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An Autumn Holiday.
Sarah Orne Jewett
I had started early in the afternoon for a long walk; it was just the weather for walking, and I went across the fields with a delighted heart. The wind came straight in from the sea, and the sky was bright blue; there was a little tinge of red still lingering on the maples, and my dress brushed over the late golden-rods, while my old dog, who seemed to have taken a new lease of youth, jumped about wildly and raced after the little birds that flew up out of the long brown grass -- the constant little chickadees, that would soon sing before the coming of snow. But this day brought no thought of winter; it was one of the October days when to breathe the air is like drinking wine, and every touch of the wind against one's face is a caress: like a quick, sweet kiss, that wind is. You have a sense of companionship; it is a day that loves you.
I went strolling along, with this dear idle day for company; it was a pleasure to be alive, and to go through the dry grass, and to spring over the stone walls and the shaky pasture fences. I stopped by each of the stray apple-trees that came in my way, to make friends with it, or to ask after its health, if it were an old friend. These old apple-trees make very charming bits of the world in October; the leaves cling to them later than to the other trees, and the turf keeps short and green underneath; and in this grass, which was frosty in the morning, and has not quite dried yet, you can find some cold little cider apples, with one side knurly, and one shiny bright red or yellow cheek. They are wet with dew, these little apples, and a black ant runs anxiously over them when you turn them round and round to see where the best place is to bite. There will almost always be a bird's nest in the tree, and it is most likely to be a robin's nest. The prehistoric robins must have been cave-dwellers, for they still make their nests as much like cellars as they can, though they follow the new fashion and build them aloft. One always has a thought of spring at the sight of a robin's nest. It is so little while ago that it was spring, and we were so glad to have the birds come back, and the life of the new year was just showing itself; we were looking forward to so much growth and to the realization and perfection of so many things. I think the sadness of autumn, or the pathos of it, is like that of elderly people. We have seen how the flowers looked when they bloomed and have eaten the fruit when it was ripe; the questions have had their answer, the days we waited for have come and gone. Everything has stopped growing. And so the children have grown to be men and women, their lives have been lived, the autumn has come. We have seen what our lives would be like when we were older; success or disappointment, it is all over at any rate. Yet it only makes one sad to think it is autumn with the flowers or with one's own life, when one forgets that always and always there will be the spring again.
I am very fond of walking between the roads. One grows so familiar with the highways themselves. But once leap the fence and there are a hundred roads that you can take, each with its own scenery and entertainment. Every walk of this kind proves itself a tour of exploration and discovery, and the fields of my own town, which I think I know so well, are always new fields. I find new ways to go, new sights to see, new friends among the things that grow, and new treasures and pleasures every summer; and later, when the frosts have come and the swamps have frozen, I can go everywhere I like all over my world.
That afternoon I found something I had never seen before -- a little grave alone in a wide pasture which had once been a field. The nearest house was at least two miles away, but by hunting for it I found a very old cellar, where the child's home used to be, not very far off, along the slope. It must have been a great many years ago that the house had stood there; and the small slate head-stone was worn away by the rain and wind, so there was nothing to be read, if indeed there had ever been any letters on it. It had looked many a storm in the face, and many a red sunset. I suppose the woods near by had grown and been cut, and grown again, since it was put there. There was an old sweet-brier bush growing on the short little grave, and in the grass underneath I found a ground-sparrow's nest. It was like a little neighborhood, and I have felt ever since as if I belonged to it; and I wondered then if one of the young ground-sparrows was not always sent to take the nest when the old ones were done with it, so they came back in the spring year after year to live there, and there were always the stone and the sweet-brier bush and the birds to remember the child. It was such a lonely place in that wide field under the great sky, and yet it was so comfortable too; but the sight of the little grave at first touched me strangely, and I tried to picture to myself the procession that came out from the house the day of the funeral, and I thought of the mother in the evening after all the people had gone home, and how she missed the baby, and kept seeing the new grave out here in the twilight as she went about her work. I suppose the family moved away, and so all the rest were buried elsewhere.
I often think of this place, and I link it in my thoughts with something I saw once in the water when I was out at sea: a little boat that some child had lost, that had drifted down the river and out to sea; too long a voyage, for it was a sad little wreck, with even its white sail of a hand-breadth half under water, and its twine rigging trailing astern. It was a silly little boat, and no loss, except to its owner, to whom it had seemed as brave and proud a thing as any ship of the line to you and me. It was a shipwreck of his small hopes, I suppose, and I can see it now, the toy of the great winds and waves, as it floated on its way, while I sailed on mine, out of sight of land.
The little grave is forgotten by everybody but me, I think: the mother must have found the child again in heaven a very long time ago: but in the winter I shall wonder if the snow has covered it well, and next year I shall go to see the sweet-brier bush when it is in bloom. God knows what use that life was, the grave is such a short one, and nobody knows whose little child it was; but perhaps a thousand people in the world to-day are better because it brought a little love into the world that was not there before.
I sat so long here in the sun that the dog, after running after all the birds, and even chasing crickets, and going through a great piece of affectation in barking before an empty woodchuck's hole to kill time, came to sit patiently in front of me, as if he wished to ask when I would go on. I had never been in this part of the pasture before. It was at one side of the way I usually took, so presently I went on to find a favorite track of mine, half a mile to the right, along the bank of a brook. There had been heavy rains the week before, and I found more water than usual running, and the brook was apparently in a great hurry. It was very quiet along the shore of it; the frogs had long ago gone into winter-quarters, and there was not one to splash into the water when he saw me coming. I did not see a musk-rat either, though I knew where their holes were by the piles of fresh-water mussel shells that they had untidily thrown out at their front door. I thought it might be well to hunt for mussels myself, and crack them in search of pearls, but it was too serene and beautiful a day. I was not willing to disturb the comfort of even a shell-fish. It was one of the days when one does not think of being tired: the scent of the dry everlasting flowers, and the freshness of the wind, and the cawing of the crows, all come to me as I think of it, and I remember that I went a long way before I began to think of going home again. I knew I could not be far from a cross-road, and when I climbed a low hill I saw a house which I was glad to make the end of my walk -- for a time, at any rate. It was some time since I had seen the old woman who lived there, and I liked her dearly, and was sure of a welcome. I went down through the pasture lane, and just then I saw my father drive away up the road, just too far for me to make him hear when I called. That seemed too bad at first, until I remembered that he would come back again over the same road after a while, and in the mean time I could make my call. The house was low and long and unpainted, with a great many frost-bitten flowers about it. Some hollyhocks were bowed down despairingly, and the morning-glory vines were more miserable still. Some of the smaller plants had been covered to keep them from freezing, and were braving out a few more days, but no shelter would avail them much longer. And already nobody minded whether the gate was shut or not, and part of the great flock of hens were marching proudly about among the wilted posies, which they had stretched their necks wistfully through the fence for all summer. I heard the noise of spinning in the house, and my dog scurried off after the cat as I went in the door. I saw Miss Polly Marsh and her sister, Mrs. Snow, stepping back and forward together spinning yarn at a pair of big wheels. The wheels made such a noise with their whir and creak, and my friends were talking so fast as they twisted and turned the yarn, that they did not hear my footstep, and I stood in the doorway watching them, it was such a quaint and pretty sight. They went together like a pair of horses, and kept step with each other to and fro. They were about the same size, and were cheerful old bodies, looking a good deal alike, with their checked handkerchiefs over their smooth gray hair, their dark gowns made short in the skirts, and their broad little feet in gray stockings and low leather shoes without heels. They stood straight, and though they were quick at their work they moved stiffly; they were talking busily about some one.
