[produced] [by] [david] [widger] [twice] [told] [tales] [the] [toll-gatherer's] [day] [a] [sketch] [of] [transitory] [life] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] if any mortal be favored with a lot analogous to this , it is the toll-gatherer . 1 if 2 any 2 any 3 mortal 3 mortal 9 analogous 4 be 9 analogous 5 favored 9 analogous 6 with 9 analogous 7 a 9 analogous 8 lot 9 analogous 9 analogous 10 to 9 analogous 11 this 9 analogous 12 , 9 analogous 13 it 9 analogous 14 is 14 is 16 toll-gatherer 15 the 16 toll-gatherer 16 toll-gatherer 17 . sitting on the [aforesaid] [bench] [,] [i] [amuse] [myself] [with] [a] [conception] [,] [illustrated] [by] [numerous] [pencil-sketches] [in] [the] [air] [,] of the [toll-gatherer] ['s] day . 1 sitting 2 on 2 on 3 the 3 the 22 of 22 of 23 the 23 the 26 day 26 day 27 . the toll is paid , creak , creak , again go the wheels , and the huge haymow vanishes into the morning mist . 1 the 2 toll 2 toll 3 is 2 toll 6 creak 2 toll 8 creak 4 paid 6 creak 5 , 6 creak 6 creak 7 , 8 creak 9 , 8 creak 10 again 8 creak 11 go 8 creak 13 wheels 12 the 13 wheels 13 wheels 19 vanishes 14 , 19 vanishes 15 and 19 vanishes 16 the 19 vanishes 17 huge 19 vanishes 18 haymow 19 vanishes 19 vanishes 20 into 19 vanishes 21 the 19 vanishes 22 morning 19 vanishes 23 mist 19 vanishes 24 . as yet , nature is but half awake , and familiar objects appear visionary . 1 as 2 yet 2 yet 3 , 2 yet 8 awake 4 nature 8 awake 5 is 8 awake 6 but 8 awake 7 half 8 awake 8 awake 14 visionary 9 , 10 and 10 and 14 visionary 11 familiar 14 visionary 12 objects 14 visionary 13 appear 14 visionary 14 visionary 15 . the morn breathes upon them and blushes , and they forget how wearily the darkness toiled away . 1 the 3 breathes 2 morn 3 breathes 3 breathes 4 upon 3 breathes 5 them 3 breathes 6 and 3 breathes 7 blushes 7 blushes 8 , 7 blushes 9 and 7 blushes 10 they 7 blushes 11 forget 7 blushes 12 how 7 blushes 13 wearily 13 wearily 16 toiled 13 wearily 18 . 14 the 15 darkness 15 darkness 16 toiled 16 toiled 17 away the old man looks eastward , and ( for he is a moralizer ) frames a simile of the stage coach and the sun . 1 the 5 eastward 2 old 5 eastward 3 man 5 eastward 4 looks 5 eastward 5 eastward 6 , 5 eastward 7 and 5 eastward 8 ( 8 ( 13 moralizer 9 for 13 moralizer 10 he 13 moralizer 11 is 13 moralizer 12 a 13 moralizer 13 moralizer 15 frames 13 moralizer 17 simile 14 ) 15 frames 16 a 17 simile 17 simile 18 of 17 simile 19 the 17 simile 20 stage 17 simile 21 coach 17 simile 22 and 17 simile 23 the 17 simile 24 sun 17 simile 25 . while the world is rousing itself , we may glance slightly at the scene of our sketch . 1 while 5 rousing 2 the 3 world 3 world 5 rousing 4 is 5 rousing 5 rousing 6 itself 5 rousing 8 we 5 rousing 9 may 5 rousing 10 glance 5 rousing 11 slightly 7 , 8 we 11 slightly 17 sketch 12 at 17 sketch 13 the 14 scene 14 scene 15 of 14 scene 17 sketch 16 our 17 sketch 17 sketch 18 . beneath the window is a wooden bench , on which a long succession of weary wayfarers have reposed themselves . 1 beneath 6 wooden 2 the 3 window 3 window 6 wooden 4 is 6 wooden 5 a 6 wooden 6 wooden 13 succession 7 bench 8 , 7 bench 13 succession 9 on 13 succession 10 which 13 succession 11 a 13 succession 12 long 13 succession 13 succession 16 wayfarers 14 of 16 wayfarers 15 weary 16 wayfarers 16 wayfarers 17 have 16 wayfarers 18 reposed 16 wayfarers 19 themselves 16 wayfarers 20 . and there sits our good old toll-gatherer , glorified by the early sunbeams . 