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Weariness, disease, and disappointment have weakened the elasticity of his spirit, and as they pass  his beloved oxen, slowly, solemnly  what procession of the years passes with them! WEARINESS DISEASE AND DISAPPOINTMENT HAVE WEAKENED THE ELASTICITY OF HIS SPIRIT AND AS THEY PASS HIS BELOVED OXEN SLOWLY SOLEMNLY WHAT PROCESSION OF THE YEARS PASSES WITH THEM
xen, the embodiment of massive power. So fond was he of these favorite beasts of his, that often on his arrival home he would fling his bag into the hall without even entering the house, and hasten to the barn to see that they were properly tied up for the night. As he once said to his little son, as they both stood by the stalls and he was feeding the oxen with ears of corn from an unhusked pile lying on the barn floor: "I would rather be here than in the Senate," adding, with his famous smile, "I think it is better company." So we may be sure as we walk in our retrospect about the farm with him--he never speaks of it as an "estate" but always as a farm--he will linger longest where the Devon oxen, the Alderneys, Herefordshire, and Ayrshire are grazing, and that the eyes which Carlyle likened to anthracite furnaces will glow and soften. Twenty years from now he will gaze out upon his oxen once again from the window before which he has asked to be carried, as he lies waiting for death. TTLE AND ESPECIALLY FINE OXEN THE EMBODIMENT OF MASSIVE POWER SO FOND WAS HE OF THESE FAVORITE BEASTS OF HIS THAT OFTEN ON HIS ARRIVAL HOME HE WOULD FLING HIS BAG INTO THE HALL WITHOUT EVEN ENTERING THE HOUSE AND HASTEN TO THE BARN TO SEE THAT THEY WERE PROPERLY TIED UP FOR THE NIGHT AS HE ONCE SAID TO HIS LITTLE SON AS THEY BOTH STOOD BY THE STALLS AND HE WAS FEEDING THE OXEN WITH EARS OF CORN FROM AN UNUSKED PILE LYING ON THE BARN FLOOR I WOULD RATHER BE HERE THAN IN THE SENATE ADDING WITH HIS FAMOUS SMILE I THINK IT'S BETTER COMPANY SO WE MAY BE SURE AS WE WALK IN OUR RETROSPECT ABOUT THE FARM WITH HIM HE NEVER SPEAKS OF IT AS AN ESTATE BUT ALWAYS AS A FARM HE WILL LINGER LONGEST WHERE THE DEVON OXEN THE ALDERNEYS HEREFORDSHIRE AND AYRSHIRE ARE GRAZING AND THAT THE EYES WHICH CARLYLE LIKENED TO ANTHRACITE FURNACES WILL GLOW AND SOFT HIM TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW HE WILL GAZE OUT UPON HIS OXEN ONCE AGAIN FROM THE WINDOW BEFORE WHICH HE HAS ASKED TO BE CARRIED AS HE LIES WAITING FOR DEATH
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