large/7988/smoky_god_js_1303_librivox_64kb_mp3/smokygod_03_emerson_64kb_48
large/7988/smoky_god_js_1303_librivox_64kb_mp3/smokygod_03_emerson_64kb
English
7988
We early discovered that gold was one of the most common metals known, and that it was used extensively in decoration. WE EARLY DISCOVERED THAT GOLD WAS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON METALS KNOWN AND THAT IT WAS USED EXTENSIVELY IN DECORATION
vian history is by no means scientifically incredible."--Wm. F. Warren, "Paradise Found," p. 284.) Both men and women seemed to possess that particular ease of manner which we deem a sign of good breeding, and, notwithstanding their huge statures, there was nothing about them suggesting awkwardness. As I was a lad in only my nineteenth year, I was doubtless looked upon as a true Tom Thumb. My father's six feet three did not lift the top of his head above the waist line of these people. Each one seemed to vie with the others in extending courtesies and showing kindness to us, but all laughed heartily, I remember, when they had to improvise chairs for my father and myself to sit at table. They were richly attired in a costume peculiar to themselves, and very attractive. The men were clothed in handsomely embroidered tunics of silk and satin and belted at the waist. They wore knee-breeches and stockings of a fine texture, while their feet were encased in sandals adorned with gold buckles. E FOUND PAGE TWO EIGHTY FOUR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN SEEM TO POSSESS THAT PARTICULAR EASE OF MANNER WHICH WE DEEM A SIGN OF GOOD BREEDING AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIRGE STATURES THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT THEM SUGGESTING AWKWARDNESS AS I WAS A LAD IN ONLY MY NINETEENTH YEAR I WAS DOUBTLESS LOOKED UPON AS A TRUE TOM THUN MY FATHER SIX FEET THREE DID NOT LIFT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ABOVE THE WAIST LINE OF THESE PEOPLE MY FATHER SIX FOOT THREE DID NOT LIFT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ABOVE THE WAIST LINE OF THESE PEOPLE EACH ONE SEEMED TO VIE WITH THE OTHERS IN EXTENDING COURTESIES AND SHOWING A KINDNESS TO US BUT ALL LAUGHED HEARTILY I REMEMBER WHEN THEY HAD TO IMPROVE CHAIRS FOR MY FATHER AND MYSELF TO SIT AT TABLE THEY WERE RICHLY ATTIRED IN A CUSTOM PECULIAR TO THEMSELVES AND VERY ATTRACTIVE THE MEN WERE CLOTHED IN HANDSOMELY EMBROIDERED TUNICS OF SILK AND SATIN AND BELTED AT THE WAIST THEY WORE KNEE BREECHES AND STOCKINGS OF A FINE TEXTURE WHILE THEIR FEET WERE ENCASED IN SANDALS ADORNED WITH GOLD BUCKLES
large/7988/smoky_god_js_1303_librivox_64kb_mp3/smokygod_03_emerson_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/7988/smoky_god_js_1303_librivox_64kb_mp3/smokygod_03_emerson_64kb.flac