1 and 2 there 2 there 7 toll-gatherer 3 sits 7 toll-gatherer 4 our 7 toll-gatherer 5 good 7 toll-gatherer 6 old 7 toll-gatherer 7 toll-gatherer 9 glorified 7 toll-gatherer 10 by 7 toll-gatherer 11 the 7 toll-gatherer 12 early 7 toll-gatherer 13 sunbeams 7 toll-gatherer 14 . 8 , 9 glorified now the sun smiles upon the landscape , and earth smiles back again upon the sky . 1 now 7 landscape 2 the 3 sun 3 sun 7 landscape 4 smiles 7 landscape 5 upon 7 landscape 6 the 7 landscape 7 landscape 9 and 7 landscape 10 earth 7 landscape 11 smiles 8 , 9 and 11 smiles 12 back 11 smiles 14 upon 11 smiles 16 sky 11 smiles 17 . 12 back 13 again 15 the 16 sky frequent , now , are the travellers . 1 frequent 2 , 1 frequent 3 now 1 frequent 4 , 1 frequent 5 are 1 frequent 7 travellers 6 the 7 travellers 7 travellers 8 . the bottom of the chaise is heaped with multifarious bandboxes and carpet-bags , and beneath the axle swings a leathern trunk dusty with yesterday 's journey . 1 the 5 chaise 2 bottom 5 chaise 3 of 5 chaise 4 the 5 chaise 5 chaise 6 is 5 chaise 9 multifarious 7 heaped 9 multifarious 8 with 9 multifarious 9 multifarious 12 carpet-bags 10 bandboxes 11 and 10 bandboxes 12 carpet-bags 12 carpet-bags 13 , 12 carpet-bags 14 and 12 carpet-bags 15 beneath 12 carpet-bags 16 the 12 carpet-bags 17 axle 12 carpet-bags 18 swings 18 swings 20 leathern 19 a 20 leathern 20 leathern 21 trunk 20 leathern 22 dusty 20 leathern 23 with 20 leathern 24 yesterday 20 leathern 25 's 20 leathern 26 journey 26 journey 27 . luckless wight , doomed , through a whole summer day , to be the butt of mirth and mischief among the frolicsome maidens ! 1 luckless 2 wight 2 wight 3 , 2 wight 4 doomed 2 wight 5 , 2 wight 6 through 2 wight 7 a 2 wight 8 whole 2 wight 9 summer 9 summer 15 butt 10 day 11 , 10 day 15 butt 12 to 13 be 13 be 15 butt 14 the 15 butt 15 butt 16 of 15 butt 17 mirth 17 mirth 22 frolicsome 18 and 22 frolicsome 19 mischief 22 frolicsome 20 among 21 the 20 among 22 frolicsome 22 frolicsome 23 maidens 22 frolicsome 24 ! the vinegar-faced traveller proves to be a manufacturer of pickles . 1 the 2 vinegar-faced 2 vinegar-faced 3 traveller 2 vinegar-faced 4 proves 2 vinegar-faced 5 to 2 vinegar-faced 6 be 2 vinegar-faced 8 manufacturer 7 a 8 manufacturer 8 manufacturer 9 of 8 manufacturer 10 pickles 10 pickles 11 . he is [a] [country] [preacher] [,] going to [labor] [at] [a] [protracted] [meeting] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 7 going 7 going 8 to 8 to 14 . the next object passing townward is a butcher 's cart , canopied with its arch of snow-white cotton . 1 the 2 next 2 next 5 townward 3 object 5 townward 4 passing 5 townward 5 townward 6 is 5 townward 12 canopied 7 a 12 canopied 8 butcher 12 canopied 9 's 12 canopied 10 cart 12 canopied 11 , 12 canopied 12 canopied 13 with 12 canopied 14 its 12 canopied 15 arch 12 canopied 16 of 12 canopied 17 snow-white 12 canopied 18 cotton 18 cotton 19 . see there , a man trundling a wheelbarrow-load of lobsters . 1 see 10 lobsters 2 there 8 wheelbarrow-load 3 , 8 wheelbarrow-load 4 a 8 wheelbarrow-load 5 man 8 wheelbarrow-load 6 trundling 8 wheelbarrow-load 7 a 8 wheelbarrow-load 8 wheelbarrow-load 9 of 8 wheelbarrow-load 10 lobsters 10 lobsters 11 . but let all these pay their toll and pass . 1 but 7 toll 2 let 7 toll 3 all 7 toll 4 these 7 toll 5 pay 7 toll 6 their 7 toll 7 toll 8 and 7 toll 9 pass 7 toll 10 . but methinks her blushing cheek burns through the snowy veil . 1 but 2 methinks 2 methinks 6 burns 3 her 6 burns 4 blushing 6 burns 5 cheek 6 burns 6 burns 7 through 6 burns 9 snowy 6 burns 10 veil 6 burns 11 . 7 through 8 the another white-robed virgin sits in front . 1 another 2 white-robed 2 white-robed 3 virgin 2 white-robed 4 sits 2 white-robed 5 in 2 white-robed 6 front 2 white-robed 7 . take my blessing too , ye happy ones ! 