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grandfathers have felt before us) on find- 

 ing that pliable pin. 



It needed only a twine string and the 

 butt of an old buggy whip to complete 

 the outfit, and the young fisherman was 

 ready for the brook. 



I could not hazard the risk of being 

 told that I could not go down to the 

 brook this morning, so took " French 

 leave.'' This gave an added relish to 

 the undertaking and made it seem almost 

 like piracy. 



Do you wrinkled, care-worn old men, 

 who have been making corns and bunions 

 upon your feet for the past seventy years 

 by wearing tight shoes, remember the 

 joy of scuffing with bare feet, in the dew- 

 laden grass? Do you remember how the 

 dew sparkled and the fragrance rose from 

 clover and buttercup, as you stirred 

 them in their bed and sent showers of 



