This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...It seems as though I could n't get back to where I was before. I used to feel content to sit here and have folks dropping in to tell the news; and Seth would come and tell us of his wanderings in the woods and of all the birds he found, and how his crops were growing; and sometimes he would have a spell of ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: ...It seems as though I could n't get back to where I was before. I used to feel content to sit here and have folks dropping in to tell the news; and Seth would come and tell us of his wanderings in the woods and of all the birds he found, and how his crops were growing; and sometimes he would have a spell of reading books, and then he'd tell about it--and we were happy listening. But ever since he started ringing the bell it's been different. Something's crept into my heart that makes it all a turmoil." There was a moment's silence. "You don't mean that you love Seth Ware, the bell-ringer?" Parson Goodwin's voice revealed the shock in spite of his endeavor to hide it. "I do, indeed," answered Love quietly, and she raised her head proudly as she spoke. "I don't suppose there's any one but me that knows so well what the pain of loving is, --some seem to be fortunate and only know the joy of it, --but it seems now that I can only know the pain of it, --now that I 've seen how happy others can be who have nothing in their way to hinder." There was bitterness in Love's voice as she ended her sentence. After a few moments of deep reflection, Parson Goodwin asked: "How about Seth, my child? Does he know of this sentiment you have for him?" "I 've told him enough for him to guess," said Love simply. "But Seth loves me like as if he was a dreamer, and I am his dream;--and he likes to have it just that way, --and I did, too, until I began to hear about others planning to have a home together, and having a life in common;--and I got to thinking how it would be if Seth and I were together so's I could n't think of anything else. I let my fancy run on sometimes as I sit here. I see myself sitting near the...
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