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Not many weeks afterwards we went to live at Longfield, which henceforth became the family home for many years.
Longfield! happy Longfield! little nest of love, and joy, and peace -- where the children grew up, and we grew old -- where season after season brought some new change ripening in us and around us -- where summer and winter, day and night, the hand of God's providence was over our roof, blessing our goings out and our comings in, our basket and our store; crowning us with the richest blessing of all, that we were made a household where "brethren dwelt together in unity. " Beloved Longfield! my heart, slow pulsing as befits one near the grave, thrills warm and young as I remember thee!