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[[?estor?]] Street, at Grandfather Farnsworth's. | |||
The great oval table was crowned with damask | The great oval table was crowned with damask | ||
and American Beauty rolls and Grandfather | and American Beauty rolls and Grandfather | ||
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beautiful dinner and wish them a Merry | beautiful dinner and wish them a Merry | ||
Christmas. | Christmas. | ||
Many years later, I had occasion to [? | Many years later, I had occasion to [[conc?..t]] | ||
the family records in connection with the termination | the family records in connection with the termination | ||
of lumbering operations in Wisconsin | of lumbering operations in Wisconsin | ||
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owned by the companies which the grandfathers | owned by the companies which the grandfathers | ||
had founded. There I found that the | had founded. There I found that the | ||
querulous old man with the ear trumpet & | |||
the "mutton chop whiskers" who used to sit | the "mutton chop whiskers" who used to sit | ||
at the head of the tremendous table and shake | at the head of the tremendous table and shake | ||
his trumpet angrily at anybody whose lips | his trumpet angrily at anybody whose lips | ||
Revision as of 01:11, 16 July 2021
Holidays were often celebrated on ?estor? Street, at Grandfather Farnsworth's. The great oval table was crowned with damask and American Beauty rolls and Grandfather presided over us all as we struggled through six heavy courses beginning with lobster bisque. "Eh?" "What's she saying, George?" When it was finally over, Marion and I were encouraged to go downstairs to the kitchen to thank Cassius and Jilly for such a beautiful dinner and wish them a Merry Christmas. Many years later, I had occasion to conc?..t the family records in connection with the termination of lumbering operations in Wisconsin and Michigan and the liquidation of assets owned by the companies which the grandfathers had founded. There I found that the querulous old man with the ear trumpet & the "mutton chop whiskers" who used to sit at the head of the tremendous table and shake his trumpet angrily at anybody whose lips