"I could tell by the way the doctor looked that he didn't think there was much of anything the matter with her," said Miss Polly Marsh. "'You needn't [needn'] tell me,' says I, the other day, when I see him at Miss Martin's. 'She'd be up and about this minute if she only had a mite o' resolution;' and says he, 'Aunt Polly, you're as near right as usual;'" and the old lady stopped to laugh a little. "I told him that wa'n't saying much," said she, with an evident consciousness of the underlying compliment and the doctor's good opinion. "I never knew one of that tribe that hadn't a queer streak and wasn't shif'less; but they're tougher than ellum roots;" and she gave the wheel an emphatic turn, while Mrs. Snow reached for more rolls of wool, and happened to see me.
"Wherever did you come from?" said they, in great surprise. "Why, you wasn't anywhere in sight when I was out speaking to the doctor," said Mrs. Snow. "Oh, come over horseback, I suppose. Well, now, we're pleased to see ye."
"No," said I, "I walked across the fields. It was too pleasant to stay in the house, and I haven't had a long walk for some time before." I begged them not to stop spinning, but they insisted that they should not have turned the wheels a half-dozen times more, even if I had not come, and they pushed them back to the wall before they came to sit down to talk with me over their knitting -- for neither of them were ever known to be idle. Mrs. Snow was only there for a visit; she was a widow, and lived during most of the year with her son; and Aunt Polly was at home but seldom herself, as she was a famous nurse, and was often in demand all through that part of the country. I had known her all my days. Everybody was fond of the good soul, and she had been one of the most useful women in the world. One of my pleasantest memories is of a long but not very painful illness one winter, when she came to take care of me. There was no end either to her stories or her kindness. I was delighted to find her at home that afternoon, and Mrs. Snow also.
Aunt Polly brought me some of her gingerbread, which she knew I liked, and a stout little pitcher of milk, and we sat there together for a while, gossiping and enjoying ourselves. I told all the village news that I could think of, and I was just tired enough to know it, and to be contented to sit still for a while in the comfortable three-cornered chair by the little front window. The October sunshine lay along the clean kitchen floor, and Aunt Polly darted from her chair occasionally to catch stray little wisps of wool which the breeze through the door blew along from the wheels. There was a gay string of red peppers hanging over the very high mantel-shelf, and the wood-work in the room had never been painted, and had grown dark brown with age and smoke and scouring. The clock ticked solemnly, as if it were a judge giving the laws of time, and felt itself to be the only thing that did not waste it. There was a bouquet of asparagus and some late sprigs of larkspur and white petunias on the table underneath, and a Leavitt's Almanac lay on the county paper, which was itself lying on the big Bible, of which Aunt Polly made a point of reading two chapters every day in course. I remember her saying, despairingly, one night, half to herself, "I don' know but I may skip the Chronicles next time," but I have never to this day believed that she did. They asked me at once to come into the best room, but I liked the old kitchen best. "Who was it that you were talking about as I came in?" said I. "You said you didn't believe there was much the matter with her." And Aunt Polly clicked her knitting-needles faster, and told me that it was Mary Susan Ash, over by Little Creek.
"They're dreadful nervous, all them Ashes," said Mrs. Snow. "You know young Joe Adams's wife, over our way, is a sister to her, and she's forever a-doctorin'. Poor fellow! he's got a drag. I'm real sorry for Joe; but, land sakes alive! he might 'a known better. They said she had an old green bandbox with a gingham cover, that was stowed full o' vials, that she moved with the rest of her things when she was married, besides some she car'd in her hands. I guess she ain't in no more hurry to go than any of the rest of us. I've lost every mite of patience with her. I was over there last week one day, and she'd had a call from the new supply -- you know Adams's folks is Methodists -- and he was took in by her. She made out she'd got the consumption, and she told how many complaints she had, and what a sight o' medicine she took, and she groaned and sighed, and her voice was so weak you couldn't more than just hear it. I stepped right into the bedroom after he'd been prayin' with her, and was taking leave. You'd thought, by what he said, she was going right off then. She was coughing dreadful hard, and I knew she hadn't no more cough than I had. So says I, 'What's the matter, Adaline? I'll get ye a drink of water. Something in your throat, I s'pose. I hope you won't go and get cold, and have a cough.' She looked as if she could 'a bit me, but I was just as pleasant 's could be. Land! to see her laying there, I suppose the poor young fellow thought she was all gone. He meant well. I wish he had seen her eating apple dumplings for dinner. She felt better 'long in the first o' the afternoon before he come. I says to her, right before him, that I guessed them dumplings did her good, but she never made no answer. She will have these dyin' spells. I don't know 's she can help it, but she needn't act as if it was a credit to anybody to be sick and laid up. Poor Joe, he come over for me last week another day, and said she'd been havin' spasms, and asked me if there wa'n't something I could think of. 'Yes,' says I; 'you just take a pail o' stone-cold water, and throw it square into her face; that'll bring her out of it;' and he looked at me a minute, and then he burst out a-laughing -- he couldn't help it. He's too good to her; that's the trouble."
"You never said that to her about the dumplings?" said Aunt Polly, admiringly. "Well, I shouldn't ha' dared;" and she rocked and knitted away faster than ever, while we all laughed. "Now with Mary Susan it's different. I suppose she does have the neurology, and she's a poor broken-down creature. I do feel for her more than I do for Adaline. She was always a willing girl, and she worked herself to death, and she can't help these notions, nor being an Ash neither."
"I'm the last one to be hard on anybody that's sick, and in trouble," said Mrs. Snow.
