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The Smallweed Family

           Duringthewholetimeconsumedintheslowgrowthofthisfamilytree,thehouseofSmallweed,alwaysearlytogooutandlatetomarry,hasstrengtheneditselfinitspracticalcharacter,hasdiscardedallamusements,discountenancedallstory-books,fairy-tales,fictions,andfables,andbanishedalllevitieswhatsoever.Hencethegratifyingfactthatithashadnochildborntoitandthatthecompletelittlemenandwomenwhomithasproducedhavebeenobservedtobearalikenesstooldmonkeyswithsomethingdepressingontheirminds.Atthepresenttime,inthedarklittleparlourcertainfeetbelowthelevelofthestreetagrim,hard,uncouthparlour,onlyornamentedwiththecoarsestofbaizetable-covers,andthehardestofsheet-irontea-trays,andofferinginitsdecorativecharacternobadallegoricalrepresentationofGrandfatherSmallweed’smindseatedintwoblackhorsehairporter’schairs,oneoneachsideofthefire-place,thesuperannuatedMr.andMrs.Smallweedwhileawaytherosyhours.OnthestoveareacoupleoftrivetsforthepotsandkettleswhichitisGrandfatherSmallweed’susualoccupationtowatch,andprojectingfromthechimney-piecebetweenthemisasortofbrassgallowsforroasting,whichhealsosuperintendswhenitisinaction.UnderthevenerableMr.Smallweed’sseatandguardedbyhisspindlelegsisadrawerinhischair,reportedtocontainpropertytoafabulousamount.

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