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large/8677/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_09_edwards_64kb
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Less active and more fitful rattled the quill wheel, where the younger children are filling quills for the morrow's weaving. LESS ACTIVE AND MORE FITFUL RATTLED THE QUILL WHEEL WHERE THE YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE FILLING QUILLS FOR THE MORROW'S WEAVING
stry enjoined alike by the law of the land and the stern necessities of the settlers. All were busy. Idleness was a crime. On the settle, or a low armchair, in the most sheltered nook, sat the revered grandam--as a term of endearment called granny--in red woolen gown, and white linen cap, her gray hair and wrinkled face reflecting the bright firelight, the long stocking growing under her busy needles, while she watched the youngling of the flock in the cradle by her side. The good wife, in linsey-woolsey short-gown and red petticoat steps lightly back and forth in calf pumps beside the great wheel, or poising gracefully on the right foot, the left hand extended with the roll or bat, while with a wheel finger in the other, she gives the wheel a few swift turns for a final twist to the long-drawn thread of wool or tow. The continuous buzz of the flax wheels, harmonizing with the spasmodic hum of the big wheel, shows that the girls are preparing a stock of linen against their wedding day. WAS A PICTURE OF INDUSTRY ENJOYED ALIKE BY THE LAW OF THE LAND AND THE STERN NECESSITIES OF THE SETTLERS ALL WERE BUSY IDLENESS WAS A CRIME ON THE SETTLE OR A LOW ARM CHAIR IN THE MOST SHELTERED NOOK SAT THE REVEREND GRANDAM AS A TERM OF ENDEARMENT CALLED GRANNIE IN RED WOOLLEN GOWN AND WHITE LINEN CAP HER GREY HAIR AND WRINKLED FACE REFLECTING THE BRIGHT FIRELIGHT THE LONG STOCKING GROWING UNDER HER BUSY NEEDLES WHILE SHE WATCHED THE YOUNGLING OF THE FLOCK IN THE CRADLE BY HER SIDE THE GOODWIFE IN LINSEY WOOLSEY SHORT GOWN AND RED PETTICOAT STEPS LIGHTLY BACK AND FORTH IN CALF PUMPS BESIDE THE GREAT WHEEL OR POISING GRACEFULLY ON THE RIGHT FOOT THE LEFT HAND EXTENDED WITH A ROLL OR BAT WHILE WITH A WHEEL FINGER IN THE OTHER SHE GIVES THE WHEEL A FEW SWIFT TURNS FOR A FINAL TWIST TO THE LONG DRAWN THREAD OF WOOL OR TOE THE CONTINUOUS BUZZ OF THE FLACK WHEELS HARMONIZING WITH THE SPASMODIC HUM OF THE BIG WHEEL SHOWS THAT THE GIRLS ARE PREPARING A STOCK OF LINEN AGAINST THEIR WEDDING DAY
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