Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-19
The New England Log House at the Expo
SitiOn.
We copy the following description frol

Only Il few steps from the eastern en-
trance to the Woman's Building is the typ
ical, primitive. New England home
onc-and-a-hal story, log-houSc, having II
frontage of about twenty-five feet, and a
depth of forty feet. Perched above the en-
trance, on the sloping roof of the low porch
or " stoop," is Il painted sign, too closely
resembling that of an inn for such a build
inc. on which the visitor reads aye Olden
ime. Welcome to AL"
No place is so thrun@cl by all classes OF
people, from the New England Governor
to the native Of the - far out west, TO
whom it looks more like home than any
thing he has seen since the 10th of May
SO many are the visitors, that 4 guard IS
necessary at the door, to prevent tne tNccs-
sive crowding of the rooms As the crow
paSes ont ut another door there is no very
tedious waiting, and there is also the gar
den 10 inspect. Some ambitious cord
climbing beans and morning Tl"rics Will
soon hide the narrow window. where u~u-
ally stands pitcher vase holding gener-
ons bouquet of good Old fashioned flowers.
The garden is planted with suntlpwerS,
china-astcrs, nasturlionS, hollyhock-, odor-
Gus southcrn- wood, marigolds. popplrs
and bachelor-buttOns \ sweet pink droop>
lis heavy mead. bursting with fragrance.
and the stiff hvdrangt;i blossoms are rap
idly changing from green 10 pink. y sin
olc red and white beet, stands in solitary
grandeur. surrounded by flowers and box
wood borders. and sage plants - blossom
blue rs forgct-me-not>, under the front
windows, ,pr this i the = front ylId.
The kitchen garden, not intended a> III,
source of supplies, however. l. on the west
side of the house, but the variety i good
and the fashion of growth thc sumo ~ "
hundred years ago. for which vcgctabl,
permancncr let the human family te
thankful. Guarded by Il tiomishng hol
vine that lin. 50 good !. climbing place ui
thc rough, projecting hcm!ock los At th'
corner Of the house. are lettuce. onions
carrots ra1li>hcs and green corn, CROWN.
a> simple and unrmblrras>rd ~ if in III,
rtmo,c,t country district. instead OF in th
midst of the concentrated pride Of The ~
-cmblcd world.
One feels u little disappointed th.,t tn
90, are sawed smooth at the ends. in-tca,
Of bcarn. the marks Of the w"odm',n'~ aN
and that the bark on the logS is not rough
cr, and that the logs Themselves are 10
larger, but after all, though not a~ rude Il
il early prototypes. it viii serve a> I'll
most entirely American centennial memo
rial on the ground. For lhi~ pictulc q
New England life loo years ago. the woll
is indebted t. Miss f. u. : ,pthwirh. @
Boston. who will be remembered bv man
4 former soldier boy with pleasure an
gratitude. for help on the battlefield. alt
relief in the W. arv days of hospital life.
WA, four wears ago ut the Vienna Expos
r.,
felt in Whatever pcrtuncd To simple pc.l-
ant life. that ii occurred 10 her that i
such interest, and more would be felt
: IN exhibition of the hom, life Of New En-.
land. rs it was in the times We eel. brat
one hundred years ago. There Wrr" man
: obstacles To overcome. II would requiI
. no small amount of money. and all Of ON
: ones time and attention. soon after ht
return from Europe, Miss SouthWick =
/, about the work. She found not few Ne
] Engl:.ndcrS who approved h'r idea. SON
of Them willing To assist. She, hOWcHc
has had All the supervision, collected sue
/ money rs WAS forthcoming. and the relic
: supervised the building of the lo- hou~'
Z probably the most expensive ON" on gr
ord it having cost $1,000. and was actual
+ obliged to ACT ~ foreman some OF lhe tim
h particularly in the erection of tlic old ft>
, lpncd chimney. In the building of tn
4 she was compelled to envcl"p herself
,, wraps and. sitting III the cold, personal
i and particularly direct the W"rkm"n,
when She could get them,-for 1t tn
T.. time the demand was greater than Il
- supplv,-in the building of the out~i'
Y chimney, with who's" peculiar >tluc;W
;. they seemed wholly untrYUtintrd; but
,t,,
relics collected and arranged, lrr repl
sentative ladies ready Wi,h their quai
costumes. and the doors open 1T the =
; pointed time. May loth.
10 assist her, Miss SollthWic.< has Il
), help Of about eighteen ladies, nearly ALI
y whom are from Massachusetts,, >iN of tht
: entertain visitors on lltcrnat" DAYS. drc>
' eI in co~tum. like those Worn Il hundr
; wears arO u nearly II thrV could " III
: tatcd. The visitors >""- ''N" ancient dame
! spinning wool OF tlN, churniny, tai
weaving. quilting or attending I" tn" Il
,Iilional Enrland dinner Of Boston l. tx
beans. brown bread AMI boiled vryriahl
' served at noon each dnv. and greatly p
r0uiZr.l bV the crowd of visitors Who ~lt
It the square tables III TIE back porch,
= rompunce Of New Eng gltnd family -
Ihry help ih'lns'lNr' 'h' '''il "Ih'F :"
= trt"t, III thA' i"r 'H' '''il' "l'''N0 ',''
Y all lines OF reserve usually ""eerNr!
OF tween strangers. considering 'l"m>"!N
re- during the dinner hour 1t east " non
II folks: disclosing IL" %f"" III 81 NE pea
ly calculating ho" soon ilry "'i' ~
n the porch. and 4ullznE the i;dl,.- IN
It tendance on the depth of 'hrif rnIiAF' :, :,
II the a-e ct tie lace ,iG't ""fdtt, ih'Ih.
| Inspection OF the - front NaId thl>h
At fhe visItor "''zin9 through "a" open :
n. lion of lhr "rlr'i'd donh.r door. = Is = =
lv cral view oi the 'kltehen ON tAe r.
Ill. an open fire place, i hung with All
ancient variety Of chimney ;urnHurt |
~. hooks. hangers. iranme.s. an! hrll
=. great and small: nearer, q htN-Nh
=. propelled bv u woman III sn%h cap
~. lon, WASTED. brightly rolorcd oNcr-'lr
!. On ,he lett the -.r"a; wheel is whirlrsI
mi :, wn,..:.n. who, ia a dress - antique,
NM more rustic. mai"sticaliy PAGES up
:,,.t down with TOO :nuch unronr"lnad di-.r
'~h for twenty knots a day the ancient :
t-n ,ter's 'st-nt indeed, the ;,tn";nt on
an spindle is ~u~picion>ly small; in the