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The house presents only a casual side to the street  one fancies it does not take much interest in its upstart neighbors  but imagination makes us believe that it regards with brooding tenderness the lovely tidal river which winds away through the marshes to the sea. THE HOUSE PRESENTS ONLY A CASUAL SIDE TO THE STREET ONE FANCIES IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH INTEREST IN ITS UPSTART NEIGHBOURS BUT IMAGINATION MAKES US BELIEVE THAT IT REGARDS WITH BROODING TENDERNESS THE LOVELY TIDAL RIVER WHICH WINDS AWAY THROUGH THE MARSHES TO THE SEA
ows, brave with a shining knocker on the green-painted front door, and gay with old-fashioned gardens to the side or in the rear--these are a delight to all, and an honor to both past and present. Surely the fair town of Duxbury, which so smilingly enticed the Pilgrims across the bay to enjoy her sunny beach and rolling pasture lands, must be happy to-day as she was then to feel her ground so deeply tilled, and still to be so daintily adorned with homes and gardens and with laughing life. [Illustration] CHAPTER X KINGSTON AND ITS MANUSCRIPTS [Illustration] On a charming eminence at two crossroads, delicately dappled by fine elm shade and clasped by an antique grapevine, rests the old Bradford house. From the main road half a mile away you will see only the slanting roof, half concealed by rolling pasture land, but if you will trouble to turn off from the main road, and if you will not be daunted by the unsavoriness of the immediate neighborhood, you will find it quite worth your while.  CHAPTER TEN OF THE OLD COAST ROAD FROM BOSTON TO PLYMOUTH BY AGNES EDWARDS THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY K HAND CHAPTER TEN KINGSTON AND ITS MANUSCRIPTS ON A CHARMING EMINENCE AT TWO CROSS ROADS DELICATELY DAPPLED BY FINE ELM SHADE AND CLASPED BY ANTIQUE GRAPEVINE RESTS THE OLD BRADFORD HOUSE FROM THE MAIN ROAD HALF A MILE AWAY YOU WILL SEE ONLY THE SLANTING ROOF HALF CONCEALED BY ROLLING PASTURE LAND BUT IF YOU WILL TROUBLE TO TURN OFF FROM THE MAIN ROAD AND IF YOU WILL NOT BE DAUNTED BY THE UNSAVOURINESS OF THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD YOU WILL FIND IT QUITE WORTH YOUR WHILE
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