produced by [david] [widger] 1 produced 2 by [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 5 favored 2 any 5 favored 3 mortal 5 favored 4 be 5 favored 5 favored 6 with 5 favored 9 analogous 7 a 8 lot 8 lot 9 analogous 9 analogous 10 to 9 analogous 11 this 9 analogous 12 , 9 analogous 14 is 13 it 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 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 20 air 20 air 27 . 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 4 paid 2 toll 6 creak 5 , 6 creak 6 creak 7 , 6 creak 8 creak 8 creak 9 , 8 creak 10 again 8 creak 11 go 8 creak 13 wheels 12 the 13 wheels 13 wheels 18 haymow 14 , 15 and 15 and 18 haymow 16 the 18 haymow 17 huge 18 haymow 18 haymow 19 vanishes 19 vanishes 20 into 19 vanishes 22 morning 19 vanishes 23 mist 20 into 21 the 23 mist 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 7 half 7 half 8 awake 8 awake 10 and 8 awake 14 visionary 9 , 10 and 11 familiar 12 objects 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 2 morn 2 morn 3 breathes 3 breathes 4 upon 3 breathes 5 them 3 breathes 7 blushes 6 and 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 2 old 2 old 3 man 3 man 5 eastward 4 looks 5 eastward 5 eastward 6 , 5 eastward 8 ( 6 , 7 and 8 ( 13 moralizer 9 for 13 moralizer 10 he 13 moralizer 11 is 13 moralizer 12 a 13 moralizer 13 moralizer 15 frames 14 ) 15 frames 15 frames 17 simile 16 a 17 simile 17 simile 18 of 17 simile 20 stage 17 simile 24 sun 17 simile 25 . 19 the 20 stage 20 stage 21 coach 21 coach 22 and 23 the 24 sun 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 9 may 5 rousing 11 slightly 6 itself 7 , 8 we 9 may 10 glance 11 slightly 11 slightly 12 at 11 slightly 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 3 window 1 beneath 6 wooden 2 the 3 window 4 is 5 a 5 a 6 wooden 6 wooden 7 bench 7 bench 8 , 7 bench 9 on 7 bench 13 succession 10 which 13 succession 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 succession 13 succession 14 of 13 succession 16 wayfarers 15 weary 16 wayfarers 16 wayfarers 17 have 16 wayfarers 18 reposed 18 reposed 19 themselves 19 themselves 20 . and there sits our good old toll-gatherer , glorified by the early sunbeams . 1 and 3 sits 2 there 3 sits 3 sits 7 toll-gatherer 4 our 7 toll-gatherer 5 good 7 toll-gatherer 6 old 7 toll-gatherer 7 toll-gatherer 8 , 7 toll-gatherer 9 glorified 7 toll-gatherer 13 sunbeams 7 toll-gatherer 14 . 9 glorified 10 by 11 the 13 sunbeams 12 early 13 sunbeams 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 4 smiles 4 smiles 5 upon 4 smiles 7 landscape 6 the 7 landscape 7 landscape 9 and 7 landscape 11 smiles 8 , 9 and 10 earth 11 smiles 11 smiles 12 back 11 smiles 14 upon 11 smiles 16 sky 12 back 13 again 15 the 16 sky 16 sky 17 . frequent , now , are the travellers . 1 frequent 2 , 1 frequent 3 now 1 frequent 7 travellers 3 now 4 , 5 are 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 2 bottom 2 bottom 3 of 2 bottom 5 chaise 4 the 5 chaise 5 chaise 6 is 5 chaise 9 multifarious 7 heaped 9 multifarious 8 with 9 multifarious 9 multifarious 10 bandboxes 10 bandboxes 12 carpet-bags 11 and 12 carpet-bags 12 carpet-bags 13 , 12 carpet-bags 14 and 12 carpet-bags 17 axle 15 beneath 17 axle 16 the 17 axle 17 axle 18 swings 18 swings 20 leathern 19 a 20 leathern 20 leathern 21 trunk 20 leathern 22 dusty 20 leathern 24 yesterday 20 leathern 26 journey 22 dusty 23 with 25 's 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 8 whole 2 wight 9 summer 7 a 8 whole 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 18 and 17 mirth 22 frolicsome 19 mischief 22 frolicsome 20 among 22 frolicsome 21 the 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 8 manufacturer 5 to 6 be 6 be 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 3 a 3 a 12 protracted 4 country 5 preacher 5 preacher 6 , 5 preacher 12 protracted 7 going 8 to 7 going 12 protracted 9 labor 12 protracted 10 at 12 protracted 11 a 12 protracted 12 protracted 13 meeting 12 protracted 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 7 a 5 townward 8 butcher 5 townward 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 17 snow-white 12 canopied 18 cotton 15 arch 16 of 18 cotton 19 . see there , a man trundling a wheelbarrow-load of lobsters . 1 see 2 there 2 there 3 , 2 there 8 wheelbarrow-load 4 a 8 wheelbarrow-load 5 man 6 trundling 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 2 let 2 let 7 toll 3 all 4 these 4 these 7 toll 5 pay 7 toll 6 their 7 toll 7 toll 8 and 7 toll 9 pass 9 pass 10 . but methinks her blushing cheek burns through the snowy veil . 