large/8677/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_09_edwards_64kb_50
large/8677/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_09_edwards_64kb
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All quaff the sparkling cider or foaming beer from the briskly circulating pewter mug, which the last out of bed in the morning must replenish from the barrel in the cellar." ALL CLOTH THE SPARKLING CIDER OR THE FOAMING BEER FROM THE BRISKLY CIRCULATING PEWTER MUG WHICH THE LAST OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING WAS TO REPLENISH FROM THE BARREL IN THE CELLAR
e twisted rings of pumpkin strings or crimson peppers and festoons of apple, drying on poles hung beneath; the men's hats, the crook-necked squashes, the skeins of thread and yarn hanging in bunches on the wainscot; the sheen of the pewter plates and basins, standing in rows on the shelves of the dresser; the trusty firelock with powder horn, bandolier, and bullet pouch, hanging on the summertree, and the bright brass warming-pan behind the bedroom door--all stand revealed more clearly for an instant, showing the provident care for the comfort and safety of the household. Dimly seen in the corners of the room are baskets in which are packed hands of flax from the barn, where, under the flaxbrake, the swingling knives and the coarse hackle, the shives and swingling tow have been removed by the men; to-morrow the more deft manipulations of the women will prepare these bunches of fiber for the little wheel, and granny will card the tow into bats, to be spun into tow yarn on the big wheel. OF THE CEILING WITH THE TWISTED RINGS OF PUMPKIN STRINGS OR CRIMSON PEPPERS AND FESTOONS OF APPLE DRYING ON POLES HUNG BENEATH THE MEN'S HATS THE CROOKED NECK SQUASHES THE SKEINS OF THREAD AND YARN HANGING IN BUNCHES ON THE WAINSCOT THE SHEEN OF THE PEWTER PLATES AND BASIN STANDING IN ROWS ON THE SHELVES OF THE DRESSER THE TRUSTY FIRELOCK WITH POWDER HORN BANDOLIER AND BULLET POUCH HANGING ON THE SUMMER TREE AND THE BRIGHT BRASS WARMING PAN BEHIND THE BEDROOM DOOR ALL STAND REVEALED MORE CLEARLY FOR AN INSTANT SHOWING THE PROVIDENT CARE FOR THE COMFORT AND SAFETY OF THE HOUSEHOLD DIMLY SEEN IN THE CORNERS OF THE ROOM ARE BASKETS IN WHICH ARE PACKED HANDS OF FLAX FROM THE BARN WHERE UNDER THE FLAX BREAK THE SWINGLING KNIVES AND THE COARSE HACKLE THE SHOVES AND SWINGLING TOE HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY THE MEN TO MORROW THE MORE DEFT MANIPULATIONS OF THE WOMEN WILL PREPARE THESE BUNCHES OF FIBRE FOR THE LITTLE WHEEL AND GRANY WILL CARD THE TOW INTO BATS TO BE SPUN INTO TOW YARN ON THE BIG WHEEL
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