. Around an old homestead; a book of memories. Huston, Paul Griswold; Farm life; Natural history. THE OLD HOMESTEAD. 29 aroused all my patriotism when still young. It repre- sented the early Revolutionary days. A soldier on horseback, with a drum, had hurriedly come to a settler in the fields, to announce the war and to ask for volun- teers. The farmer was leaving his team and his plow at the call of his country, and one or two others were hurrying up also with their guns. I suppose it was meant to suggest Lexington times, but I used secretly. THE PARLOR IN SUMMER. to hope also that perhaps th
. Around an old homestead; a book of memories. Huston, Paul Griswold; Farm life; Natural history. THE OLD HOMESTEAD. 29 aroused all my patriotism when still young. It repre- sented the early Revolutionary days. A soldier on horseback, with a drum, had hurriedly come to a settler in the fields, to announce the war and to ask for volun- teers. The farmer was leaving his team and his plow at the call of his country, and one or two others were hurrying up also with their guns. I suppose it was meant to suggest Lexington times, but I used secretly. THE PARLOR IN SUMMER. to hope also that perhaps the patriotic farmer was really General Putnam himself. The big, cool double parlor, as well as the sitting- room, has a huge open fireplace at each end, In front of which, when unused, lie deer horns and various shells. Heavy wide-opening doors separate the two rooms in the parlor from each other when wished. Grandfather and grandmother celebrated their golden wedding in this room, and on its walls are the family. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Huston, Paul Griswold. Cincinnati, Jennings and Graham; New York, Eaton and Mains
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