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"There was one day of joyful feasting in New England. A day anticipated for one-half the year and remembered the other half. A day that brought together around the heavily laden table, in loving reunion, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, children and grandchildren; for that day the family circle must be unbroken. The day before. By stage, by homely vehicle of every description, by crowded, belated trains; from far and near, the loved ones come.

Oh, the laughter, tears, the chatter and confusion indoors and out; where to sleep and how it doesn't matter; time is short, and so much there is to say or hear."