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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Jonathan Papers, by Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris
Title: The Jonathan Papers
Author: Elisabeth Woodbridge Morris
Release Date: September 27, 2010 [eBook #33997]
Language: English
Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE JONATHAN PAPERS***
E-text prepared by Annie McGuire
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The
Jonathan
Papers
By Elisabeth
Woodbridge
By Elisabeth Woodbridge
| DAYS OUT AND OTHER PAPERS. |
| MORE JONATHAN PAPERS. |
| THE JONATHAN PAPERS. |
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
Boston and New York
The Jonathan Papers
The Jonathan Papers
By
Elisabeth Woodbridge
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY ELISABETH WOODBRIDGE MORRIS
TO JONATHAN
AND TO ALL PERFECT COMRADESHIP
WHEREVER ITS JOYOUS SPIRIT IS FOUND
THIS LITTLE BOOK IS DEDICATED
Contents
| Foreword—On Taking One's Dessert First | |
| I. | A Placid Runaway |
| II. | An Unprogressive Farm |
| III. | A Desultory Pilgrimage |
| IV. | The Yellow Valley |
| V. | Larkspurs and Hollyhocks |
| VI. | The Farm Sunday |
| VII. | The Grooming of the Farm |
| VIII. | "Escaped from Old Gardens" |
| IX. | The Country Road |
| X. | The Lure of the Berry |
| XI. | In the Rain |
| XII. | As the Bee Flies |
| XIII. | A Dawn Experiment |
| XIV. | In the Wake of the Partridge |
| XV. | Beyond the Realm of Weather |
| XVI. | Comfortable Books |
| XVII. | In the Firelight |
The papers in this volume first appeared in the Outlook, the Atlantic, and Scribner's. The author wishes to express to the editors of these magazines her appreciation of their courtesy in permitting the republication of the papers.
Foreword
On Taking One's Dessert First
When we were children we used to "happen in" to the kitchen just before luncheon to see what the dessert was to be. This was because at the luncheon table we were not allowed to ask, yet it was advantageous to know, for since even our youthful capacity had its limits, we found it necessary to "save room," and the question, of course, was, how much room?
Discovering some favorite dish being prepared, we used to gaze with watering mouth, and, though knowing its futility, could