House-Warming

  InOctoberIwenta-grapingtotherivermeadows,andloaded

  myselfwithclustersmorepreciousfortheirbeautyandfragrance

  thanforfood.There,too,Iadmired,thoughIdidnotgather,the

  berries,smallwaxengems,pendantsofthemeadoearly

  andred,whichthefarmerpluckswithanuglyrake,leavingthe

  smoothmeadowinasnarl,heedlesslymeasurihebushel

  andthedollaronly,ahespoilsofthemeadstoBostonand

  NewYork;destiobejammed,tosatisfythetastesofloversof

  Naturethere.Sobutchersrakethetonguesofbisonoutofthe

  prairiegrass,regardlessofthetornanddroopingplant.The

  barberrysbrilliantfruitwaslikewisefoodformyeyesmerely;but

  Icollectedasmallstoreoflesforcoddling,whichthe

  proprietorandtravellershadoverlooked.Whenutswereripe

  Ilaiduphalfabushelforwiwasveryexgatthat

  seasontoroamthethenboundlesschestnutwoodsofLin--they

  nowsleeptheirlongsleepuherailroad--withabagonmy

  shoulder,andasticktoopenburswithinmyhand,forIdidnot

  alwayswaitforthefrost,amidtherustlingofleavesandtheloud

  reproofsoftheredsquirrelsandthejays,whosehalf-ednuts

  Isometimesstole,fortheburswhichtheyhadselectedweresureto

  tainsoundones.OccasionallyIclimbedandshookthetrees.

  Theygrewalsobehindmyhouse,andonelargetree,whichalmost

  overshadowedit,was,wheninflower,abouquetwhichstedthe

  wholeneighborhood,butthesquirrelsandthejaysgotmostofits

  fruit;thelastinginflocksearlyinthemandpig

  thenutsoutofthebursbeforetheyfell,Irelinquishedthese

  treestothemandvisitedthemoredistantwoodsposedwhollyof

  chestnut.Thesenuts,asfarastheywent,wereagoodsubstitute

  forbread.Manyothersubstitutesmight,perhaps,befound.

  Diggingonedayforfishworms,Idiscoveredtheground-nut(Apios

  tuberosa)onitsstring,thepotatooftheabines,asortof

  fabulousfruit,whichIhadbeguntodoubtifIhadeverdugand

  eateninchildhood,asIhadtold,andhadnotdreamedit.Ihad

  oftensiscrumpledredvelvetyblossomsupportedbythe

  stemsofotherplantswithoutknowingittobethesame.

  Cultivationhaswell-ermi.Ithasasweetishtaste,

  muchlikethatofafrost-bittenpotato,andIfounditbetter

  boiledthanroasted.Thistuberseemedlikeafaintpromiseof

  Naturetorearherownchildrenahemsimplyhereatsome

  futureperiod.Inthesedaysoffattedcattleandwaving

  graihishumbleroot,whichwasootemofanIndian

  tribe,isquitefotten,orknownonlybyitsflvi

  letwildNaturereignhereoncemore,aenderandluxurious

  Englishgrainswillprobablydisappearbeforeamyriadoffoes,and

  withouttheantheaycarrybackeveseed

  oftothegreatfieldoftheIndiansGodihwest,

  whenceheissaidtohavebroughtit;butthenowalmost

  exterminatedground-nutwillperhapsreviveandflourishinspiteof

  frostsandwildness,proveitselfindigenous,andresumeitsa

  importanddignityasthedietofthehuribe.SomeIndian

  CeresorMinervamusthavebeentheioraowerofit;and

  whenthereignofpoetryenceshere,itsleavesandstringof

  nutsmayberepresentedonourworksofart.

  Already,bythefirstofSeptember,Ihadseentwoorthree

  smallmaplesturnedscarletacrossthepohwherethewhite

  stemsofthreeaspensdiverged,atthepointofapromontory,

  thewater.Ah,manyataletheircolortold!Andgraduallyfrom

  weektoweekthecharacterofeachtreecameout,anditadmired

  itselfreflectedinthesmoothmirrorofthelake.Eachmthe

  mahisgallerysubstitutedsomenewpicture,distinguished

  bymorebrilliantorharmoniousc,fortheolduponthe

  walls.

