The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-17
FOR THE DELAWARE REGISTER.
QUILTING.

past one O'clock" Thus urged the ladies put on
their thimhes, and escorted by myself sailed forth
from the Mansion house, which, by the by, is one of
the peasantest in the State of New Jersev and wal
ked on the bank of the river towards cluster of small
houses belonging chiefly to the tenanty of this large
plantations in Of which the quilting party was TO
assemble; and although We set off early, we found
several elderly matrons there before us, one of whom
Ipeerlng at my sister through her dull steel trimmed
specacles and satisfying Eer curiosity that we were
neither Sayages Hoentos, nor fallen from the MOON
offered us seat near the quilting frame. We soon
found she was a most expert quilter diamond after
diamond was followed out with the utmost ease and
rapidy. and she smiled in observing the vain efforts
OF my sister to equal her in the art and mystery OF
making bed quilt, for had been raised in the city,
where such work is rather being the only gen.
tleman IN company at this unseemly hour was appoint
ed treadneede general tote whole set, and thus had
fine opportunity Of makingmy mental observations OF
the visitors as they collected. The first three or four
who came after us, were married women whose ncir-
borly kindness had induced them to come and hclD
they were the wives of the nearest farmers, fine io,
DANES, who spun their own stocking yarn and man
ufactured all their carpets the history of which
""' ""'' given W U.S. uHtii iHlSIIuieu DY the en-
trance of three Young ladies Of no particular ape.
whose dress, with false teeth and mohair pufs made
them appear, what they wished TO be thought girls in
every sense of the word but they were too knowino
and had not the policy bride their tongues. and
thus their own remarks betrayed the spinster Next
IN bounced perfect hoyden, laughing most obstreper
ously at nobody knew what, and chattering with un
ceasing volubity However, she soon produced her il
tmmble and sat down. Next tall lank female came Il
In lamentng that she was so late but ha-
wing had the mems dinner to get she couldn't hep N
it" And is this the merry quilting where we had e
promised ourselves much amusement was cues.
ton which again and again, as listened TO con-
Versation, in which could possibly take an inter-
est for 1t was made up of local subjects and crcum-
Stances with which was totally unacquained The OF
afternoon at length wore away, and congratulated
myself change of scene. When we were called he
% SUPPER one OF my gay country cousins whispered Dc
IN my ear, as we sitting down, " Be of good u
cheer, coz, the best is to come YETI 81 hope so X
said |, with an Unsurpassed yawn, and placed my
self in the chair offered to by the kind mistress Of
nc house, who seemed very soicitous to accommo- tn
late her guests and said as we were partakng of her
excellent cakes and Coffee that she hoped the Young OF
aides would not think her too oficious for inviting ne
ome of the young lads of the neighborhood to see an
heR safe home, after they had exercised in little to-
Top the green before the cottage door," At the AS