and M
Rrnndtnther had built one Of hts most nethottca
| THE Wlic, ample depth OF the chimney was
aslow ID ull tts care1nous length with the wurm
ieapn9 light that burst out In lively jtts and sPtss
Sa nsei eys e4spe NIT hs sna saanR saas The eser
tramme!s seemed % nsre sort Of dusky il'ann
I as he eat on bis blocE Of wood in the deep recess
Of The farther corner, With his hands on the knee
ot his SUNDAY pansaloons gazing lovingly into IL
On week. k.day evenings Old Caesas used to have ht
jaek-knne IN active play in this corner. ant
na hs ard nasc S
SUNDAY evening he was too gooI Christian ever
10 think Of u tacx-knife, and II his hand casual,
u + r. es Il ss = ss
GseaEne out Into rrplc 81 private gssles vnlc'
Se9s Sp eententmenL t. % nj tncie Bill iii vas ID tns
position which IL peculiarly apt to manifest tssel
In the youth Of well-conducted families on Sunta!
cycntngs-a Kind OF frtsH1eas Of spirits which al'
tension Of ,he ia5 tnclinlng nm % stiIznisa Fosn
peasant 81 ~ ] md safes1enlns leu every Minute IN 10 bur.
out !nio moat nnhecon1.nR qrzoaEonsness; Ta
state among the Youngsters Of family on Sunda
evening Is . familiar trial OF MI elders who hay
nad the task Of keeping them steady during tn
Nv Gucle Bill, In his weekday frame, was IN
! Wit and butIoon Of the fanlly-an adept III ever
I | art that could shake the sides aud h'7n9 lsuc
! oul Oh the gTavcst face. His festusea were fe1
ns sis poMe5s Of mses ma seya9
!: s eeps R BIN M N an1 decent Sounds Mc did -; ~
;; | over with wild and ehsh impulses which
I vented now BY liy tweak as the eatH tall. the
: by su1,epsiuoas dig II black CEsarA sides who
made the poor black helpless, quiyerins mAss
: RiegIe, and then he would sIyy naH etes az
mnntha at Bill and me; hehlad Aunt Lois q chat 4
while he appeared With painful effort to keep on
i face OF rortentous GRAVITY.
4 '.t,n the part Of Aunt Lois however, there b
- gan 70 he manifested unequlyoc2l symptoms b,
It WA her will and pleasure to have US al leave O.
I wnEm orrsde and establish ourselves IN the t,e
4 room--for we haf a best toom. else wherrfo
!, toesaey Of oldtown; Te hid OUT ocs; room, al
. kept a. cold, a. untnsltnR and stately. u dero
v Of human light or warmth. Al the most fashlhnAl'
,, thut-up Fa1ior Of modern dayA II had the sale
and brightest pair OF andisuns conceivable, and
shoEcl and tonEs 70 match, that wcst 70 nea
IS ins anything win fhen- il had also or1ghi.71
!: niske mahogany teatAhle, ever which WAS looEu
.. glass In gilt frame, With row Of little archtt
'ssl halls On n "asa s;' !, ~ - .s.sams
u the yesr, on account Of tradition that nies mig
IT tse expected to attack It for onc OF TWO weeks
,r summer. But uuth eompe4 me 70 sta1e. that
:. never saw or htard Of a ~ whose heart could e
= dure Aunt Lois rarlot. It wAs 80 dafk. 80 col
80 stul, that ali TINT misty. ouzzlnG nce, who q
e seeded from II: yet the 1ookipR.si and ccc
n konallJ the hre-iions, were vigorously ahso1dt
~ as desperate attacks might any moment be c
u peesed.
u Now the kitchen WIS my gan
otheFs e oxn Es@ so l. hep ee e
books, her Esrst voF Fs-hasser, and oy it a Escke
e rocking chair, the bottom OF which WAS Of
Eenlous domestic manufsctoEe, being N iacs n ns
" loo-s Of the home circle but most comto1tan
:, md easy seas made. " grandfather had also
,e It E 1sies he sxu1s ia11soa.iy % IN shs corner
Is The Erat fireplace. by the aide Of IT. ample BIZ
H. Ha mt down to our family meals, and afserrar
= tea-sdass We II ii nd caasieI 81 he rrehs,
r Now it WaA fact thxt nobody liked 10 sit In I
let nom IN re ntsasa easn e., member e. o.
6 q o STOOL % .dme ys4'1 indi1id1si aoos4iofo.dd
+ e. sssuSs F seMt ,hss ~ We iooted I baee 70 rtsressa
IN when We were hanisned 70 the colder regions
~ The best rroM.
ol I "Tne7e the sitting proysxons were exactly 0
H. lozen stuffed seated cherry chalr4 WITH nprs
re backs and griffin feet, each foot istnoaang T. u
bony claw. .nich trsoloteiy gsNPea oaa- m
rhH|y tAFveh hierh4 UTt2E0Hd
r. cosu!n IN tic very attsndes which taey ueeesslt
i Cd a. no t1orsal could ever oecapy them EXCEPT
= the exercise Of constant and collected nAa1s
Il mind -
"a Here is capital sum1ar!, By sam L.~son-
); = "vsilasc do-no;htnS," Of Sew England sero
70 The olden tine:
y: "4WA,' ea.d Sam. leaning over the trc- y
m ae his long, bony hands alternately raised TO cat
~ the warmth, and then dtuppel With N one1
n. ness, when tie warmth became too proooane'
r;1 s@nsop s. Vn7 a1 I: sad o1a du4 ss
=; acd condition h5 natur ~as iuss like sasA We '
H. H. elea. down Ia ven my feet decr and the dc
,e n. round notnlQ' but Eia:c ice: bur NC was nnc
Il. Immediate obugstious to ge1 out. cau-c ne =
ffee. voluntary sgeniA b1t nobody ever b
got ogt, md nobody Eould, unie*s %L re - L
II. would o. not nohsdr could tell: II WAS N SOW
a elxnt.. To .eaa Ihere ~anr one IN hnndset
M inss would De saset Lurdy n4ssy says % L
70 self t{ hist 80 they're my Of en- wrtcoue to
d. chance And 70 ! kind 0: rs up snd cone O
~ saasea % 70 60 rcsad Is soaia ioea nd inqa
about Aut aailJ Aozpes tooshaeae-
ri rheuM have stated that tho sc1ion Of the ste
W sska plsec soout the Jeas 1's9' ATaSs
The sioux City 4 Pncafic Raiiroa
" Frprs the ytx ycrt Erenin5 frss, 4a7 g
- Sxp~rp+ C,ssrt-Sper1ai Tvp-Earnard, !
CAaflsA Lss.saId sst join Sa1,, M az s1as o:AxTs
the yets hFuExns By ChAFiea 4 LaInhzfd- % oe