  ThescamebythousandstomylodgeinOctober,astowinter

  quarters,aledonmywindowswithinandonthewalls

  overhead,sometimesdeterringvisitorsfromentering.Eachm,

  whentheywerehcold,Isweptsomeofthemout,butIdid

  nottroublemyselfmuchtogetridofthem;Ieveplimented

  bytheirregardingmyhouseasadesirableshelter.Theynever

  molestedmeseriously,thoughtheybeddedwithme;andthey

  graduallydisappeared,intowhatcrevicesIdonotknow,avoiding

  winterandunspeakablecold.

  Likethes,beforeIfinallywentintowinterquartersin

  November,IusedtoresorttothenortheastsideofWalden,which

  thesun,reflectedfromthepitewoodsaonyshore,

  madethefiresideofthepond;itissomuchpleasanterand

  wholesomertobewarmedbythesunwhileyoube,thanbyan

  artificialfire.Ithuswarmedmyselfbythestillglowingembers

  whichthesummer,likeadepartedhunter,hadleft.

  WhenIcametobuildmyeyIstudiedmasonry.Mybricks,

  beingsed-handones,requiredtobeedwithatrowel,so

  thatIlearnedmorethanusualofthequalitiesofbrid

  trowels.Themortaronthemwasfiftyyearsold,andwassaidtobe

  stillgrowingharder;butthisisohosesayingswhi

  lovetorepeatwhethertheyaretrueornot.Suchsayings

  themselvesgrowharderandadheremorefirmlywithage,anditwould

  takemanyblowswithatroweltoanoldwiseacreofthem.

  ManyofthevillagesofMesopotamiaarebuiltofsed-handbricks

  ofaverygoodquality,obtainedfromtheruinsofBabylon,andthe

  tonthemisolderandprobablyharderstill.Howeverthatmay

  be,Iwasstruckbythepeculiartoughnessofthesteelwhichbore

  somanyviolentblowswithoutbeingwornout.Asmybrickshadbeen

  inaeybefore,thoughIdidhenameof

  Nebuezzaronthem,IpickedoutitsmanyfireplacebricksasI

  couldfind,tosaveworkandwaste,andIfilledthespacesbetween

  thebricksaboutthefireplacewithstonesfromthepondshore,and

  alsomademymortarwiththewhitesandfromthesameplace.I

  lingeredmostaboutthefireplace,asthemostvitalpartofthe

  house.Indeed,Iworkedsodeliberately,thatthoughIe

  thegroundinthem,acourseofbricksraisedafewinches

  abovethefloorservedformypillowatnight;yetIdida

  stiffneckforitthatIremember;mystiffneckisofolderdate.

  Itookapoettoboardforafhtaboutthosetimes,which

  causedmetobeputtoitforroom.Hebroughthisownknife,

  thoughIhadtwo,andweusedtoscourthembythrustio

  theearth.Hesharedwithmethelaborsofcooking.Ileased

  toseemyworkrisingsosquareandsolidbydegrees,andreflected,

  that,ifitproceededslowly,itwascalculatedtoendurealong

  time.Theeyistosomeextentanindeperucture,

  standingontheground,andrisingthroughthehousetotheheavens;

  evehehouseisburstillstandssometimes,andits

  importandindependenceareapparent.Thiswastowardtheend

  ofsummer.ItwasnowNovember.

  Thenorthwindhadalreadybeguntocoolthepond,thoughit

  tookmanyweeksofsteadyblowingtoaplishit,itissodeep.

