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large/8677/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_09_edwards_64kb
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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. 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
h equal accuracy to Duxbury--that we cannot do better than copy it here: "The ample kitchen was the center of the family life, social and industrial. Here around the rough table, seated on rude stools or benches, all partook of the plain and sometimes stinted fare. A glance at the family gathered here after nightfall on a winter's day may prove of interest. "After a supper of bean porridge or hasty pudding and milk of which all partake in common from a great pewter basin, or wooden bowl, with spoons of wood, horn or pewter; after a reverent reading of the Bible, and fervent supplications to the Most High for prayer and guidance; after the watch was set on the tall mount, and the vigilant sentinel began pacing his lonely beat, the shutters were closed and barred, and with a sense of security the occupations of the long winter evening began. Here was a picture of industry enjoined alike by the law of the land and the stern necessities of the settlers. All were busy. Idleness was a crime. HAT APPLIES WITH EQUAL ACCURACY TO DUXBURY THAT WE CANNOT DO BETTER THAN COPY IT HERE THE AMPLE KITCHEN WAS THE CENTRE OF THE FAMILY LIFE SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HERE AROUND THE ROUGH TABLE SEATED ON RUDE STOOLS OR BENCHES ALL PARTOOK OF THE PLAIN AND SOMETIMES STINTED FARE A GLANCE AT THE FAMILY GATHERED HERE AFTER NIGHTFALL ON A WINTER'S DAY MAY PROVE OF INTEREST AFTER A SUPPER OF BEAN PORRIDGE OR HASTY PUDDING AND MILK OF WHICH ALL PARTAKE IN COMMON FORM FROM A GREAT PEWTER BASIN OR WOODEN BOWL WITH SPOONS OF WOOD HORN OR PEWTER AND AFTER A REVERENT READING OF THE BIBLE AND FERVENT SUPPLICATIONS TO THE MOST HIGH FOR PRAYER AND GUIDANCE AFTER THE WATCH WAS SET ON THE TALL MOUNT AND THE VIGILANT SENTINEL BEGAN PACING HIS LOVELY BEAT THE SHUTTERS WERE CLOSED AND BARRED AND WITH A SENSE OF SECURITY THE OCCUPATIONS OF THE LONG WINTER EVENING BEGAN HERE 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
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