Break Od Ay Tales

This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1894. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... JOINING THE CAVALRY. It was Sunday morning in midsummer. Breakfast was over, the work done, and Abel, the hired man, was shaving in his room in the L. Elizabeth had put away the dishes, and was sitting on the front stoop. She was not going to church. Somehow, she did not feel in the mood for it, though her mother had remonstrated with her. Her mother was not going, because she was too old, and almost bent double with rheumatism. Elizabeth could see her sitting in the open window, reading her big Bible, a sight which was as familiar as the old house itself. Elizabeth was out of spirits, rebellious, this morning; just why, she could not tell. The idea of church was repugnant to her. She felt to go and thank God for her manifold mercies would be ridiculous. What were they? It was strange, too, to have this feeling on this glorious summer morning. But perhaps that was just what induced it. From the great square house, with its barns and stables and outhouses to the rear, the lawn sloped away to the winding country road. Great elms and horsechestnut trees spread their broad limbs, and a row of cherry trees marked the boundary to the right. The robins were crying as they circled around and made forays on the ripe red fruit. Bees boomed busily about through the honeysuckle, and the locusts made the shade more grateful by their whirring song, so suggestive of noontide heat. The sun, piercing here and there through the trees, made flickering shapes of light and shade on the smoothly cut grass, while over the great hill to the left came softly stealing the peal of the church bells. It was a morning to turn one's thoughts towards all that was enjoyable and beautiful, to draw out the romantic side of one's nature, to make one long for the sweets of life, a day to expa...

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