  Wheohaveafireatevening,beforeIplasteredmyhouse,

  theeycarriedsmokeparticularlywell,becauseofthenumerous

  ksbetweentheboards.YetIpassedsomecheerfuleveningsin

  thatcoolandairyapartment,surrouheroughbrownboards

  fullofknots,andrafterswiththebarkonhighoverhead.Myhouse

  neverpleasedmyeyesomuchafteritlastered,thoughIwas

  obligedtofessthatitwasmorefortable.Shouldnotevery

  apartmentinwhidwellsbeloftyenoughtocreatesome

  obscurityoverhead,whereflickeringshadolayatevening

  abouttherafters?Theseformsaremreeabletothefand

  imaginationthanfrescopaintingsorotherthemostexpensive

  furniture.Inowfirstbegantoinhabitmyhouse,Imaysay,whenI

  begantouseitforwarmthaswellasshelter.Ihadgotacouple

  ofoldfire-dogstokeepthewoodfromthehearth,anditdidme

  goodtoseethesootformonthebackoftheeywhichIhad

  built,andIpokedthefirewithmhtandmoresatisfa

  thanusual.Mydwellingwassmall,andIcouldhardlyeainan

  eit;butitseemedlargerforbeingasingleapartmentand

  remotefromneighbors.Alltheattrasofahousewere

  tratedinoneroom;itwaskit,chamber,parlor,and

  keeping-room;andwhateversatisfaparentorchild,masteror

  servant,derivefromlivinginahouse,Ieall.Cato

  says,themasterofafamily(patremfamilias)musthaveinhis

  rusticvilla"cellamoleariam,vinariam,doliamulta,utilubeat

  caritatemexpectare,etrei,etvirtuti,etgloriaeerit,"thatis,

  "anoilandwinecellar,manycasks,sothatitmaybepleasantto

  expecthardtimes;itwillbeforhisadvantage,andvirtue,and

  glory."Ihadinmycellarafirkinofpotatoes,abouttwoquarts

  ofpeaswiththeweevilinthem,andonmyshelfalittlerice,a

  jugofmolasses,andofryeandIndianmealapeckeach.

  Isometimesdreamofalargerandmorepopuloushouse,standing

  inagoldenage,ofenduringmaterials,andwithoutgingerbread

  work,whichshallstillsistofonlyoneroom,avast,rude,

  substantial,primitivehall,withoutceilingorplastering,with

  bareraftersandpurlinssuppasortoflowerheavenover

  oneshead--usefultokeepoffrainandsnow,wherethekingand

  queenpostsstandouttoreceiveyourhomage,whenyouhavedone

  revereheprostrateSaturnofanolderdynastyonstepping

  overthesill;acavernoushouse,whereinyoumustreachupatorch

  uponapoletoseetheroof;wheresomemayliveinthefireplace,

  someintherecessofawindow,andsomeoles,someatoneend

  ofthehall,someatanother,andsomealoftonrafterswiththe

  spiders,iftheychoose;ahousewhichyouhavegotintowhenyou

  haveopeheoutsidedoor,andtheceremonyisover;wherethe

  wearytravellermaywash,a,andverse,andsleep,without

  furtherjourney;suchashelterasyouwouldbegladtoreaa

  tempestuousnight,tainingalltheessentialsofahouse,and

  nothingforhouse-keeping;whereyouseeallthetreasuresof

  thehouseatoneview,ahinghangsuponitspeg,thataman

  shoulduse;ato,pantry,parlor,chamber,storehouse,

  andgarret;whereyouseesonecessaryathing,asabarrelora

  ladder,sovehingasacupboard,ahepotboil,

  andpayyourrespectstothefirethatcooksyourdinner,andthe

  oventhatbakesyourbread,andthenecessaryfurnitureandutensils

  arethechiefors;wherethewashingisnotputout,northe

  fire,northemistress,andperhapsyouaresometimesrequestedto

  movefromoffthetrap-door,whenthecookwoulddesdintothe

  cellar,andsolearherthegroundissolidorhollowbeh

  youwithoutstamping.Ahousewhoseinsideisasopenandma

  asabirds,andyouotgoinatthefrontdoorandoutat

  thebackwithoutseeingsomeofitsinhabitants;wheretobeaguest

  istobepresehthefreedomofthehouse,andnottobe

  carefullyexcludedfromsevehsofit,shutupinaparticular

  cell,andtoldtomakeyourselfathomethere--insolitary

  fi.Nowadaysthehostdoesnotadmityoutohishearth,

  buthasgotthemasontobuildoneforyourselfsomewhereinhis

  alley,andhospitalityistheartofkeepingyouatthegreatest

  distahereisasmuchsecrecyaboutthecookingasifhehada

  designtopoisonyou.IamawarethatIhavebeenonmanyamans

  premises,andmighthavebeenlegallyorderedoff,butIamnot

  awarethatIhavebeeninmanymenshouses.Imightvisitinmy

  oldclothesakingandqueenwholivedsimplyinsuchahouseasI

  havedescribed,ifIweregoingtheirway;butbagoutofa

  modernpalacewillbeallthatIshalldesiretolearn,ifeverIam

  caughtinone.

  Itwouldseemasiftheverylanguageofourparlorswouldlose

  allitsnerveanddegeeintopalaverwholly,ourlivespassat

  suchremotenessfromitssymbols,anditsmetaphorsandtropesare

  necessarilysofarfetched,throughslidesanddumb-waiters,asit

  were;inotherwords,theparlorissofarfromthekitand

  workshop.Thedinnerevenisonlytheparableofadinner,

  only.AsifonlythesavagedweltnearenoughtoNatureand

  Truthtoborroefromthem.Howthescholar,whodwells

  awayihWestTerritoryortheIsleofMan,tellwhatis

  parliamentaryi?

