The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-01-17
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CHRISTMAS PIES.

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Ahont the wear 1910, a good man
w;th his wife and two daughters, So
nannah and Elizabeth. the one twelve
and the other fifteen years OF age. tor
veasons doubtless satisfactory to them
aelves. but which they did not think
Droper 10 transmit to posterity. ieti Their
native country. England, and settled m
Salem village, New England. Ihey
,rere members of the Church of Eng
land and were attached to all its ceFe-
monies festivals and nbserTanceS.
Thev soon discovered, however, that
fhese would expose them to the DIS
pleasure of their puritanieai TRENDS,
ard thew wisely determined to conform
% the mode of worship and other re.
Eo;ous customs. 80 far, at least, as
,,c,,ld he necessary TO secure friendly
;n,erconrse with their new nelghbors.
and at the same time toooserVe the les
siyals and ceremonies OF the mother
church. 50 far as il could De done "lth-
out clerical assistance.
RIessed witt. sufficient wealth 10 en-
able them to manage iheir agricultural
affairs with ease and success, and TO
.,lace within their reach such foreign
Invnries az Thus early found their way
,o New England this ia mily seemed 10
enjoy life in as high degree as any oil
4he Aael0nfstR-
d, the approach f Christmas, one
chamber was privately converted into
q chapel. and decoated with ever
Greens. where the Appropriate chnrch
service was performed by the priest
i;le husband and fathfr in the presence
of his family. After service, roast
eoose turkey. plumb pudding. mhnce
n;es and all the accon npaniments OF
Christmas festivitv gHced their board
Rv these means theykept mp SYM
-,s,betio union with tlPir brethren and
friends on the other SID of the Atiantie,
and cherished the fondhope Of meeting
them again in a better world. attef
their wearisome probation below shonin
he finished. All this hey continued to
,oerforu for several vars. without its
ke;n0 known to anySf the dissenters
among whom they livsd. Ia the mean
time the beloved wifeand mother had
Maid the debt of Matte, and mingled
With the dust of the nFv world. thereby
yendering this county more dear TO
her surviving friend; than any other
portion of the globe, ind hencetorih to
Be revered by them a their home.
The great festival atain approached,
and the usual prepah htion was made
by the daughters fot the occasion
Minced pies. which The pnrlfans had
condemned because sed by the friends
~ nrelacv on their church festivals,
were committed TO pc oven on the
evening preceding CHlstnass that they
rn;oht he ready for rh table in due sea-
son. This oven projfted through the
rvaIl of the house. wSch was not wide
arongh to contain itwithnut contract
ing the width of the replace to some
thing less than twefe feet, which at
that time would haY been considered
4 crime almost as hehous as g walking
in the field or kisslg wife on the
sabbath OF fasting d$"
e9Afanug the neares neighbors OF this
family was Deacon -. who carried
the principles of prudYoe and economy
so fSr Ms 10 keep on ashort allowance
of provision his domestes. among whom
vas 9 boy named Thhas, who could
not be satisfied witfth deacon's morn
ing prayers that his husehold might
NJ supplied with dailybread, while he
kent his loaves locke mp in closet.
and deaitth ont wipse parsimonious
fatld. He had tfirefore been re-
dUced 10 the necessit of studying the
a4t OF purloining foodP satisfy the era
wings Of nature, and lad become such |
an adept at the husiuss that he could |
at any time gain aces to his masters
stores. the skill of lockmiths and vigil
ance Of housekeeperaotw
But such an accur3 account was
kept of the articles prSared for eating,
that Il would have BEE unsafe. TO have
taker, anything but ptions of broken
vicfuais. His incIinatn therefore suf-
fered severe rastraintSwhen pies and
other dainties we're with reach which
he dared not taste. OF hero soon be-
gan 10 look abroad forldventures, not
satisfied with the n@ow sphere of
operations which his haster's house
Afforded. a
ne situation Of the aforementioned
eyen had Tor some timl attracted his
attention, and he had reaA, TO believe
that il vas often filled witgood things
q feeAlaF pian Of .astack1pon Il had
E6sn lnl1y siigessed. and - necessary
preparasions kept in realness Re-
@gascissring en thh ccseon, he dis