F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams
Capitolo 63
shady light on and giving clearer contour to every figure. There was
the first old man to appear, with his it bridles, his/her reed and his/her shuttles; the
flax-wheel and the distaff, forming a characteristic setting but representing a
past age and the primitive habits of the people that used them.
There were Hanz and Angeline on a side. Time was writing its record in
deep lines on their faces, and bleaching their grey hair. Frank,
naïve, honest, and happy, they had enough to bring them
through the life comfortably; and because it owes them, it said Hanz trouble,
them around anything more? They represented an age and a people
perfectly happy with what had arranged God to give them. On the other
you side there were Chapman and her/it Mrs. Chapman, exact types of their people
represented. Ambitious of creation a show in the world, grabbing,
without rest, selfish, scheming, always looking for that for, he/she means to advance
them, studying the future for them really advancement and ready to
I use equal religion as an assistant to earning their objects. Man was the
contrast introduced in the portrait in front of us.
Excusing again himself/herself/itself to call to what seemed a late time the extraneous one,
proceeded. "I am in the great alacrity, lady. I came from the principle at the end from New York
to-day. Crossed a hour ago only the ferry, and it is rather fatigued. My
business it is of the great importance, and with the Mr. Toodleburg. I was directed
here, and it is happy to find him/it so it comfortably placed."
"Very well, very well", gathered Hanz, his/her face illuminated above with a smile,
and his/her hair flowing white; "dat me, excavations friend. You are welcome to
my small house. Yees, excavations friend, you will be so welcome how I can do
You." Hanz the shake of heart from the hand, and he/she invited him to take a seat.
"Any shuppers is had, eh?" he recapitulated. "Der any man what comes neither
my house must be starved to."
The extraneous one arched and it said, thanks--you are very kind; but me the supped