  However,onlyowoofmyguestswereeverboldenoughto

  stayaahasty-puddingwithme;butwhentheysawthatcrisis

  approagtheybeatahastyretreatrather,asifitwouldshake

  thehousetoitsfoundatioheless,itstoha

  greatmanyhasty-puddings.

  Ididnotplastertillitwasfreeziher.Ibroughtover

  somewhiterandersandforthispurposefromtheopposite

  shoreofthepondinaboat,asortofveyancewhichwouldhave

  temptedmetogomuchfartherifnecessary.Myhousehadinthe

  meanwhilebeenshingleddowntothegroundoneveryside.In

  lathingIleasedtobeabletosendhomeeaailwitha

  singleblowofthehammer,anditwasmyambitiontotrahe

  plasterfromtheboardtothewalllyandrapidly.Iremembered

  thestoryofaceitedfellow,who,ihes,waswontto

  loungeaboutthevillageonce,givingadvicetoworkmeuring

  oosubstitutedeedsforwords,heturneduphiscuffs,

  seizedaplasterersboard,andhavingloadedhistrowelwithout

  mishap,latlooktowardthelathingoverhead,madea

  boldgesturethitherward;andstraightway,tohisplete

  disfiture,receivedthewholetentsinhisruffledbosom.I

  admiredaheeyandvenienceofplastering,whichso

  effectuallyshutsoutthecoldandtakesahandsomefinish,andI

  learhevariouscasualtiestowhichtheplastererisliable.I

  wassurprisedtoseehowthirstythebrickswerewhichdrankupall

  themoistureinmyplasterbeforeIhadsmoothedit,andhowmany

  pailfulsofwaterittakestochristenah.Ihadthe

  previouswintermadeasmallquantityoflimebyburningtheshells

  oftheUniofluviatilis,whichourriveraffords,forthesakeof

  theexperiment;sothatIknewwheremymaterialscamefrom.I

  mighthavegotgoodlimestohinamileortwoandbur

  myself,ifIhadcaredtodoso.

  Thepondhadinthemeanwhileskimmedoverintheshadiestand

  shallowestcoves,somedaysorevenweeksbeforethegeneral

  freezing.Thefirsticeisespeciallyiingandperfect,

  beinghard,dark,andtransparent,andaffordsthebestopportunity

  thateveroffersforexaminiomwhereitisshallow;for

  youlieatythonilyaninchthick,likeaskater

  ionthesurfaceofthewater,andstudythebottomatyour

  leisure,onlytwoorthreeinchesdistant,likeapicturebehinda

  glass,aerisnecessarilyalwayssmooththen.Thereare

  manyfurrowsinthesandwheresomecreaturehastravelledaboutand

  doubledonitstracks;and,forwrecks,itisstrewnwiththecases

  ofcaddis-wormsmadeofminutegrainsofwhitequartz.Perhaps

  thesehavecreasedit,foryoufindsomeoftheircasesinthe

  furrows,thoughtheyaredeepandbroadforthemtomake.Butthe

  iceitselfistheobjeostihoughyoumustimprove

  theearliestopportunitytostudyit.Ifyouexamicloselythe

  mafteritfreezes,youfindthatthegreaterpartofthe

  bubbles,whichatfirstappearedtobewithinit,areagainstits

  undersurfadthatmorearetinuallyrisingfromthebottom;

