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He desired no gardens, no luxurious stables, no fountains nor grottoes, no bathroom (for it was only the year 1810), while the old oaken bucket left nothing to be desired as a means of dispensing water to the household. HE DESIRED NO GARDENS NO LUXURIOUS STABLES NO FOUNTAINS NOR GROTTOES NO BATHROOM FOR IT WAS ONLY THE YEAR EIGHTEEN TEN WHILE THE OLD OAKEN BUCKET LEFT NOTHING TO BE DESIRED AS A MEANS OF DISPENSING WATER TO THE HOUSEHOLD
ts of grass under it? And have you gone next day and next, and watched the little blades shoot upward, spread themselves with delight, grow green and wax strong; and finally, warm with the sun, cool with the dew, vigorous with the flow of sap in their veins, seen them wave their green tips in the breeze? That was what happened to Olive Lord when she and Cyril were drawn into a different family circle, and ran in and out of the Yellow House with the busy, eager group of Mother Carey's chickens. XIX OLD AND NEW The Yellow House had not always belonged to the Hamiltons, but had been built by a governor of the state when he retired from public office. He lived only a few years, and it then passed into the hands of Lemuel Hamilton's grandfather, who had done little or nothing in the way of remodelling the buildings. Governor Weatherby had harbored no extraordinary ambition regarding architectural excellence, for he was not a rich man; he had simply built a large, comfortable Colonial house.  CHAPTER NINETEEN OF MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS THIS IS A LIBER BOX RECORDING ALL LIVER VOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBREVOX DOT ORG MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS BY KATE DOUGLAS WIGGINS CHAPTER NINETEEN OLD AND NEW THE YELLOW HOUSE HAD NOT ALWAYS BELONGED TO THE HAMILTONS BUT HAD BEEN BUILT BY A GOVERNOR OF THE STATE WHEN HE RETIRED FROM PUBLIC OFFICE HE LIVED ONLY A FEW YEARS AND IT THEN PASSED INTO THE HANDS OF LEMUEL HAMILTON'S GRANDFATHER WHO HAD DONE LITTLE OR NOTHING IN THE WAY OF REMODELING THE BUILDINGS GOVERNOR WEATHERBY HAD HARBOURED NO EXTRAORDINARY AMBITION REGARDING ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE FOR HE WAS NOT A RICH MAN HE HAD SIMPLY BUILT A LARGE COMFORTABLE COLONIAL HOUSE
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