New England bygones . rnoons service, justas long and strong in doctrine as that of the morning, and woel)etide the uneasy youngster or dozing f\irmer upon whom thetithingmans watchful eye might fall. Swegt were tlie homewardwalks, when lovers loitered and parents grew less austere. Therest of tlie dav was wellnigh past, Ijut its ])eace lingered. Itswaning light fell with a soft glow^ upon fields and highway andhome-bound worshippers. The latter, for a few transient hoursfreed alike fiom the cares which were past and the cares whichwere to come, grew kindly affectionate one towaids
New England bygones . rnoons service, justas long and strong in doctrine as that of the morning, and woel)etide the uneasy youngster or dozing f\irmer upon whom thetithingmans watchful eye might fall. Swegt were tlie homewardwalks, when lovers loitered and parents grew less austere. Therest of tlie dav was wellnigh past, Ijut its ])eace lingered. Itswaning light fell with a soft glow^ upon fields and highway andhome-bound worshippers. The latter, for a few transient hoursfreed alike fiom the cares which were past and the cares whichwere to come, grew kindly affectionate one towaids new-born life was decorous and sweet. Children joinedone another; young hearts went out to meet young hearts : and,at the end of every green lane, neighbors parted with hand-shakes and good wishes. While this pleasant pageant was pass- ing from the highway, the hcads cjune up from the duties of the new week erow<le(l up to the twihght ofthe old Sabbath, and shortly the highway was deserted
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