New England bygones . )ute; the beggarly plantain, close up to the steps, good forwoodland poisons; edible dock and mustard, and many meanerweeds, redeemed l)y their riotous rankness. They were notworthless, for out from them came healinu; and food and 168 xi-:\v EXCLAxn nvcnxES. Tlicv wore 111 it iiican, lor ilu-v were an outcroppiniJi; oi the forceof the earth, aii<l so were an elocpUnt niirarle of tli< hfe of theyear. The millers Sunday suit cost niucli effort, from the firstclippinu of the wool of which it was made to the linal handhngof it liv Lucy and Hester, the two tailore
New England bygones . )ute; the beggarly plantain, close up to the steps, good forwoodland poisons; edible dock and mustard, and many meanerweeds, redeemed l)y their riotous rankness. They were notworthless, for out from them came healinu; and food and 168 xi-:\v EXCLAxn nvcnxES. Tlicv wore 111 it iiican, lor ilu-v were an outcroppiniJi; oi the forceof the earth, aii<l so were an elocpUnt niirarle of tli< hfe of theyear. The millers Sunday suit cost niucli effort, from the firstclippinu of the wool of which it was made to the linal handhngof it liv Lucy and Hester, the two tailoresses, who measuredand stitched and pressed at the rate of two shillings per did not tit well, but for wear and tear it was unsurpassed;and its owner had the conseiousness that it had heen honestlypaid for, and would not have for a long time to be renewed. Thebroad collars of the men were made of homespun linen, theirboots were clumsy, their hands coarse and distorted by kbor;l:)ut tliev were sovereigns of the soil; strong, lirave, honestmen. Tlie dress of the better-conditioned class of women was muchfiner. Manv of them owned rich satins and brocades. Thisoutlaw was, however, only for once or twice in a lifetime, andthe heirfooms of imported st
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