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Farming to him, the son of a yeoman, is no mere possession of a fine estate, but the actual participation in ploughing, planting, and haying. His full animal spirits find relief in such labor. We cannot think of any similar example of such prodigious mental and physical energy. FARMING TO HIM THE SON OF A YEOMAN IS NO MERE POSSESSION OF A FINE ESTATE BUT THE ACTUAL PARTICIPATION IN PLOUGHING PLANTING AND HANGING HIS FULL ANIMAL SPIRITS FIND RELIEF IN SUCH LABOUR WE CANNOT THINK OF ANY SIMILAR EXAMPLE OF SUCH PRODIGIOUS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ENERGY
liest purpling of the east which the lark springs up to greet, and the deeper and deeper coloring into orange and red, till at length the 'glorious sun is seen, regent of the day'--this they never enjoy, for they never see it." So four o'clock finds Webster up and dressed and bound for the little study in his garden (the only building spared by the fire which destroyed the house in 1878) and beginning his correspondence. If he has no secretary he writes himself, and by time breakfast is announced twenty letters, all franked and sealed, are ready to be posted. "Now," he says, smiling benignantly down the long breakfast table of family and friends, "my day's work is done--I have nothing to do but fish." Although this is, indeed, his favorite sport, and there is hardly a brook or lake or pond within a radius of twenty miles which does not bear the charmed legend of having been one of his favorite fishing grounds, he does not spend his days in amusement, like the typical country gentleman. F LIGHT THE EARLIEST PURPLING OF THE EAST WHICH THE LARK SPRINGS UP TO GREET AND THE DEEPER AND DEEPER COLOURING INTO ORANGE AND RED TILL AT LENGTH THE GLORIOUS SUN IS SEEN REGENT OF THE DAY THIS THEY NEVER ENJOY FOR THEY NEVER SEE IT SO FOUR O'CLOCK FINDS WEBSTER UP AND DRESSED AND BOUND FOR THE LITTLE STUDY IN HIS GARDEN THE ONLY BUILDING SPARED BY THE FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE HOUSE IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT AND BEGINNING HIS CORRESPONDENCE IF HE HAS NO SECRETARY HE WRITES HIMSELF AND BY TIME BREAKFAST IS ANNOUNCED TWENTY LETTERS ALL FRANKED AND SEALED ARE READY TO BE POSTED NOW HE SAYS SMILING BENIGNLY DOWN THE LONG BREAKFAST TABLE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS MY DAY'S WORK IS DONE I HAVE NOTHING TO DO BUT FISH ALTHOUGH THIS IS INDEED HIS FAVORITE SPORT AND THERE IS HARDLY A BROOK OR LAKE OR POND WITHIN A RADIUS OF TWENTY MILES WHICH DOES NOT BEAR THE CHARMED LEGEND OF HAVING BEEN ONE OF HIS FAVORITE FISHING GROUNDS HE DOES NOT SPEND HIS DAYS IN AMUSEMENT LIKE THE TYPICAL COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
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