"Bless you, she set up with Ad'line herself three nights in one week, to my knowledge. It's more 'n I would do," said Aunt Polly, as if there were danger that I should think Mrs. Snow's kind heart to be made of flint.
"It ain't what I call watching," said she, apologetically. "We both doze off, and then when the folks come in in the morning she'll tell what a sufferin' night she's had. She likes to have it said she has to have watchers."
"It's strange what a queer streak there is running through the whole of 'em," said Aunt Polly, presently. "It always was so, far back 's you can follow 'em. Did you ever hear about that great-uncle of theirs that lived over to the other side o' Denby, over to what they call the Denby Meadows? We had a cousin o' my father's that kept house for him (he was a single man), and I spent most of a summer and fall with her once when I was growing up. She seemed to want company: it was a lonesome sort of a place."
"There! I don't know when I have thought o' that," said Mrs. Snow, looking much amused. "What stories you did use to tell, after you come home, about the way he used to act! Dear sakes! she used to keep us laughing till we was tired. Do tell her about him, Polly; she'll like to hear."
"Well, I've forgot a good deal about it: you see it was much as fifty years ago. I wasn't more than seventeen or eighteen years old. He was a very respectable man, old Mr. Dan'el Gunn was, and a cap'n in the militia in his day. Cap'n Gunn, they always called him. He was well off, but he got sun-struck, and never was just right in his mind afterward. When he was getting over his sickness after the stroke he was very wandering, and at last he seemed to get it into his head that he was his own sister Patience that died some five or six years before: she was single too, and she always lived with him. They said when he got so 's to sit up in his arm-chair of an afternoon, when he was getting better, he fought 'em dreadfully because they fetched him his own clothes to put on; he said they was brother Dan'el's clothes. So, sure enough, they got out an old double gown, and let him put it on, and he was as peaceable as could be. The doctor told 'em to humor him, but they thought it was a fancy he took, and he would forget it; but the next day he made 'em get the double gown again, and a cap too, and there he used to set up alongside of his bed as prim as a dish. When he got round again so he could set up all day, they thought he wanted the dress; but no; he seemed to be himself, and had on his own clothes just as usual in the morning; but when he took his nap after dinner and waked up again, he was in a dreadful frame o' mind, and had the trousers and coat off in no time, and said he was Patience. He used to fuss with some knitting-work he got hold of somehow; he was good-natured as could be, and sometimes he would make 'em fetch him the cat, because Patience used to have a cat that set in her lap while she knit. I wasn't there then, you know, but they used to tell me about it. Folks used to call him Miss Dan'el Gunn.
"He'd been that way some time when I went over. I'd heard about his notions, and I was scared of him at first, but I found out there wasn't no need. Don't you know I was sort o' 'fraid to go, 'Lizabeth, when Cousin Statiry sent for me after she went home from that visit she made here? She'd told us about him, but sometimes, 'long at the first of it, he used to be cross. He never was after I went there. He was a clever, kind-hearted man, if ever there was one," said Aunt Polly, with decision. "He used to go down to the corner to the store sometimes in the morning, and he would see to business. And before he got feeble sometimes he would work out on the farm all the morning, stiddy as any of the men; but after he come in to dinner he would take off his coat, if he had it on, and fall asleep in his arm-chair, or on a l'unge there was in his bedroom, and when he waked up he would be sort of bewildered for a while, and then he'd step round quick 's he could, and get his dress out o' the clothes-press, and the cap, and put 'em on right over the rest of his clothes. He was always small-featured and smooth-shaved, and I don' know as, to come in sudden, you would have thought he was a man, except his hair stood up short and straight all on the top of his head, as men-folks had a fashion o' combing their hair then, and I must say he did make a dreadful ordinary-looking woman. The neighbors got used to his ways, and, land! I never thought nothing of it after the first week or two.
"His sister's clothes that he wore first was too small for him, and so my cousin Statiry, that kep' his house, she made him a linsey-woolsey dress with a considerable short skirt, and he was dreadful pleased with it, she said, because the other one never would button over good, and showed his wais'coat, and she and I used to make him caps; he used to wear the kind all the old women did then, with a big crown, and close round the face. I've got some laid away up-stairs now that was my mother's -- she wore caps very young, mother did. His nephew that lived with him carried on the farm, and managed the business, but he always treated the cap'n as if he was head of everything there. Everybody pitied the cap'n; folks respected him; but you couldn't help laughing, to save ye. We used to try to keep him in, afternoons, but we couldn't always."
"Tell her about that day he went to meeting," said Mrs. Snow.
"Why, one of us always used to stay to home with him; we took turns; and somehow or 'nother he never offered to go, though by spells he would be constant to meeting in the morning. Why, bless you, you never 'd think anything ailed him a good deal of the time, if you saw him before noon, though sometimes he would be freaky, and hide himself in the barn, or go over in the woods, but we always kept an eye on him. But this Sunday there was going to be a great occasion. Old Parson Croden was going to preach; he was thought more of than anybody in this region: you've heard tell of him a good many times, I s'pose. He was getting to be old, and didn't preach much. He had a colleague, they set so much by him in his parish, and I didn't know 's I'd ever get another chance to hear him, so I didn't want to stay to home, and neither did Cousin Statiry; and Jacob Gunn, old Mr. Gunn's nephew, he said it might be the last time ever he'd hear Parson Croden, and he set in the seats anyway; so we talked it all over, and we got a young boy to come and set 'long of the cap'n till we got back. He hadn't offered to go anywhere of an afternoon for a long time. I s'pose he thought women ought to be stayers at home according to Scripture.
"Parson Ridley -- his wife was a niece to old Dr. Croden -- and the old doctor they was up in the pulpit, and the choir was singing the first hymn -- it was a fuguing tune, and they was doing their best: seems to me it was 'Canterbury New.' Yes, it was; I remember I thought how splendid it sounded, and Jacob Gunn he was a-leading off; and I happened to look down the aisle, and who should I see but the poor old cap'n in his cap and gown parading right into meeting before all the folks! There! I wanted to go through the floor. Everybody 'most had seen him at home, but, my goodness! to have him come into meeting!"
"What did you do?" said I.
