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Callers there are, also, as is shown by the line of chaises and saddle horses waiting outside, and old Captain Thomas and his wife, from whom the place was bought, and who still retain their original quarters, move in and out like people who consider themselves part of the family. It is a heterogeneous collection, yet by no means an awkward one, and every one is chatting with every one else with great amiability. It is late afternoon: the master of the house has been away all day, and now his guests and his family are glancing in the direction from which he may be expected. CALLERS THERE ARE ALSO AS IS SHOWN BY THE LINE OF CHASES AND SADDLE HORSES WAITING OUTSIDE AND OLD CAPTAIN THOMAS AND HIS WIFE FROM WHOM THE PLACE WAS BOUGHT AND WHO STILL RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL QUARTERS MOVE IN AND OUT LIKE PEOPLE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES PART OF THE FAMILY IT IS A HETEROGENEOUS COLLECTION YET BY NO MEANS AN AWKWARD ONE AND EVERYONE IS CHATTING WITH EVERY ONE ELSE WITH GREAT AMIABILITY IT IS LATE AFTERNOON THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE HAS BEEN AWAY ALL DAY AND NOW HIS GUESTS AND HIS FAMILY ARE GLANCING IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHICH HE MAY BE EXPECTED
nd whose noble achievement it was not only to express, but to vivify a love for the Union which, in its hour of supreme trial, became its triumphant force. Could we go back--not quite a hundred years--a little off the direct route to Plymouth, on a site overlooking the broad marshes of Green Harbor and the sea, where there now stands a boulder erected in 1914 by the Boston University Law School Association, we would find a comfortable, rambling house, distinguished among its New England neighbors by an easy and delightful hospitality--the kind of hospitality we call "Southern." There are many people in the house, on the veranda and lawns: a hostess of gentle mien and manners; children attractive in the spontaneity of those who continually and happily associate with their elders; several house guests (yonder is Audubon the great naturalist, here is an office-seeker from Boston, and that chap over there, so very much at home, can be no other than Peter Harvey, Webster's fond biographer). D GREATLY AND WHOSE NOBLE ACHIEVEMENT IT WAS NOT ONLY TO EXPRESS BUT TO VIVIFY A LOVE FOR THE UNION WHICH IN ITS HOUR OF SUPREME TRIAL BECAME ITS TRIUMPHANT FORCE COULD WE GO BACK NOT QUITE A HUNDRED YEARS A LITTLE OFF THE DIRECT ROUTE TO PLYMOUTH ON A SITE OVERLOOKING THE BROAD MARSHES OF GREEN HARBOUR AND THE SEA WHERE THERE NOW STANDS A BOULDER ERECTED IN NINETEEN FOURTEEN BY THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATION WE WOULD FIND A COMFORTABLE RAMBLING HOUSE DISTINGUISHED AMONG ITS NEW ENGLAND NEIGHBORS BY AN EASY AND DELIGHTFUL HOSPITALITY THE KIND OF HOSPITALITY WE CALL SOUTHERN THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE ON THE VERANDA AND LAWNS A HOSTESS OF GENTLE MIEN AND MANNERS CHILDREN ATTRACTIVE IN THE SPONTANEITY OF THOSE WHO CONTINUALLY AND HAPPILY ASSOCIATE WITH THEIR ELDERS SEVERAL HOUSE GUESTS YONDER IS AUDUBON THE GREAT NATURALIST HERE IS AN OFFICE SEEKER FROM BOSTON AND THAT CHAP OVER THERE SO VERY MUCH AT HOME CAN BE NONE OTHER THAN PETER HARVEY WEBSTER'S FOND BIOGRAPHER
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