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large/8677/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_09_edwards_64kb
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The good wife, in linsey woolsey short gown and red petticoat steps lightly back and forth in calf pumps beside the great wheel, or poising gracefully on the right foot, the left hand extended with the roll or bat, while with a wheel finger in the other, she gives the wheel a few swift turns for a final twist to the long drawn thread of wool or tow. THE GOODWIFE IN LINSEY WOOLSEY SHORT GOWN AND RED PETTICOAT STEPS LIGHTLY BACK AND FORTH IN CALF PUMPS BESIDE THE GREAT WHEEL OR POISING GRACEFULLY ON THE RIGHT FOOT THE LEFT HAND EXTENDED WITH A ROLL OR BAT WHILE WITH A WHEEL FINGER IN THE OTHER SHE GIVES THE WHEEL A FEW SWIFT TURNS FOR A FINAL TWIST TO THE LONG DRAWN THREAD OF WOOL OR TOE
rest. "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. 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. 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 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
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