"Why, nothing," said Miss Polly; "there was nothing to do. I thought I should faint away; but I called Cousin Statiry's 'tention, and she looked dreadful put to it for a minute; and then says she, 'Open the door for him; I guess he won't make no trouble,' and, poor soul, he didn't. But to see him come up the aisle! He'd fixed himself nice as he could, poor creatur; he'd raked out Miss Patience's old Navarino bonnet with green ribbons and a willow feather, and set it on right over his cap, and he had her bead bag on his arm, and her turkey-tail fan that he'd got out of the best room; and he come with little short steps up to the pew: and I s'posed he'd set by the door; but no, he made to go by us, up into the corner where she used to set, and took her place, and spread his dress out nice, and got his handkerchief out o' his bag, just 's he'd seen her do. He took off his bonnet all of a sudden, as if he'd forgot it, and put it under the seat, like he did his hat -- that was the only thing he did that any woman wouldn't have done -- and the crown of his cap was bent some. I thought die I should. The pew was one of them up aside the pulpit, a square one, you know, right at the end of the right-hand aisle, so I could see the length of it and out of the door, and there stood that poor boy we'd left to keep the cap'n company, looking as pale as ashes. We found he'd tried every way to keep the old gentleman at home, but he said he got f'erce as could be, so he didn't dare to say no more, and Cap'n Gunn drove him back twice to the house, and that's why he got in so late. I didn't know but it was the boy that had set him on to go to meeting when I see him walk in, and I could 'a wrung his neck; but I guess I misjudged him; he was called a stiddy boy. He married a daughter of Ichabod Pinkham's over to Oak Plains, and I saw a son of his when I was taking care of Miss West last spring through that lung fever -- looked like his father. I wish I'd thought to tell him about that Sunday. I heard he was waiting on that pretty Becket girl, the orphan one that lives with Nathan Becket. Her father and mother was both lost at sea, but she's got property."
"What did they say in church when the captain came in, Aunt Polly?" said I.
"Well, a good many of them laughed -- they couldn't help it, to save them; but the cap'n he was some hard o' hearin', so he never noticed it, and he set there in the corner and fanned him, as pleased and satisfied as could be. The singers they had the worst time, but they had just come to the end of a verse, and they played on the instruments a good while in between, but I could see 'em shake, and I s'pose the tune did stray a little, though they went through it well. And after the first fun of it was over, most of the folks felt bad. You see, the cap'n had been very much looked up to, and it was his misfortune and he set there quiet, listening to the preaching. I see some tears in some o' the old folks' eyes: they hated to see him so broke in his mind, you know. There was more than usual of 'em out that day; they knew how bad he'd feel if he realized it. A good Christian man he was, and dreadful precise, I've heard 'em say."
"Did he ever go again?" said I.
"I seem to forget," said Aunt Polly. "I dare say. I wasn't there but from the last of June into November, and when I went over again it wasn't for three years, and the cap'n had been dead some time. His mind failed him more and more along at the last. But I'll tell you what he did do, and it was the week after that very Sunday, too. He heard it given out from the pulpit that the Female Missionary Society would meet with Mis' William Sands the Thursday night o' that week -- the sewing society, you know; and he looked round to us real knowing; and Cousin Statiry, says she to me, under her bonnet, 'You don't s'pose he'll want to go?' and I like to have laughed right out. But sure enough he did, and what do you suppose but he made us fix over a handsome black watered silk for him to wear, that had been his sister's best dress. He said he'd outgrown it dreadful quick. Cousin Statiry she wished to heaven she'd thought to put it away, for Jacob had given it to her, and she was meaning to make it over for herself; but it didn't do to cross the cap'n and Jacob Gunn gave Statiry another one -- the best he could get, but it wasn't near so good a piece, she thought. He set everything by Statiry, and so did the cap'n, and well they might.
"We hoped he'd forget all about it the next day; but he didn't; and I always thought well of those ladies, they treated him so handsome, and tried to make him enjoy himself. He did eat a great supper; they kep' a-piling up his plate with everything. I couldn't help wondering if some of 'em would have put themselves out much if it had been some poor flighty old woman. The cap'n he was as polite as could be, and when Jacob come to walk home with him he kissed 'em all round and asked 'em to meet at his house. But the greatest was -- land! I don't know when I've thought so much about those times -- one afternoon he was setting at home in the keeping-room, and Statiry was there, and Deacon Abel Pinkham stopped in to see Jacob Gunn about building some fence, and he found he'd gone to mill, so he waited a while, talking friendly, as they expected Jacob might be home; and the cap'n was as pleased as could be, and he urged the deacon to stop to tea. And when he went away, says he to Statiry, in a dreadful knowing way, 'Which of us do you consider the deacon come to see?' You see, the deacon was a widower. Bless you! when I first come home I used to set everybody laughing, but I forget most of the things now. There was one day, though" --
"Here comes your father," said Mrs. Snow. "Now we mustn't let him go by or you'll have to walk 'way home." And Aunt Polly hurried out to speak to him, while I took my great bunch of goldenrod, which already drooped a little, and followed her, with Mrs. Snow, who confided to me that the captain's nephew Jacob had offered to Polly that summer she was over there, and she never could see why she didn't have him: only love goes where it is sent, and Polly wasn't one to marry for what she could get if she didn't like the man. There was plenty that would have said yes, and thank you too, sir, to Jacob Gunn.
That was a pleasant afternoon. I reached home when it was growing dark and chilly, and the early autumn sunset had almost faded in the west. It was a much longer way home around by the road than by the way I had come across the fields.
"An Autumn Holiday" first appeared in Harper's Magazine, October 1880, and was collected in Country By-Ways. This text and illustration are from the ninth edition (1893) of Country By-Ways. Click here to see the illustrations that accompanied the original Harper's publication. In Sarah Orne Jewett Letters, Richard Cary indicates that Jewett submitted this story to Harper's with the title, "Miss Daniel Gunn" (p. 44).
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knurly: having protuberances, excrescences, or knobs.
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the fields of my own town: This piece opens in Jewett's own voice, and so her own town is South Berwick, Maine. For a history of her town, see Jewett's "The Old Town of Berwick."
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sweet-brier bush: a European rose with big, strong thorns and a single pink blossom; rose hips (the fruit) are a source of vitamin C and are used for jellies and sauces; stands for `poetry' in the nineteenth-century language of flowers. (Research: Ted Eden).
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ground-sparrow's nest: Any of several North American sparrows that spend a good deal of time on the ground, such as the grass-finch and savannah-sparrow.
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ship of the line: a warship large enough to have a place in the line of battle.
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everlasting flowers: The Oxford English Dictionary says "Retaining shape and colour when dried; as in everlasting flower, a name given to some species of cudweed (Gnaphalium), but more commonly to various species of Helichrysum."
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my father: Dr. Theodore H. Jewett, for whom Jewett is named (Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett), and to whom Country By-Ways is dedicated.
