New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-21


what wa. called b-takbaek, that il, soping down t"
hight OF ten feet; this low part furnishing s1e 'sr
icr gncen ocls, and VARIOUS household Instruments
The Whole was constructed Of wood the oa,sde oeiog
Of TIE dun complexion assumed by Imprinted wood,
exposed to the weather for twenty or thirty yea
oDly that the roof was tpged of Ieddish-broSn by
. fine mos that found sastensnce in the chestnut
stipl les.
To the left was the garden which 10 the productive
season was wIderI ess OF onloLs squas 1es cucunb
beets, parsnP- aud currants with the neverfaing
spsey fer blties, hoIseradsh for seasoning and ennei
for ke-Iing old women awake in church time.
stIe f feInei in fact the theological smelo, bot
lie of the tender not unfrequeny of the men
who. hoH long sitting la tie sabctuary-a't,r seek
Of labor in the held-fOund themselves too strongly
tempted 10 visit the forbidden land of Nod-wodld
sometimes bonow spris OF ftrnel and exercise the
f, Id that The sis ned tn. ir spiritual welfare.
The interior of the house pr sented parIor With
plain, " bite wRh eO wells, home.maie carpet upon
tie door, calico curtains at the wlDdO sn mirror
three feet by two against the sid, with mahogany
| fIsme: 10 bese must be added eight ca air. aud
cherry table, If the manufacture OF Deacon Hswley.
Tie k.epIg or sitting room bsj ais carpet dozen
| rpsh-bvIitm chairs, iase &c. The kitchen
large full! twenty feet square with fireplace sir feet
woe aid four feet deep On one side il looked ont
ppon be garden, the squsstes aud cucumbes climbing
up and forming fes'oons the door on the other
view wss presented of the orchard moracing inst a
circle OF peactes, ICars, AMI plums, AMI beyond,
widtsI reed clo,trdeld embos ertd with apple-rces.
Just by, was the well, with us tall sweep the old
| osken bucket dangling from the pole. TIE kitchen
was in fact the NJ, 81 comfortable ro,n in the hou-e;
cool Ill Summer and perfumed with the breath of the
garo.p and orcbsrd in Winter, vito Its roaring blaze
Of hickory, II was cosy r,sort, deyng the bitterest
bsss Of The season. Here the Whole family sssen.
btd at metals, save only Sht the preselc OF com any
made It proper to serve tea in the parlor.
The chambers were all without carcets and the fur
Diture was ger orally of simple character. The beds,
bo~ever, were OF AMPLE size aud vel filled with
HCsefeaihere, these being deemed essoDti Il for con-
for'hble people must say, by the way, that every
decent family had lis flock Of geee OF course which
Was picked b,ice a year, despie tue noisy reuou-
s;rsntts Of botn goo,e aid gandor The slet OF the
red though of b, ue-made linen. v white as tn
orven show. Indeed the beds of this era showed
that sleep was a luxury. we'll uldent ,od AMI duy
cb. rsbed by oil classes The cellar extending under
the whole bou,e, wes n vast receptacle, and by no
mesrs the least important part OF the establishment.
In the autumn II was supplied with three barrels of
beef sbd of pork, twenty barrels of cider with
bun tios Of potatoes, urnps beets carrots aad
cabbsgts The gnrret, which Wa OF hG &c Dimensions,
Of the same time displayed labyrinth Of dried punp-
kiDs, peaches and apples hung IN tcstoous upon the
raiters, amid buI cbes fl Summer savoy b,nr-et, fen
lt and or be- bsthe floor being occupied by heaps
Of DOL, fsx tow, ard the like
The barn couespoDd.d to the house. II wa low
brown structure having abundance of heds built u
IT, without The 'cast regard 10 symmetry. need aot
cay it ell stoke with hay, oats rye aud buck
wheat Six or two horses, three dozen sheep,
and ample supply of poultry, including tao or three
hoa'ds OF turkeys consttu'eo it, living 'euaas.
L
orchsid must not he overlooked. This consisted of
three acr,s covered a. have said, with apple trees,
yiedi abuI daDily-as well for The ccer.m a. tor
Il able, Dciudng tie indis eD.atle WIder apple
sauce-according Ia their knds. In TIE spring az
ple rba,d il ope Of the most beaurifn objects the
world. No tree or shrub presents bloom at once 80
eOgetus and fragrant. just at Ihs tune 1t Is the
aied OF the bees and the brdsthe former filling
The with their gentle murnuts and the latter cele
bratipg their nupals with all the froc aud fun IF
upiyeIsal Jubilee. How of'cn have | yenturei ino
Uncle Jofey ample orchard at this Joyous season. ADD
stood enhanced among The robins, oacA blrds, wood.
ttckts bluebrds jays and orioles ali seeains to me
Ike pa, Nate racing chasing, sic gipp, roll kiog
he of their joy, vi, perennhee, - psa
ing their ships more slyly building their
Leafs AMI rearing their youig.
The manners and occupations Of the people were
no less simple and unpretendng than Their dwell
ipga. In most families, the first exercise i'll tue
morning was reading the Bible, followed by a
PRAYER. Then came the breakfast, which was
substantial meal, always inducing hot meats with
vegetables, app!e.sauce, pickles, mustard, horse
rabbi and various other condiments Tea was
con nOn but coffee was almost unknown. Dinner
WAS still iii hearty and varied rrpast; tea wa
a light supper. The day began early Breakfas
was at sx in Summer, and seven in Winter-dnnsr
II DoOn-the work peop'e in the fields being cailei
20 their meals BY couch-shei, u-ual wound by
some kitchen Triton. The ech"ng OF this noon-tite
horn from farm to farm, and over hill aud dale,
a species Of music which even rivaed the popular
melody If the fife and drum. The men Of al classes
we're dressed in long, broad tailed coats With huge
pockets, long wd,stcoats and breeches. Hats had
low crow M with brOi1 brims-some wide as to
be supported at the sides with cords. The pars"n
and lew others wore silk stockings il Sumner
and worsted in Winter; those Of the people IN geo.
eral were Of wool, and blue aud gray mixed.
Women dressed IN WIDE boDnets, sometimes of
straw and sometimes o. silk The gowns we're Of
.ilk, muslin, giDgbam, and so forth, usually close
and short WASTED, the peck and shoulders beng cOv
cred by q full pusln lerchief. Girls ornaInented
the nselves With a large white "vand, ke."
The principal travel was on horseback. Many
of the members of Congress came 10 Washington in
this STYLE. 1t was universal custom, when travel
lers met with people on the ghway TO salute each
ether with certain digniiied and formal courtesy.
All children were taught at school 10 'make theif
m,phers" to strspgers. A traveller who refused to
acknowledge this civlIty wss deemed low fellow,
perhaps friend Of Jacobnlsm. The emphasis Of a
STRANGERS courtesy was generally the measure OF
his station. As Democracy came in, according to
eur author, thi. good old custom went out. The
sge Of poh'entss passed away with the Hartford
Convention Federalism. THIS is, in great degree,
be- maintains, 10 be laid at the door OF Jefferson.
That celebrated statesman affected great simplicity
is his taste. drr.s and manners. He wore Paota-
..gb raa hes nd AZ