Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-05-14
No. 49.

enough Of its kind. Into this skillet hand
fuI OF coffee was put; and then The narching,
browning, smoking operation was commenced.
The skillet being placed in the blaze of the FIRE,
The process was soon over; and If The coffee
failed in being well parched. The deficiency
was made up, was well smoked.-rhe yes-
sci was now duly cleansed, filed with water
and placed over The fire to boil, while my h ,st,
ess briskly ground the coffee. Soon the boz
ling water from the skillet was poured upon
the Toured coffee, and the skiIler was sci To
boil upon the Goals. BY this Time my curiosi-
~ had become excited By The double and sin.
gular use Of The skillet; and watched with in-
creased interest. Next The skillet was iurned
into an oven, and three bullei-shaped badgers
(oaves) of corn meal set baking. Nv hostess
then took seat 10 entertain me by her cnnver-
saion. On my remarking upon her few con-
yenlences. she answered.
"Yes stranger, that's all truth; but we now do
so much better than when we frs, came here. IL
seems, really, quite like living. Then we poun-
ded our corn in hollow stump. and baked our
bread on chip; bu, some folks like iohnny
cake best; but when he brought me this ere new
skillet from For, Usage, | felt my fnrrune was
made; because could now have such good
bread. and could almost use the skilie, Cor a
thousand things beside baking Yes stranger,
you may think it queer, but when he brought
me this skillet, was gladder than if he had
brought me the best black silk gown in ST..
Louis--and told him so; for il does me mora
good than fifty dresses could"
| assenled 10 all my hostess said; hur after
all, it was a tedious hour, this waiting for the
bread TO bake, while all other supper operations
were suspended My hostess, after giving The
badgers" three successive ihumpings, pro.
nounced them baked, 10 my very great sai,s-
faction, as The boiling coffee, sending off its
tempting fumes, was cause sufficient for hun
cry traveller TO be somewha, impatient. But
as all things must come TO an end, so the ba.
king did; and my hopes revived, as saw the
skillet receiving thorough. fresh ablulion.
Large slices Of bacon were now placed in The
skillet, and the frying process commenced in
good earnest; which, over hot fire, was soon
ended, and my supper pronounced ready.
Never did hungry Spartan come TO his dish
of soup with keener relish. Fatigue and wait
ing had given me the true Spartan seasoning:
and gave good evidence Of the skill OF tho
cook; if paraking largely of each of the three
componenis ofmy supper (coffee, bread, and
bacon,) could prove il, each was good of its
kind. My hostess entertained me while eat
ing, with panther stories, tales Of the Indians,
and with instances OF Western female heroism;
none Of which will repeat on this occasion.
Again seated by the fire after supper, the
skillet, already become notorious. continued TO
attract my attention. Water was heated, aud
the dishes were washed in it, Aud again wa
ter was warmed, and the children washed in
it face, hands and feet. Water was again
warmed, and my hostess thoroughly washed her
own feet in The same vessel and all without an
apology! Next morning; as you may well im-
agine, rode away before breakfast Western
Continent.