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Leavitt's Almanac: Dudley Leavitt (1772-1851), New Hampshire mathematician, author, and teacher, began producing almanacs in 1815, and continued under various titles until his death, his final title being Leavitt's Farmer's Almanac and Miscellaneous Year Book. After his death, "Leavitt's" almanacs continued to appear until the end of the 19th century. The Dictionary of American Biography (1933) says, "His almanacs were usually well printed and always contained both original and reprinted articles of permanent interest, as well as mathematical problems, the solutions of which appeared the following year" (81). (Research assistance: Betty Rogers).
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the new supply: One meaning of "supply" is "to fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit." Source: ARTFL Webster Dictionary 1913.
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consumption: tuberculosis.
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neurology: she probably means neuralgia.
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Denby: the fictional town of Denby also appears in Jewett's novel, Deephaven.
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sun-struck: Sun stroke is a collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat.
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l'unge: probably a lounge in the sense of a long couch.
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linsey-woolsey dress: a coarse sturdy fabric of wool and linen or cotton.
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women ought to be stayers at home according to Scripture: See Titus 2:4-5, and also I Corinthians 14:34-5.
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Canterbury New: The New Grove Dictionary of American Music (1986) defines a fuguing-tune as "a piece of strophic music containing at least one section involving contrapuntal vocal entries with overlapping text." This sort of singing became popular in American Protestant churches, coming into its own in the 18th century, and dying out gradually in the 19th. Robert Stevenson in Church Music in America (1966), suggests that this form of singing became popular in Calvinist churches in which singing in harmony using chords was forbidden as a result of Calvin's strictures. This mode allowed a kind of harmony that arose from different voices beginning at different times as in a fugue (20). H. C. MacDougal in Early New England Psalmody (1969) dates the period of such singing from 1635 in Scotland to about 1873 in the United States. He quotes an extended description (pp. 98-9) of such "Puritan music" in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Poganuc People (1879): "...there was a grand, wild freedom, an energy of motion in the old 'fuguing' tunes of that day that well expressed the heart of a people courageous in combat and unshaken in endurance."
The original "Canterbury" was a well-known and popular fuguing tune. Stevenson and MacDougal trace it from its composition in 1592 with the title "Litchfield, Low Dutch" through various publications, including the ninth edition of The Bay Psalm Book (1698), where it was the proper tune for singing Psalm 23, though MacDougal says it also was used for Psalm 4. Stevenson says that when the tune was printed in Playford's Brief Introduction in 1658, it was called a "new tune," presumably because it was more recently composed than most other psalm tunes. In 1671, Playford renamed the tune, "Canterbury."
Michael Davitt Bell in the Library of America edition of Jewett Novels and Stories indicates that "Canterbury New" was composed by Henry John Gauntlett (1805-76).
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Navarino bonnet with green ribbons and a willow feather: Navarino is not in standard dictionaries except as the European name for one of the sites at modern Pylos in Greece. A willow feather may be a feather from willow-grouse, also called a willow-ptarmigan and willow-partridge.
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lung fever: The Oxford English Dictionary identifies lung fever as pneumonia.
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Female Missionary Society: The Nineteenth Century was a major period of Christian missionary activity, especially among American and British Protestant churches, though both Roman Catholics and various Protestant denominations sent Christian missionaries throughout the world. Virtually every major denomination had a missionary society, and a respectable local congregation typically would include a women's organization charged with gathering funds for the denominational society and informing the congregation about missionary activities.
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goldenrod: "A plant of the genus Solidago, esp. S. Virgaurea, having a rod-like stem and a spike of bright yellow flowers." (Source: Oxford English Dictionary).
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Looking to check some items off her to-do list, Kristen Bell ran errands on Saturday (January 12) in Los Angeles.
The "House of Lies" mom-to-be looked comfortable in a bright blue maxi dress as she headed to a waiting limo that came to pick her up.
Ms. Bell announced in November that she is expecting her first child with fiancé Dax Shephard and will give birth in late April or May.
On a recent visit to "The Tonight Show," she told host Jay Leno the effects of so called baby brain. "The funny thing is, [pregnancy brain] is genetically in your body so you don't have like a killer wit and abuse the kid," she said. "You kind of soak up all these wonderful hormones and you're just really nice and dumb the whole time."

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STRATFORD – Queens and Stratford RCMP along with Island EMS responded to a single vehicle collision that occurred on Route 1 in Stratford at approximately 2:35 a.m. on Wednesday.
A west-bound vehicle struck a traffic light pole, rolled and came to rest on its roof in the east-bound lane. The traffic lights were rendered inoperable for a number of hours.
Paramedics treated the 36-year-old male driver for a minor injury at scene and subsequently was released to police. That driver was then arrested after breath samples showed alcohol levels that exceeded the legal limit. He has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and released for an August court date.


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Dist. governor touts "Peace through Service" theme
Loren Boyens, District Governor, presented the program on Monday, Oct. 22, when Rotary met at noon at the Moose Lodge.
Loren got involved in Rotary in 2000 when he was club president. He started out by talking about the theme for Rotary this year, which is "Peace through Service." He commented that as he visits clubs in the district and talks to people, he finds that everyone at the meetings are part of Rotary because they are the type of people who want to help and to make things better in their communities.
He commented that Mobridge Rotary is a huge footprint on Mobridge and is growing. He encouraged the Mobridge Rotary to reach beyond Mobridge. One of the ways he suggested would be to team up with other clubs for a project in another country such as purchasing wheelchairs for people in Romania or solar ovens for people in Haiti. He said "Seeing what Rotary is like and what it means in other parts of the world is a very unique experience."
He talked how Rotary has programs for youth exchange. There are also college Rotary organizations at the School of Mines and at South Dakota State University. There are six interact Rotary groups in high schools in South Dakota and it is hoped that one day there will be a Rotary club in every high school in the state.
Loren was pleased that Mobridge participates in selling foundation tickets and provides a Sitting Bull Stampede overnight stay each year.
This year the District got $58,000 back from Rotary International and he urged the Mobridge Rotary to apply for a simplified grant to help fund a project next year.
He very briefly talked about getting a Rotary license plate by asking for it when Rotarians buy new license plates and can then affix the Rotary emblem to that plate. These plates do not cost more than the regular plates.
He ended by urging Rotarians to get involved in the projects the clubs decide to pursue. He suggested that to be really happy in one's lifetime, one needs to love and serve mankind.
Guests were Sheila Boyens, Larry Lyngstad from Pierre and Lora Goettich, executive director of the District. Lora is from Denison, Iowa.
