F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams

Capitolo 79

wind. There were pleasant memoirs laced in that departing summer;
and it now seemed as if every nature was connecting in a requiem to his
beauties that grow weak.

The farmers had gathered their fruit in winter, and the cider-presses had
ended their job for the season. Squeezes were suspended above in the wine cellar,
corn was shelled and in the cans and heaps of mature pumpkins, strong
is standing in the fields. In the houses fresh flitches of smoked bacon hung by the
fireside of the hearth, while festoons of dried apples decorated aloft the rays.
There were also, the young people walnut-tree-gatherers, the next house of an evening with
their well-full briefcases. It had to be peace and the abundance to the
the fireside of the hearth of farmers this winter, for a had all-wise Providence this way
the orderly one in an abundant crop.

It was a custom with Hanz Toodleburg, as it was also with many other of
the farmers, to entertain his/her friends and neighbors with a happy-creation
when the crop was gathered. Hanz had invited his/her neighbors on the
evening of the day that I have described, and despite the cold and
sad character of the night, the small house was full first it was
dark. The bright one, happy to faces the women and the takes with the good ones sonorous laughter,
of the men, all dressed in them clean new fabric in the house, he/she introduced a pleasant
portrait of the rustic life. Every men were armed with a long pipe, while his
the good vrows had some small present for Angeline. Hanz was a hot, cordial
shakes some hand for each of his/her guests. Indeed, he gave the welcome one each of
the good vrows with a kiss and an admonition to be happy while they was
under his/her roof. And these good vrowses put their hands to the wheel, and
Angeline assisted in to prepare the party. You had soon indeed, his/her proposes
scatters with as good person and he/she well-cooked rate as you/he/she could be found in the
county.

There was the head of the cold boar, decorated with flowers;  the more fat
turkey, roasted in front of the great fire;  boiled steer, wet in fragrant