1 take 3 blessing 2 my 3 blessing 3 blessing 4 too 3 blessing 6 ye 3 blessing 7 happy 3 blessing 8 ones 3 blessing 9 ! 5 , 6 ye may the sky not frown upon you , nor clouds bedew you with their chill and sullen rain ! 1 may 5 frown 2 the 3 sky 3 sky 5 frown 4 not 5 frown 5 frown 11 bedew 6 upon 11 bedew 7 you 11 bedew 8 , 9 nor 9 nor 11 bedew 10 clouds 11 bedew 11 bedew 12 you 11 bedew 13 with 11 bedew 14 their 11 bedew 15 chill 11 bedew 16 and 11 bedew 17 sullen 17 sullen 18 rain 17 sullen 19 ! may the hot sun kindle no fever in your hearts ! 1 may 5 kindle 2 the 3 hot 3 hot 5 kindle 4 sun 5 kindle 5 kindle 6 no 5 kindle 7 fever 5 kindle 8 in 5 kindle 9 your 5 kindle 10 hearts 5 kindle 11 ! in a close carriage sits a fragile figure , muffled carefully , and shrinking even from the mild breath of summer . 1 in 7 fragile 2 a 7 fragile 3 close 7 fragile 4 carriage 7 fragile 5 sits 7 fragile 6 a 7 fragile 7 fragile 8 figure 7 fragile 9 , 7 fragile 10 muffled 7 fragile 11 carefully 7 fragile 12 , 7 fragile 13 and 7 fragile 14 shrinking 14 shrinking 15 even 14 shrinking 16 from 14 shrinking 18 mild 14 shrinking 19 breath 16 from 17 the 19 breath 20 of 19 breath 21 summer 19 breath 22 . she leans against a manly form , and his arm infolds her , as if to guard his treasure from some enemy . 1 she 2 leans 2 leans 3 against 2 leans 4 a 2 leans 5 manly 5 manly 11 infolds 6 form 11 infolds 7 , 11 infolds 8 and 11 infolds 9 his 11 infolds 10 arm 11 infolds 11 infolds 12 her 11 infolds 13 , 11 infolds 14 as 11 infolds 15 if 11 infolds 16 to 11 infolds 17 guard 17 guard 18 his 17 guard 19 treasure 17 guard 20 from 17 guard 22 enemy 21 some 22 enemy 22 enemy 23 . and now has morning gathered up her dewy pearls , and fled away . 1 and 2 now 2 now 8 dewy 3 has 8 dewy 4 morning 8 dewy 5 gathered 8 dewy 6 up 8 dewy 7 her 8 dewy 8 dewy 9 pearls 8 dewy 12 fled 8 dewy 13 away 8 dewy 14 . 9 pearls 11 and 10 , 11 and the sun rolls blazing through the sky , and cannot find a cloud to cool his face with . 1 the 2 sun 2 sun 3 rolls 2 sun 13 cloud 3 rolls 4 blazing 4 blazing 5 through 4 blazing 7 sky 4 blazing 8 , 4 blazing 9 and 4 blazing 10 cannot 6 the 7 sky 11 find 13 cloud 12 a 13 cloud 13 cloud 15 cool 13 cloud 17 face 14 to 15 cool 16 his 17 face 17 face 18 with 17 face 19 . glisten , too , the faces of the travellers . 1 glisten 2 , 1 glisten 3 too 1 glisten 4 , 1 glisten 5 the 1 glisten 6 faces 6 faces 9 travellers 7 of 9 travellers 8 the 9 travellers 9 travellers 10 . no air is stirring on the road . 1 no 4 stirring 2 air 4 stirring 3 is 4 stirring 4 stirring 7 road 4 stirring 8 . 5 on 7 road 6 the 7 road nature dares draw no breath , lest she should inhale a stifling cloud of dust . 1 nature 2 dares 2 dares 3 draw 3 draw 10 inhale 4 no 10 inhale 5 breath 10 inhale 6 , 7 lest 7 lest 10 inhale 8 she 10 inhale 9 should 10 inhale 10 inhale 11 a 10 inhale 12 stifling 10 inhale 13 cloud 10 inhale 14 of 10 inhale 15 dust 10 inhale 16 . " awful hot ! 1 " 4 ! 2 awful 3 hot 3 hot 4 ! dreadful dusty ! " answers the sympathetic toll-gatherer . 1 dreadful 2 dusty 2 dusty 8 toll-gatherer 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 8 toll-gatherer 5 answers 8 toll-gatherer 6 the 8 toll-gatherer 7 sympathetic 8 toll-gatherer 8 toll-gatherer 9 . yes , old friend ; and a quiet heart will make a dog-day temperate . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 friend 3 old 4 friend 4 friend 6 and 4 friend 15 . 