Herb McClellan reported that he has workers in place for the Halloween party. The National Honor Society will have about 10 students there to help and eight other high school students have volunteered to help with the little kids' party on Halloween. If possible, Herb would like some help at 5 p.m. to help set up the games in the commons area of the high school. The middle school dance will be Friday, Oct. 26, at Freeman Davis School. Jan Sayler reported that bonus bucks will be the prizes. She said that she would like some help in getting sponsors and anyone interested should contact her or Mark Dady.
Michelle Harrison announced that the Pheasants Forever Banquet is on Tuesday and the Rockie Mountain Elk Banquet will be on Friday and both will be held at the Country Club.
Mark Dady reported that NORT had stated that they would not need the $500 that they were to receive this year. They requested that Rotary give that $500 to the Snow Queen Contest. Motion made and passed unanimously to approve giving the money to the Snow Queen Contest.
Leonard Linde read the thank you note that Rotary received from Eileen Gienger for the roses she received.
Peg Wunder reported that all bills are not in but that the Roses for Rotary Fundraiser is finished and well over $3,800 was raised for furnishings in the community room at the new library addition from the sale of roses.
The Monday Night Football winner was Lauran Rothstein. John Rothstein was not present to claim the 50/50 pot. Angie Svihovec will have the program next week when Rotary meets at noon at the Moose Club.


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AUTHORITIES in Somerset say there is still 'considerable work to be done' by National Grid over its plans to connect Hinkley Point to the network.
A consultation period over plans to build large pylons up to 50 metres tall in the Somerset countryside has now ended.
In a joint statement, six councils – including Somerset County Council and West Somerset Council – have called for more information on mitigation ideas.
The statement says: "The councils acknowledge the need to deliver the project quickly in response to the urgent need at a national level.
"However, it is essential National Grid provides all the relevant information so the councils and affected communities can understand the impact of the development."
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a procedure that places a tube through the abdominal wall and into the stomach.
A gastrostomy tube provides an alternative feeding site. It may be needed to:
If you are planning to have a PEG, your doctor will review a list of possible complications which may include:
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
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Leading up to your procedure:
You will be given antibiotics for the procedure.
An endoscope is a long thin tool with a light and camera. It will be inserted through your mouth, down your throat, and into your stomach. The camera will send images to a video monitor. The doctor will use the images to find the right spot to insert the PEG feeding tube.
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A small incision will be made in your abdomen. The tube will be pulled until the tip comes out of the incision in the abdominal wall. A soft, round bumper will be attached to the ends of the PEG tube. It will keep the tube secure. Sterile gauze will be placed around the incision site. The PEG tube will be taped to your abdomen.
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Anesthesia prevents pain during the procedure. You may feel some discomfort. For a couple of days after the procedure, you may have minor pain and soreness at the incision site. This may feel like a pulled muscle. Your doctor can prescribe medicine to relieve this discomfort.
The usual length of stay is one day. Your doctor may choose to keep you longer if complications arise.
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Implementation of three-year detention directive in regards to illegal migrant stirs controversy, as IPS says it lacks space; human rights groups threaten legal action
Illegal, unrealistic and inhumane, that is how human rights groups dubbed the Immigration Authority´s announcement that it will begin to implement the legal directive allowing the detention of illegal migrants for up to three years.
Sunday´s statement, which said the directive will be enforced effective immediately, met with skepticism by the Israel Prison Service as well, as IPS officials said that the prison system in Israel lacks the space needed to successfully implement such a measure.
Sources in the Prime Minister´s Office admitted Monday that the plan´s effectiveness is questionable, adding that the measure´s main purpose at this time is deterrence.
The sources added that the government´s goal is to raise awareness and hopefully decrease the number of infiltrators crossing into Israel every month.
Meanwhile, human right groups criticized the order. Attorney Oded Feller from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel said that the government was "selling the public fantasies. There isn´t enough room to hold those who are already here and those that will come in the future.
"Instead of dealing with reality, by which the majority of the infiltrators are asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan, the Interior Ministry chooses to detain them for nothing."
Feller further urged the government to divert the funds it intends to invest in building holding facilities towards finding solutions for asylum seekers.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees´ representative in Israel, William Tall, said that "This law should be enforced on illegal infiltrators only, not on asylum seekers. If Israel imposes it on the latter, for unlimited periods of time, we will turn to the Legal System for remedies."
Tall added that it was the State´s responsibility to provide asylum seekers with shelter and protection, "In accordance to the international treaties Israel signed. You cannot deport people who arrive in your country seeking asylum.
"Ninety percent of these people come here from Eritrea and Sudan. Israel offers them protection and then turns around and calls them ´infiltrators.´ That´s a problem. Israel has to clear up its definitions."
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LEAKING water has caused several large holes to appear outside a home in Madresfield Village since November prompting worries the ground may sink.
A small hole leaking water first appeared outside Susan and David Pearce's home in November last year and since then several more have appeared on their garden and on the road.
Believing it to be a bust pipe, the couple has passed their concerns to Severn Trent Water but the water company ran tests which confirmed it was not coming from its pipes.
A Severn Trent spokeswoman said it believes the leak may possibly be from groundwater.
Their daughter, Joanne Morgan, said: "Even in the heat we are having at the moment the puddles are still filling up and the water is going down the road.
"It's blistering hot but the water is still running out.
"My parents have called a number of different people to help but they are being passed from pillar to post and keep being told that they will be referred to someone else.
"But we're worried the ground is eventually going to give way with all these holes appearing."
Worcestershire County Council said the problem had not been reported but after Malvern Gazette got in touch they have requested a highways inspector to visit the site and report back.
Mrs Morgan added: "There are that many cars that come down the road and they are all hitting the puddles.
"I'm also worried because my mum and dad are getting on and they're having to drive through these hole."
A Severn Trent spokeswoman said: "We've been out to Madresfield Village on two occasions to investigate if the running water is coming from our network of pipes.
"Both times we used listening equipment to check for leaks, and in addition, we've tested the water to see if it is mains water.
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With nearly two million members and $12.8 billion invested in KiwiSaver, nzherald.co.nz is launching a four-part video series about the retirement savings scheme. Five years since it kicked off, KiwiSaver is still a mystery to many New Zealanders and we decided to provide a simple guide which covers the nuts and bolts. Experts Mary Holm and Chris Douglas tackle all the basic questions in a way which is easy to understand and jargon-free.
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I have a 4 year old daughter that has Autism. I just started to potty train her. I bought a timer and have her seat on the toilet every 20 minutes. She is getting used to going and sitting on the toilet for a few seconds and getting up, but still does not go on the toilet. When she has her diaper on it is constantly wet, but i put on underwear she goes like almost 2 hours without peeing. Is she holding it on purpose?? Any tips?. Thanks.