1 but 2 methinks 2 methinks 4 blushing 3 her 4 blushing 4 blushing 6 burns 5 cheek 6 burns 6 burns 7 through 6 burns 9 snowy 7 through 8 the 9 snowy 10 veil 10 veil 11 . 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 6 front 5 in 6 front 6 front 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 8 ones 4 too 5 , 7 happy 8 ones 8 ones 9 ! 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 6 upon 5 frown 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 17 sullen 16 and 17 sullen 17 sullen 18 rain 18 rain 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 10 hearts 7 fever 8 in 9 your 10 hearts 10 hearts 11 ! in a close carriage sits a fragile figure , muffled carefully , and shrinking even from the mild breath of summer . 1 in 2 a 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 10 muffled 7 fragile 14 shrinking 8 figure 9 , 10 muffled 11 carefully 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 shrinking 14 shrinking 15 even 14 shrinking 16 from 14 shrinking 18 mild 16 from 17 the 18 mild 19 breath 18 mild 21 summer 19 breath 20 of 21 summer 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 5 manly 4 a 5 manly 5 manly 11 infolds 6 form 11 infolds 7 , 8 and 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 17 guard 16 to 17 guard 17 guard 18 his 17 guard 19 treasure 19 treasure 20 from 19 treasure 22 enemy 21 some 22 enemy 22 enemy 23 . and now has morning gathered up her dewy pearls , and fled away . 1 and 12 fled 2 now 8 dewy 3 has 8 dewy 4 morning 5 gathered 5 gathered 6 up 5 gathered 8 dewy 7 her 8 dewy 8 dewy 9 pearls 8 dewy 12 fled 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 fled 12 fled 13 away 13 away 14 . 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 9 and 4 blazing 10 cannot 6 the 7 sky 8 , 9 and 10 cannot 11 find 12 a 13 cloud 13 cloud 15 cool 14 to 15 cool 15 cool 17 face 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 6 faces 5 the 6 faces 6 faces 7 of 6 faces 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 5 on 4 stirring 7 road 6 the 7 road 7 road 8 . 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 15 dust 12 stifling 13 cloud 14 of 15 dust 15 dust 16 . " awful hot ! 1 " 2 awful 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 ! 5 answers 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 , 1 yes 5 ; 3 old 4 friend 4 friend 5 ; 5 ; 6 and 6 and 7 a 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 13 tells 10 journey 11 , 12 he 13 tells 13 tells 16 sovereign 14 him 16 sovereign 15 a 16 sovereign 16 sovereign 17 remedy 16 sovereign 19 blistered 18 for 19 blistered 19 blistered 20 feet 20 feet 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 10 hours 8 all 9 the 10 hours 12 akin 11 nearest 12 akin 12 akin 13 to 12 akin 14 midnight 12 akin 15 ; 12 akin 17 each 16 for 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 23 repose 24 . meanwhile , on both sides of the chasm , a throng of impatient travellers fret and fume . 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 5 sides 3 on 5 sides 4 both 5 sides 5 sides 6 of 5 sides 8 chasm 7 the 8 chasm 8 chasm 9 , 8 chasm 10 a 8 chasm 11 throng 11 throng 12 of 11 throng 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 11 ephemeral 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 ephemeral 10 the 11 ephemeral 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 11 ; 12 and 12 and 13 there what miracle shall set all things right again ? 1 what 2 miracle 2 miracle 3 shall 2 miracle 4 set 2 miracle 6 things 2 miracle 8 again 5 all 6 things 7 right 8 again 8 again 9 ? the sage old man ! 1 the 2 sage 2 sage 3 old 2 sage 5 ! 3 old 4 man strollers come from the town to quaff the freshening breeze . 1 strollers 2 come 1 strollers 3 from 1 strollers 7 quaff 4 the 5 town 5 town 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 5 down 5 down 7 lines 6 long 7 lines 7 lines 13 flounders 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 haul 10 haul 13 flounders 11 up 13 flounders 12 flapping 13 flounders 13 flounders 14 ? 13 flounders 16 cunners 15 or 16 cunners 16 cunners 17 , 16 cunners 18 or 16 cunners 20 cod 19 small 20 cod 20 cod 21 , 20 cod 22 or 20 cod 23 perhaps 20 cod 25 eel 24 an 25 eel 25 eel 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 16 stables 15 their 16 stables 16 stables 17 . [end] [of] [the] [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] [of] [the] [toll] [gatherer] ['s] [day] [(] [from] ["] [twice] [told] [tales] ["] [)] [,] [by] [nathaniel] [hawthorne]