I. Description of Farmer Oak—An Incident

           

           WhenFarmerOaksmiled,thecornersofhismouthspreadtilltheywerewithinanunimportantdistanceofhisears,hiseyeswerereducedtochinks,anddivergingwrinklesappearedroundthem,extendinguponhiscountenanceliketheraysinarudimentarysketchoftherisingsun.

           HisChristiannamewasGabriel,andonworkingdayshewasayoungmanofsoundjudgment,easymotions,properdress,andgeneralgoodcharacter.OnSundayshewasamanofmistyviews,rathergiventopostponing,andhamperedbyhisbestclothesandumbrella:uponthewhole,onewhofelthimselftooccupymorallythatvastmiddlespaceofLaodiceanneutralitywhichlaybetweentheCommunionpeopleoftheparishandthedrunkensection,thatis,hewenttochurch,butyawnedprivatelybythetimethecongregationreachedtheNicenecreed,andthoughtofwhattherewouldbefordinnerwhenhemeanttobelisteningtothesermon.Or,tostatehischaracterasitstoodinthescaleofpublicopinion,whenhisfriendsandcriticswereintantrums,hewasconsideredratherabadman;whentheywerepleased,hewasratheragoodman;whentheywereneither,hewasamanwhosemoralcolourwasakindofpepper-and-saltmixture.

           Sincehelivedsixtimesasmanyworking-daysasSundays,Oak’sappearanceinhisoldclotheswasmostpeculiarlyhisownthementalpictureformedbyhisneighboursinimagininghimbeingalwaysdressedinthatway.Heworealow-crownedfelthat,spreadoutatthebasebytightjammingupontheheadforsecurityinhighwinds,andacoatlikeDr.

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