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From: Rick Van Dusen <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Family History was RE: census question
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:49:37 -0700
References: <email@example.com> <00b001cb0ff7$275c99f0$7615cdd0$@net> <firstname.lastname@example.com> <00d001cb1082$4f82b4b0$ee881e10$@net> <email@example.com> <00d101cb109c$94d523d0$be7f6b70$@net> <email@example.com> <email@example.com> <email@example.com> <firstname.lastname@example.com> <00d301cb10d2$81822e00$84868a00$@net> <firstname.lastname@example.com> <001801cb1161$ec3d95b0$c4b8c110$@net> <firstname.lastname@example.com> <002501cb1174$f291efc0$d7b5cf40$@net><firstname.lastname@example.com> <email@example.com>
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My point was that even the sources we are inclined to regard as the most
permanent can disappear. The original Census records or the US Army
records are excellent examples of that, IMO.
And BTW, I don't know when the 72-year restriction was applied, but I
know that Albert Harrison Van Deusen, in his work published in 1912,
took data from the 1850 Census, which wasn't yet 72 years old. He
doesn't appear to have taken anything from the 1860, though, so maybe
the restriction then was in the range of 50 to 60 years (can't be
further nailed down from this evidence, since we have no idea how long
before 1912 AHVD consulted the Census). Therefore, we know (without
further research) that the 72-year restriction was not always the case.
bob gillis wrote:
> On 6/21/2010 4:02 PM, Rick Van Dusen wrote:
>> 2. A source is a source (and thus should be cited, regardless of quality
>> or durability), and almost all sources are subject to disappearance,
>> e.g. 1890 Census
> These are not good examples.
> If the 72 year period for releasing the Census applied in the 1920s then
> no one could have accessed the 1890 Census records for genealogical
> research before they were destroyed by fire on 10 Jan 1921.
> > US Army WWII records.
> Apparently 80% of these records were destroyed in 1973 so any citations
> to the 80% would probably be be in secondary sources .
> See this Prologue article at
> http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2006/spring/aad-ww2.html
> bob gillis
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American Idol 8 Recap: Group Two with Adam Lambert, Megan Corkrey, Allison Iraheta
American Idol Rundown: The Second Group of 12
If this year were a typical year of American Idol, I'd say nearly all the singers in Wednesday's second group round were good enough to make it through. There weren't a ton of outright terrible performances (though also few outstanding ones), and — especially in the second half of the show — most of the contestants proved they deserved another chance.
Unfortunately, in this wild card year, second chances aren't going to be very easy to come by. To move on for sure, you've got to knock your performance out of the park. As far as I'm concerned, two people did that on Wednesday — one I expected, one I definitely did not — and beyond that, it's kind of anyone's game. Which three contestants do you think are making it through tonight? To see my thoughts on each of the 12 singers and my guesses for who's moving on, just
Jasmine Murray: She's a cutiepie with a good voice, but "Love Song" was all kinds of wrong for her. She had to start way too low, and in general her voice has too much attack for a gentle song like this. Randy would have rather had her sing Rihanna, Kara said it was all over the place, Paula said she worked to sing around the song, and Simon was disappointed.
Matt Giraud: I was excited to see this year's Timberfake take on an actual modern song, but his "Viva La Vida" was a letdown. All through the first verse, I maintained my hope that he'd bring it home, but the chorus was wobbly and off-pitch and — worst of all — largely monotone. Paula said it was better than his rehearsal (ouch), while Simon said it verged on horrible.
Jeanine Vailes: Speaking of monotone, I think picking "This Love" for the first showcase performance of her Idol experience was a mistake. The background singers overpowered her at times, and she seemed to be working way too hard, especially during an odd wailing part. Paula wouldn't even give a critique; Kara said she's pretty but the song was overdone.
Nick "Normund Gentle" Mitchell: Can a joke contestant ever win Idol? If so, Nick/Normund will be the one. I mean, the guy practically made love to a light-up sign during "And I Am Telling You." The funny thing is, he's actually done better vocal performances before; this one wasn't great. Simon called it horrific comedy, but the other judges seemed entertained.
Allison Iraheta: Something about her personality rubs me the wrong way, but that doesn't matter when she opens her mouth to sing. She absolutely killed "Alone," with a stage presence and awareness that we haven't seen on this show in a while. I could imagine her in concert. Kara said she's serious, while Simon called her the night's best at that point "by a clear mile."
Kris Allen: With "Man in the Mirror," Kris gave us our second Michael Jackson song of the semifinals. The start of this seemed out of his range, but it picked up on the chorus; it's what I expected from Matt Giraud, actually. It's not exactly full of personality but definitely decent. Kara liked him better soulful, but the other three thought he nailed it.
Megan Corkrey: She's a font designer, and she knows how to pick a song? I couldn't possibly like her more. "Put Your Records On" was a great choice because it worked with, not against, her unique vocal style. Girl's gonna be awkward if she ever has to move around the stage, though. Simon thought she got shouty at the end, but all the judges wanted to see her again.
Matt Breitzke: I'm sorry, did he sing something? His "If You Could Only See" just bored me to tears. It was . . . fine. Fine like good karaoke. It was almost too clean; the song calls for some growliness, and he was totally straightforward. Simon liked him personally (another hard-working American man in the Sarver vein) but hated the performance; the others agreed.
Jesse Langseth: She's an interesting one. Her "Bette Davis Eyes" was kind of cool and breathy, and I liked the arrangement, though I don't know how much credit to give her for that. I didn't love the chorus, but when she had time to really hit a note on the verses, she sucked me in. Randy thought the range was too limited but Paula found her captivating.
Kai Kalama: Yawning again — his "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" was just a standard, straight-ahead Idol performance, unmemorable in almost every way. Simon said he's seen that kind of performance a million times and wasn't impressed, but Kara and Paula thought there was something to him.
Mishavonna Henson: I think I figured it out: She's this year's Gina Glocksen, a past Idol reject who wants so badly to get it right this time. I liked Gina, so that's not a bad thing. But "Drops of Jupiter" wasn't the right song; she seemed to be playing it safe the whole way through. Kara said she's almost too put-together, and Simon wanted her to be more fun.
Adam Lambert: OK, he said he reads Twilight, so the competition can probably just end now. He's obviously in another league in terms of stage presence and professionalism. His "Satisfaction" was bizarre at times, brilliant at others, but it definitely left me intrigued. Randy called him Fall Out Boy mixed with Robert Pattinson, Kara admired his range, and Simon couldn't decide if it was awful or fantastic.
Here are my guesses for the results:
Going through: Adam for the boys, Allison for the girls. I think the third spot is likely Jesse, Megan, or Kris, though Matt Giraud has a big fan base already and could slip in . . . as could Nick/Normund.
