. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . ^ ^t^i^: S^ 7 ■it- ^ the old men g.\ther on the sunny side of the building 2d^ Glimpses of Dream-Life. buckskin mittens, on the little table under the desk. When he is fairly seated in his corner of the pew, with his elbow upon the top-rail—almost the only man who can comfortably reach it,—you observe that he spreads his brawny fingers over his scalp, in an exceedingly cautious manner; and you innocently think again, that it is very hypocritical in a deacon to be pretending to lean upon his hand when h
. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . ^ ^t^i^: S^ 7 ■it- ^ the old men g.\ther on the sunny side of the building 2d^ Glimpses of Dream-Life. buckskin mittens, on the little table under the desk. When he is fairly seated in his corner of the pew, with his elbow upon the top-rail—almost the only man who can comfortably reach it,—you observe that he spreads his brawny fingers over his scalp, in an exceedingly cautious manner; and you innocently think again, that it is very hypocritical in a deacon to be pretending to lean upon his hand when he is only Keeping his wig straight. After the morning service, they have an hours intermission, as the preachercalls it; during which the old men gather on a sunny side of the building, and,after shaking hands all around, and asking after the folks at home, they enjoya quiet talk about the crops, branching off, now and then, it may be, into politics. Little does theboy know, as the tideof years drifts by,floating him out in-sensibly from the har-bor of his home uponthe great sea of life,—what joys, what op-portunities, what af-fections, are slippingfrom him. But //67i, you arethere.
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