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The Seven Vagabonds (From "Twice Told Tales") by Nathaniel Hawthorne explores american short stories, voyages and travels, social life and customs.
The Seven Vagabonds (From "Twice Told Tales") is a work by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Its subjects include American Short stories, Voyages and travels, Social life and customs.
From the opening pages: “Rambling on foot in the spring of my life and the summer of the year, I came one afternoon to a point which gave me the choice of three directions. Straight before me, the main road extended its dusty length to Boston; on the left a branch went towards the sea, and would have lengthened my journey a trifle of twenty or thirty miles; while by the right-hand path, I might have gone over hills and lakes to Canada, visiting in my way the celebrated town of Stamford. On a level spot of grass, at the foot of the guidepost, appeared an object, which, though locomotive on a different principle, reminded me of Gulliver’s portable mansion among the Brobdignags. It was a huge covered wagon, or, more properly, a small house on wheels, with a door on one side and a window shaded by green blinds on the other. Two horses, munching provender out of the baskets which muzzled them, were fastened near the vehicle: a delectable sound of music proceeded…”
