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Harvest Time

           Sheenjoyeditheartilyandfoundtheapplauseofherboysmoresatisfyingthananypraiseoftheworld,fornowshetoldnostoriesexcepttoherflockofenthusiasticbelieversandadmirers.Astheyearswenton,twolittleladsofherowncametoincreaseherhappinessRob,namedforGrandpa,andTeddy,ahappy-go-luckybaby,whoseemedtohaveinheritedhispapa’ssunshinytemperaswellashismother’slivelyspirit.Howtheyevergrewupaliveinthatwhirlpoolofboyswasamysterytotheirgrandmaandaunts,buttheyflourishedlikedandelionsinspring,andtheirroughnurseslovedandservedthemwell.

           TherewereagreatmanyholidaysatPlumfield,andoneofthemostdelightfulwastheyearlyapple-picking.ForthentheMarches,Laurences,BrookesandBhaersturnedoutinfullforceandmadeadayofit.FiveyearsafterJo’swedding,oneofthesefruitfulfestivalsoccurred,amellowOctoberday,whentheairwasfullofanexhilaratingfreshnesswhichmadethespiritsriseandtheblooddancehealthilyintheveins.Theoldorchardworeitsholidayattire.Goldenrodandastersfringedthemossywalls.Grasshoppersskippedbrisklyintheseregrass,andcricketschirpedlikefairypipersatafeast.Squirrelswerebusywiththeirsmallharvesting.Birdstwitteredtheiradieuxfromthealdersinthelane,andeverytreestoodreadytosenddownitsshowerofredoryellowapplesatthefirstshake.Everybodywasthere.Everybodylaughedandsang,climbedupandtumbleddown.

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