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Around The Tea-Table is a collection of humorous moral sketches framed as tea-table conversations. In the preface and in each chapter the narrator invites readers into a domestic salon where everyday talk over tea becomes a stage for social satire, religious reflection, and gentle wisdom. Characters such as Dr Butterfield, Mr Givemfits, Miss Smiley, and Miss Stinger embody opposite temperaments, enabling comic debates on weather, newspapers, weddings, and church life. Interleaved pieces include Autobiography of an Old Pair of Scissors and other parables about ordinary life, like Carlo and the Freezer, the Full-Blooded Cow, and Shooting Porpoises, each illustrating moral lessons about restraint, contentment, and spiritual health. The volume blends anecdote, sermon, and social commentary, wrapped in homely, often playful prose. Written in the late 19th century by T. De Witt Talmage, it reflects a pastor's interest in family life, church vitality, and the dangers of overwork, inviting readers to reflect on virtue and everyday faith.
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