5 ; 6 and 7 a 13 dog-day 8 quiet 13 dog-day 9 heart 13 dog-day 10 will 13 dog-day 11 make 13 dog-day 12 a 13 dog-day 13 dog-day 14 temperate 13 dog-day 15 . and as the wayfarer makes ready to resume his journey , he tells him a sovereign remedy for blistered feet . 1 and 4 wayfarer 2 as 4 wayfarer 3 the 4 wayfarer 4 wayfarer 5 makes 4 wayfarer 6 ready 4 wayfarer 8 resume 7 to 8 resume 8 resume 9 his 8 resume 10 journey 8 resume 12 he 8 resume 13 tells 11 , 12 he 13 tells 19 blistered 14 him 19 blistered 15 a 19 blistered 16 sovereign 19 blistered 17 remedy 19 blistered 18 for 19 blistered 19 blistered 20 feet 19 blistered 21 . now comes the noontide hour , of all the hours nearest akin to midnight ; for each has its own calmness and repose . 1 now 4 noontide 2 comes 4 noontide 3 the 4 noontide 4 noontide 5 hour 4 noontide 6 , 4 noontide 7 of 4 noontide 8 all 4 noontide 9 the 4 noontide 10 hours 10 hours 12 akin 11 nearest 12 akin 12 akin 13 to 12 akin 14 midnight 12 akin 15 ; 12 akin 16 for 12 akin 17 each 17 each 21 calmness 18 has 21 calmness 19 its 21 calmness 20 own 21 calmness 21 calmness 22 and 21 calmness 23 repose 21 calmness 24 . meanwhile , on both sides of the chasm , a throng of impatient travellers fret and fume . 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 3 on 3 on 8 chasm 4 both 8 chasm 5 sides 8 chasm 6 of 8 chasm 7 the 8 chasm 8 chasm 10 a 8 chasm 11 throng 9 , 10 a 11 throng 17 fume 12 of 17 fume 13 impatient 17 fume 14 travellers 17 fume 15 fret 17 fume 16 and 17 fume 17 fume 18 . and what are the haughtiest of us , but the ephemeral aristocrats of a summer 's day ? 1 and 5 haughtiest 2 what 5 haughtiest 3 are 5 haughtiest 4 the 5 haughtiest 5 haughtiest 6 of 5 haughtiest 7 us 5 haughtiest 9 but 5 haughtiest 10 the 5 haughtiest 11 ephemeral 8 , 9 but 11 ephemeral 12 aristocrats 12 aristocrats 13 of 12 aristocrats 14 a 12 aristocrats 15 summer 12 aristocrats 16 's 12 aristocrats 17 day 12 aristocrats 18 ? here [a] [frenchman] , [with] [a] [hand-organ] [on] [his] [shoulder] [;] and there [an] [itinerant] [swiss] [jeweller] . 1 here 4 , 4 , 12 and 12 and 13 there 13 there 18 . what miracle shall set all things right again ? 1 what 2 miracle 1 what 9 ? 2 miracle 3 shall 2 miracle 4 set 2 miracle 6 things 2 miracle 7 right 2 miracle 8 again 5 all 6 things the sage old man ! 1 the 2 sage 2 sage 3 old 2 sage 4 man 2 sage 5 ! strollers come from the town to quaff the freshening breeze . 1 strollers 2 come 1 strollers 3 from 1 strollers 4 the 1 strollers 5 town 1 strollers 7 quaff 6 to 7 quaff 7 quaff 9 freshening 8 the 9 freshening 9 freshening 10 breeze 9 freshening 11 . one or two let down long lines , and haul up flapping flounders ? or cunners , or small cod , or perhaps an eel . 1 one 2 or 2 or 16 cunners 3 two 7 lines 4 let 7 lines 5 down 7 lines 6 long 7 lines 7 lines 10 haul 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 haul 10 haul 16 cunners 11 up 16 cunners 12 flapping 16 cunners 13 flounders 14 ? 13 flounders 15 or 13 flounders 16 cunners 16 cunners 17 , 16 cunners 18 or 16 cunners 19 small 16 cunners 20 cod 20 cod 21 , 20 cod 22 or 20 cod 23 perhaps 20 cod 24 an 20 cod 25 eel 20 cod 26 . the horses now tramp heavily along the bridge , and wistfully bethink them of their stables . 1 the 16 stables 2 horses 4 tramp 3 now 4 tramp 4 tramp 5 heavily 5 heavily 12 bethink 6 along 12 bethink 7 the 8 bridge 8 bridge 12 bethink 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 bethink 11 wistfully 12 bethink 12 bethink 13 them 12 bethink 14 of 12 bethink 15 their 12 bethink 16 stables 16 stables 17 . end of [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [toll] [gatherer] ['s] [day] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne] 1 end 2 of