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Updated: June 5, 2025
The verandas broke down; grass and hardy roses grew into the cracks where the clap-boards had started. The Ellwells, father and son, were fashionable people; the family had developed. Early in the seventies there came rumors of young Ellwell's disgrace in the Tremont Club. He was detected cheating at play, and left the club, of which Mark Ellwell was vice-president.
By sunset, he had a pile of clap-boards beside him as large as a wagon quite enough to `shingle' the roof of our house. During that day, I employed myself in tempering the clay for chinking the walls and plastering the chimney. "On the seventh day, we all rested from our labour. We did so because it was Sunday. We had resolved ever to keep the Sabbath.
"And when you get the steer broke," said Margaret, "I want you to make me an ash hopper." "Yas'm," replied the old negro, looking at her and then at Starbuck. "And then," said Jasper, "I want you to hive the bees." "And then," Margaret spoke up, "you may fix the loom." "Yas'm, fix de loom." "When that is done," said Starbuck, "you may rive some clap-boards to cover the spring house."
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