Potentially back for the wild card: Any of the above, plus Mishavonna and Jasmine
Don't forget to give me your guesses before tonight's show!
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I am running Vista with XBMC (aeon wide theme) and want to get a remote control. I am unsure which controller to go for. Ideally i would prefer a bluetooth option but not the PS3 remote since I have a PS3 and use that remote for PS3 only (can't pair 2 devices). If there is another bluetooth remote I can use which doesn't cost too much that would be ideal. Alternatively, I will have to go for an IR remote but don't want to use the xbox remote. Would be happy to use a MCE remote if it will work.
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Let me piggyback on this thread and ask this as an added question:
Is it not wither or not the remote will be best for XBMC but rather will it be best for EventGhost??
I am new to XBMC outside of the xbox but from what I've been reading today it appears all the remote commands actually come through the EventGhost software which in turn controls XBMC for you. If that is the case, then one should be concerned with the remote's compatibility with Event Ghost firstly.
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KB 932616: Installation choices for consumer versions of Windows Vista
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Der Wienerschnitzel Gets LA Landmark Status
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Der Wienerschnitzel isn't just a hot dog stand anymore — it's a tasty bite of history.
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday declared the chain's very first stand in the
The drive-thru was built in 1961 and it doesn't have the chain's trademark A-frame construction — just a flat roof. However, the Cultural Heritage Commission says it epitomizes the drive-thru and walk-up concepts made popular in the 1960s and is strongly associated with LA's car culture.
The chain now has hundreds of restaurants in the
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This year, Nespresso pulled a fast one; selling one flavor Variations capsule per country, but making three. Earlier this year, Nespresso had a vote, and the folks in the US picked Masala Chai flavored Nespresso (Full review - Masala Chai Nespresso). Not sure what you folks voted for, but I voted for Raspberry Chocolate; they called it Cioccorosso.
Our good friends north of the border in Canada voted for Cioccorosso, and luckily, Sawn, a SingleServeEspresso.com reader offered to swap some for a Chai Masala.
Nespresso Variations are layered on top of the slightly acidic Livanto base, offering a good springboard for fruity and lively notes. It doesn't hurt that I like Livanto a lot.
Tasting Notes - Cioccorosso
Nespresso's Cioccorosso capsules brew up with a pretty good nose of fresh raspberries, and keep it for a few minutes while you sip your espresso. I like to add a small amount of sugar to get the full flavor to come out. The Raspberry flavor was delicate enough to be masked by milk, so the latte that I brewed up lost some of the raspberry punch.
The chocolate flavor is more persistent and comes across as a drier, less sweet cocoa flavor that is slightly bitter like a dark chocolate. It's good, and again I think the added sugar helps it come to life. I tend to add about a 1/4 teaspoon of sugar, so we are not talking a lot here, just enough to make it come to life.
We shall see how this went over; I think it drove some excitement, and if Nespresso sees it as a success, we should see a similar program next year.
The Nespresso Variations capsules have enjoyed a long run, shipping three different flavors in each market, and in 2013, Nespresso shook a few things up. While they are still offering three flavors, they polled Nespresso drinkers in the middle of the year, and allocated the most popular flavor in each country to that market. After thousands of votes, the US got Masala Chai.
It's worth noting that Canada got Cioccorosso - a chocolate raspberry flavor..... visit us here at SSE for more on this next week.
Just in case you wanted more variation earlier this year, Nespresso re-introduced three "favorites" into the permanent collection for people to buy any time of the year; vanilla, chocolate, and caramel.
Review and tasting notes after the jump.....
Matt Damon is reportedly getting paid $3M for his appearance in the Nespresso ads with long time spokesperson George Clooney. The ads run outside the US, where the brand is better known and is able to talk more to the brand exclusivity, featuring the espresso drink.
In the US, the Penelope Cruz ads run, where the brand is still trying to position itself as a coffee shop alternative featuring the milk-based Latte.
Below is the George and Matt ad…..
This past summer, Nespresso had users vote on one of three flavors for this year's Nespresso Variations flavor, and the US picked Masala Chai as their favorite flavor for the 2013 Variations introduction (choices in the vote were Cioccorosso, a raspberry chocolate flavor, Liminto, a lemon mint, and Masala Chai). That special Variations flavor is now available in the Nespresso Club store online.
Nespresso added the Masala Chai flavor for the US, and is now available today for shipment; they ship in two business days. These typically go fast, so jump on it.
The Masala Chai spices sit atop the Livanto base to give it a lively flavor profile; we ordered ours here at Single Serve Espresso and we'll write up our review after it arrives.
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In episode 58 of the Red Rock Fantasy Basketball podcast, I talk about the mind-blowing coaching of Utah Jazz coach Ty Corbin and his reluctance to use Enes Kanter, big games from a couple of Rockets and the mess in Detroit.
I also discuss the guard situtation in Los Angeles and the wings in Minnesota.
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Sheldon Silver Hires Lawyer in Vito Lopex Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has hired a lawyer to defend himself in a lawsuit brought against him by two staffers. The New York Daily News reports that Silver's lawyer Bettina Plevan is well known for representing employers in discrimination cases and has even represented Penthouse magazine owner Bob Guccione in a sexual harassment case.
The Daily News reports that two staffers are suing Silver. Vito Lopez, and the Assembly over Silver's admitted mishandling of the Lopez sexual harassment scandals. Plevan's legal services likely won't be cheap and tax payers will be footing the bill. The staffers are accusing Silver of aiding Lopez by failing to discipline the former assemblyman after staffers had complained that Lopez sexual harassed them.
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"For the time being, it does not look like the Arabs will take the risk of another war. Rather the Arabs will continue their war of attrition. Peace however will be achieved within the next five to 10 years," Israeli Ambassador Yitzhak Rabin said yesterday at the opening session of the Pioneer Women's convention here.
Addressing more than 1,500 delegates and guests, Gen. Rabin said, "I don't believe that in the second half of the 20th Century dictatorships that lie to their people can be sustained. President Nasser (of Egypt) will not be able to overcome the revolt of the young people who are not now allowed to talk much less declare a day of 'moratorium.'"
He added that "the Arab people cannot continue to support leaders who tell them lies of victories rather than build up their country." Gen. Rabin commented that the Arabs had no hope of defeating Israel militarily. In citing the three previous Arab- Israeli conflicts in which each Israeli victory was "stronger" than the previous one, he said, "if they ask for the fourth war, we are going to follow in the same way." As long as Israel has one supersonic plane for every three Arab planes, we feel safe," he said.