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Identifier: outing48newy (find matches)
Title: Outing
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Leisure Sports Travel
Publisher: (New York : Outing Pub. Co.)
Contributing Library: Tisch Library
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Do you know, said the dear boy. I have long hata seen-l theory that you arc twenty. Drawing by Howard Gile THE MAGIC OF ORCHARDS BY ZONA GALE DRAWING BY HOWARD GILES I HAVE always meant to try it, saidPeleas, meditatively; at all eventsever since I have been old. I looked up at his uncovered hair, silverin the late afternoon sun. Yes, strangethough it sounded, there was no evadingthe epithet. Peleas was old—and I my-self was, if not old, still past seventy. At what moment did you become old?I asked him seriously; I have alwaysbeen longing to surprise some one on theinstant of losing his youth, or of findinghimself old—but really old. Would it notbe wonderful, Peleas, to catch the verysecond when April becomes May, orspring says Now Im summer? Ah, I know, agreed Peleas; a clockought to strike somewhere. One—two—three—now its June. Four—five—six—now this apple-tree is at the very heightof its bloom; or This is the moment of thisrose. Instead of which, Nature just letsyou

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