  whiletheiceisasyetparativelysolidanddark,thatis,you

  seethewaterthroughit.Thesebubblesarefromaiethtoan

  eighthofanindiameter,veryclearaiful,andyousee

  yourfacereflectedihroughtheice.Theremaybethirtyor

  fortyofthemtoasquareinch.Therearealsoalreadywithinthe

  iarrowoblongperpendicularbubblesabouthalfaning,

  sharpeswiththeapexupward;oroftener,iftheiceisquite

  fresh,minutesphericalbubblesonedirectlyaboveanother,likea

  stringofbeads.Butthesewithintheicearenotsonumerousnor

  obviousasthosebeh.Isometimesusedtocastonstory

  thestrengthoftheidthosewhichbrokethroughcarriedin

  airwiththem,whiedverylargeandspicuouswhitebubbles

  beh.OnedaywhenIcametothesameplaceforty-eighthours

  afterward,Ifoundthatthoselargebubbleswerestillperfect,

  thoughaninchmoreoficehadformed,asIcouldseedistinctlyby

  theseamintheedgeofacake.Butasthelasttwodayshadbeen

  verywarm,likeanIndiansummer,theicewasnotnoarent,

  showingthedarkgreencolorofthewater,aom,but

  opaqueandwhitishray,andthoughtwiceasthickwashardly

  strohanbefore,fortheairbubbleshadgreatlyexpandedunder

  thisheatandruher,andlosttheirregularity;theywereno

  longeronedirectlyoveranother,butoftenlikesilverys

  pouredfromabag,oneoverlappinganother,orinthinflakes,asif

  occupyingslightcleavages.Thebeautyoftheicewasgone,andit

  wastoolatetostudythebottom.Beingcurioustoknowwhat

  positionmygreatbubblesoccupiedwithregardtothenewice,I

  brokeoutacaketainingamiddlingsizedone,andtur

  bottomupward.Thenewicehadformedaroundanduhebubble,

  sothatitwasincludedbetweewoices.Itwaswhollyinthe

  lowerice,butcloseagainsttheupper,andwasflattish,orperhaps

  slightlylenticular,witharoundededge,aquarterofaninchdeep

  byfourinchesindiameter;andIwassurprisedtofindthat

  directlyuhebubbletheicewasmeltedwithgreatregularity

  intheformofasaucerreversed,totheheightoffiveeighthsof

  aninthemiddle,leavingathinpartitiontherebetweenthe

  waterandthebubble,hardlyahofaninchthidinmany

  placesthesmallbubblesinthispartitionhadburstoutdownward,

  andprobablytherewasalluhelargestbubbles,

  whichwereafootindiameter.Iinferredthattheinfinitenumber

  ofminutebubbleswhichIhadfirstseenagainsttheundersurface

  oftheicewerenowfrozeninlikewise,andthateaits

  degree,hadoperatedlikeaburning-glassontheieathtomelt

  androtit.Thesearethelittleair-gunswhitributetomake

  theicecradwhoop.

  Atlengththewiingoodear,justasIhadfinished

  plastering,andthewiohowlaroundthehouseasifithad

  nothadpermissiontodosotillthen.Nightafternightthegeese

  camelumberinginthedarkwithagorandawhistlingofwings,

  evehegroundwascoveredwithsnow,sometoalightin

  Walden,andsomeflyinglowoverthewoodstowardFairHaven,bound

  forMexico.Severaltimes,wheurningfromthevillageatten

  orelevenocloight,Iheardthetreadofaflockofgeese,

  orelseducks,onthedryleavesinthewoodsbyapond-holebehind

  mydwelling,wheretheyhadeuptofeed,andthefainthonkor

  quackoftheirleaderastheyhurriedoff.In1845Waldenfroze

  entirelyoverforthefirsttimeonthenightofthe22dof

  December,Flintsandothershallowerpondsandtheriverhaving

  beenfrozentendaysormore;in46,the16th;in49,aboutthe

  31st;andin50,aboutthe27thofDecember;in52,the5thof

  January;in53,the31stofDecember.Thesnowhadalreadycovered

  thegroundsihe25thofNovember,andsurroundedmesuddenly

  withtheseryofwinter.Iwithdrewyetfartherintomyshell,

  andendeavoredtokeepabrightfirebothwithinmyhouseandwithin

  mybreast.Myemploymentoutofdoorsnowwastocollectthedead

  woodintheforest,bringingitinmyhandsoronmyshoulders,or

  sometimestrailingadeadpireeundereacharmtomyshed.An

  oldforestfencewhichhadseenitsbestdayswasagreathaulfor

  me.IsacrificedittoVul,foritastservingthegod

  Terminus.Howmuchmoreiiisthatmanssupper

  whohasjustbeenforthinthesnowtohunt,nay,youmightsay,

  steal,thefueltocookitwith!Hisbreadaaresweet.

  Thereareenoughfagotsandwastewoodofallkindsintheforests

  ofmostofourtownstosupportmanyfires,butwhichatpresent

  warmnone,and,somethink,hihegrowthoftheyoungwood.

