Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-10-25
A Farmers Kitchen In New England.

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A Farmers Kitchen In New England.
A picture Of one Of these scenes Of com
! fort has lately fallen under my observation.
What can be moro cheerful and pleasant
than the view of farmers kitchen taken
during the evening meal of cool autumn
day? Ii is picture of the calm happiness
of rural life
The kitchen Of the old farm house Of New
England is not the scullery, or mere cooking
place OF some modern houses-a dirty hole
or comiortless out-room, or sort of human
bake oven where the cook is almost as much
cooked as the food. No, il is "a room per-
haps "a feet long and 16 wide, well lighted,
warm, neat, and every way comfortable
Upon one side there is Fireplace large G.
nough TO roast whole OK, in which u great
fire Of logs send up n cheerful blaze, light
ming up the whole room so its brightness
might be seen through the great uncurtained
windows like beacon light to the traveller
as he comes down the steep of yonder bill
two miles away, aud makes him inyoluntari-
ly thank God, in anticipation, for the good
things spread out upon the great table stand
ing between the window and the fire.
Let US take note Of this old-fashioned meal.
At the head fthe table sits matron of some
GO summers-though in appearance there is
nothing of the winter of old age about her
her dress is gown of homespun worsted,
well fortified with flannels from the same
manuiactory, that bid defiance to the autumn
winds ofa rigorous climate. She wears a
cap on the head, and shoes aud stockings
upon the feet, that were made in pursuance
of the hest medical receipt ever written
"Keep the head cool and the feet dry and
warn"-for the stockings are the product of
busy fingers at idle moments with many
housewives and the shoes, of stout leather,
were nude for service, and the cap is mere
ornanient-a snow-wreath among raven
locks-and her face is the indication of health
and happiness. Upon her right hand, sits
the farmer, dressed in a butternut colored
coat, blue pants, buff vest, white linen shirt
every article ome-made-stout boots and
black silk craynt-ior he has been to town,
and this is his holiday suit. Below him sits
Jedediah, Marvin, Abram, aud Solomon, all
economical names, for they can he shortened
in common use TO Jed, Mary, All, aud Sol-
Two of these wear the check wooden winter
frock of New England farmeis-the others
are III round jackets-they are school,boys.
Upon the left sits Mary, Adeline, and Mehe-
table, pictures of rural beauty and health
The eldest is "drest up" she has been to
Town with father; she has gown of"bought
en- stutf," around her neck boa of colored
lambs wool, knit by her own hands, fasten-
ed in the throat with grand-moler's silver
bronch. The other two are in check-wool-
en-, spun, wove, colored and made up under
the same roof Further down the table are
three atheetic young men, day luborers upon
the farm sons of neigbboring farmers-one
of whom is eyeing the charms of the sweet
face OF Alary with an expression easily read
by good physiognomist. The group is
completed by the school-master, a young
man with glowing eye which speaks of an
intellect that will tell upon the world some
day with as much force as though lie had not
been obliged TO obtain his education by sum
mer labor and winter teaching. lie is one
OF New England's rising sons The meal is
for men who toll. Al one end of the table
stands pot of ample Dimensions smoking
from the great oven, fiankiDg the fireplace,
OF that most excellect of New England cook
cries,
"a dish of baked beans"
crowned with u great square piece of solt
fat pork, crsped and rich. Lower down. a
broad, pewter platter, holds the remainder
of the boiled victuals' that formed the din.
ner-beef pork, potatoes, cabbage, beets
and turnips-a pile that might ryaI a smnll
hay cock IN size and shape-a plate of rye
and Indian bread, cold, and another made
OF rye flower, are untouched; for a grrn,
Loaf, just drawn from the oven, nicely
Drowned and hot, is offered in rreat broken
pieces to tempt the appetite TO one of The
richest repasls ever given to an epicure.-
by the side Of the old lady, stands a black
earthern tea pot the contents of which ore
freely offered, but only accepted by two oi
them, as the rich, new milk, or the hearty
old cider, is preferred as beverage, morn.
ing noon and night, by those old-fasbioned
hearty laborers. We must not forget the
never-faillng accompaniment of the evening
meal at this season Of the year in New En,
gland for It's New England's proudest dish
the golden pumpkin sweetest pie,
God being thanked for his great boun,ier
after the close of this happy meal, all draw
INTO circle around the great fireplace,
Father is finishing off an ax-helye, Jed is
mending pair of boots, and one of the
hired men Upon the other side of the same
bench is repairing a wagon harness-botb
use the same tools. The other two are EN-.
Ployed, one shellipg corn and the other helm
lng Mary peal pumpkins, which arc cut In
s'icea aud hung upon poles, overhead, This