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talis) at Naglee's house stood entire, 

 shading on late afternoons "Turnpike 

 Bridge" near; when horse-cars, ignor- 

 ing schedule, halted at the tempora- 

 rily deserted tree at the fork, in wait- 

 ing for "Jake," who was somewhere 

 out of sight northward on the hill, 

 and no more in a hurry than those in 

 the car, w^ho looked upon as an un- 

 warranted innovation a noisy train 

 which passed to disturb their restful! 

 meditations; when laden wagons un- 

 fortunate jumped the track, serious- 

 ly interfering with suburban traffic; 

 when on "market days" long lines of 

 wagons laden with hay, straw and 

 other commodities numerous, twice a 

 week struggled through and oft-times 

 blocked the busy road. Time was, 

 and that not long ago, when Charles 

 J. Wister, the well-known beloved fa- 

 ther of Grumblethorpe's present own- 

 er, under the shade of his street trees, 

 dined upon the sidewalk, with none 

 to wonder nor molest; and Conestogas 

 with other vehicles numerous, which 

 James Stokes records, passed and re- 

 passed as naturally as present day 

 trolleys, to whose inveterate clash 

 and bang we have become accustom- 

 ed. Those were the days when gar- 



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