  Therewasalsothedriftwoodofthepond.Inthecourseofthe

  summerIhaddiscoveredaraftofpitelogswiththebarkon,

  piogetherbytheIrishwhentherailroadwasbuilt.ThisI

  hauleduppartlyontheshore.Aftersoakingtwoyearsandthen

  lyinghighsixmonthsiterfectlysound,thoughwaterlogged

  pastdrying.Iamusedmyselfoerdaywithslidingthis

  piecemealacrossthepond,nearlyhalfamile,skatingbehindwith

  oneendofalogfifteelongonmyshoulder,aheron

  theice;orItiedseverallogstogetherwithabirchwithe,and

  then,withalongerbirchoralderwhichhadabookattheend,

  draggedthemacross.Thoughpletelywaterloggedandalmostas

  heavyaslead,theynotonlyburnedlong,butmadeaveryhotfire;

  nay,Ithoughtthattheyburerforthesoaking,asifthe

  pitch,beingfihewater,burnedlonger,asinalamp.

  Gilpin,inhisatoftheforestborderersofEngland,says

  that"theenentsoftrespassers,andthehousesandfences

  thusraisedonthebordersoftheforest,"were"sideredasgreat

  nuisaheoldforestlaw,andwereseverelypunishedunder

  thenameofpurprestures,astendingadterroremferarum--ad

  notumforestae,etc.,"tothefrighteningofthegameandthe

  detrimentoftheforest.ButIwasiedinthepreservation

  ofthevenisonamorethaersorwoodchoppers,

  andasmuchasthoughIhadbeentheLordWardenhimself;andifany

  partwasburhoughIburmyselfbyact,Igrieved

  withagriefthatlastedlongerandwasmoreinsolablethanthat

  oftheproprietors;nay,Igrievedwhenitwascutdownbythe

  proprietorsthemselves.Iwouldthatourfarmerswhedown

  aforestfeltsomeofthatawewhichtheoldRomansdidwhenthey

  cametothin,orletinthelightto,asecratedgrove(lucum

  lucare),thatis,wouldbelievethatitissacredtosomegod.

  TheRomanmadeanexpiatory,andprayed,Whatevergododdessthouarttowhomthisgroveissacred,bepropitioustome,

  myfamily,andchildrec.

  Itisremarkablewhatavalueisstillputuponwoodevenin

  thisageandinthisnewtry,avaluemorepermaand

  universalthanthatofgold.Afterallourdiscoveriesand

  iionsnomanwillgobyapileofwood.Itisaspreciousto

  usasitwastoourSaxonandNormaors.Iftheymadetheir

  bowsofit,wemakeun-stocksofit.Michaux,morethanthirty

  yearsago,saysthatthepriceofwoodforfuelinNewYorkand

  Philadelphia"nearlyequals,andsometimesexceeds,thatofthebest

  woodinParis,thoughthisimmensecapitalannuallyrequiresmore

  thanthreehuhousandcords,andissurrouhedistance

  ofthreehundredmilesbycultivatedplains."Inthistownthe

  priceofwoodrisesalmoststeadily,andtheonlyquestionis,how

  muchhigheritistobethisyearthanitwasthelast.Meics

  andtradesmenwhoeinpersontotheforestonnoothererrand,

  aresuretoattendthewoodau,andevenpayahighpricefor

  theprivilegeofgleaningafterthewoodchopper.Itisnowmany

  yearsthatmenhaveresortedtotheforestforfuelandthe

  materialsofthearts:theNewEnglanderandtheNewHollahe

  Parisiana,thefarmerandRobinHood,GoodyBlakeand

  HarryGill;inmostpartsoftheworldtheprihepeasant,

  thescholarandthesavage,equallyrequirestillafewsticksfrom

  theforesttowarmthemandcooktheirfood.hercouldIdo

  withoutthem.

  Everymanlooksathiswood-pilewithakindofaffe.I

  lovetohaveminebeforemywindow,andthemorechipsthebetterto

  remindmeofmypleasingwork.Ihadanoldaxewhiobody

  claimed,withwhichbyspellsinwinterdays,onthesunnysideof

  thehouse,IplayedaboutthestumpswhichIhadgotoutofmy

  bean-field.AsmydriverprophesiedwhenIlowing,theywarmed

  metwice--oncewhileIlittingthem,andagaihey

  wereonthefire,sothatnofuelcouldgiveoutmoreheat.Asfor

  theaxe,Iwasadvisedtogetthevillageblacksmithto"jump"it;

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