Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
From me- Auerican Farmer.
CORN BREAD-OR INDIAN BREAI

Let him who would see bread, the staff
oflife, and next after which Mr.. Jefferson
said, the best gift Of God TO man, was olire
Ollie, say, who would see bread in
all its variety and perfection let him 20 to
! Virginia not TO the house OF one Of your
nouuedu richie SPECTATORS, who have made
large fortunes, and built fine houses,
and bought fine furniture, and dressed up
their servants in tawdry livery. No no
you must go TO one of the old plain ample
establishments. The first and the best sign
is TO find the lady Of the house in dress
Of ample folds-a neat cap-a tidy shoe
and clean white stocking that would
show dirt" lift were not clean. She
will receive and welcome you, with gra-
cous, unaffected smile. That you are her
husbands guest, is, with her. enough-she
will be hospitable. Hospitality is with her
an innate sense, let Hume or Locke say
what they may against the existence OF
any such sense, and il she were not, she
would be hosptable from another sense
sense Of duty.
Well, next, if you expect bread in va
riety and perfection, you may expect TO
see a.good lot Of negroes and some grey
headed ones amongst rhesp-1slenk looking
and we'll dressed. Thep ubere must be
plenty of rich milk, and fresh eggs, and
when you sit down to breakfast it would
puzzle Frenchman TO tell whether " dat
is your dinner or your breakfast Fresh
eggs, a salt herring, broiled chickens, Sic
ed ham, peut etre. (mind printers devil,
don't make it pot, 8. o. peut etre, pair
of fat squibs, a large pitcher, (glass TO be
preferred) of un-skimmed mornings
milk fresh butter; and for bread--there
are biscuit made with milk and well work.
ed, light bread, rolls, corn cakes, egg
pone, and an old Virginia cook with not
able mistress 20 direct only knows how
many other sorts Of "lndan bread )" and
then the coffee is so clear and so strong
and the tea so hot and fragrant! And
after breakfast-what then? why you go
with the gentleman and ride round his
grounds, oud see what his people" are
afier-you'Il see how cheerful and smiling
and proud they'd look each, as his master
approaches 10 review his work. Or you
may, if that is the bent Of your INCLINATION,
take your solitary ride medi,ating as you
go on the pomps and vanities of human
life and wishes, comparing town and rural
life, and concluding with the country
mouse
Give again my hollow tree
A crust of bread and liberty"
Stopping now in your narrow WOODEN
powered path, TO see the anxious bird Hut-
terng almost within his jaws, to draw the
dreaded snake from her young; and then
again to see the brisk squirrel break fasting
on the tender corn-or if you like it bet.
ter, you can go to some neighboring court
house or post Office TO hear the quid nuncs
discuss the news from Washington. Com
ing home before p. NJ, you repair to
your chamber, perform you avations, and
make our toilet, and then--you are ready
for glass of the nice cool toddy which
the good lady has had bottled and put in
the ice house Or if you are Of more
quiet turn, and would eschew the heat OF
the sun, you get your book or magazine,
or Porter'S Spirit of the Times" and
placing an old arm chair of ample dunen-
SONS under the shade of the willow, the
WALNUT, or the locust the morning flies
lmperceptibly away, until the premonitory
dinner bell advises you to make ready for
the pleasures Of the social board and con-
verse. Thus passes the summers day at
the "great House" in cod Vlginny. -
Who would exchange it for the honors and
tolls that wait on "Cabinet Minister ?"
or the ennui, or the designations Of the city,
"Where works of man CLUSTERED close around
And works of God scarcely TO be found"