Reapers at Dinner. 95

This is a quiet, peaceful scene, in autumn,
when the harvest is going on. It is midday, and
the reapers are resting while they have their
dinners, A few sheaves of corn, piled up, afford
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a little shade and a rest for the back besides.
The wives or children of the poor reapers bring
out their dinners to them ; and how they must
enjoy their short rest, and their bread and bacon,
and above all, their draught of beer, after their
hard work!