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Loomings

           Butthesearealllandsmen;ofweekdayspentupinlathandplastertiedtocounters,nailedtobenches,clinchedtodesks. Howthenisthis? Arethegreenfieldsgone? Whatdotheyhere? 

           Butlook! herecomemorecrowds,pacingstraightforthewater,andseeminglyboundforadive. Strange! Nothingwillcontentthembuttheextremestlimitoftheland; loiteringundertheshadyleeofyonderwarehouseswillnotsuffice. No. Theymustgetjustasnighthewaterastheypossiblycanwithoutfalling. Andtheretheystandmilesofthemleagues. Inlandersall,theycomefromlanesandalleys,streetsavenuesnorth,east,south,andwest. Yetheretheyallunite. Tellme,doesthemagneticvirtueoftheneedlesofthecompassesofallthoseshipsattractthemthither? 

           Oncemore. Sayyouareinthecountry;insomehighlandoflakes. Takealmostanypathyouplease,andtentooneitcarriesyoudowninadale,andleavesyoutherebyapoolinthestream. Thereismagicinit. Letthemostabsent-mindedofmenbeplungedinhisdeepestreveriesstandthatmanonhislegs,sethisfeeta-going,andhewillinfalliblyleadyoutowater,ifwatertherebeinallthatregion. ShouldyoueverbeathirstinthegreatAmericandesert,trythisexperiment,ifyourcaravanhappentobesuppliedwithametaphysicalprofessor. Yes,aseveryoneknows,meditationandwaterareweddedforever. 

           Buthereisanartist. Hedesirestopaintyouthedreamiest,shadiest,quietest,mostenchantingbitofromanticlandscapeinallthevalleyoftheSaco. Whatisthechiefelementheemploys? Therestandhistrees,eachwithahollowtrunk,asifahermitandacrucifixwerewithin; andheresleepshismeadow,andtheresleephiscattle;andupfromyondercottagegoesasleepysmoke. Deepintodistantwoodlandswindsamazyway,reachingtooverlappingspursofmountainsbathedintheirhill-sideblue. 

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