Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-12-24

ColonlZe was grant TO Cnelr reader
from Granville, then president of the
Privy Council. They came under
auspices which proclaimed them in
many ways superior to ordinary ad-
venturers, though on account of their
Puritanic principles they were some
times reviled, and on account of their
many odd ways they were frequently
laughed at. Nevertheless they were
generally respected The hardships
endured and the dangers encountered
by them in reaching their land and
founding a settlement, where the sur
rounding country, for hundreds of
miles in some directions, was an un-
known wilderness, were astonishing.
vi their adventures one record exists,
In tome now long out of print, but
which may be found in certain old
libraries here and there.
Additionally, the village reminded
the traveller of some berg of medieval
Europe, with its massive stone houses,
their deep-set windows and doors, their
mullion and checker-work lintels, and
their tile roofs. Even the wooden
houses were grotesquely built, Of heavy
timbers, with view of warmth in
winter and GOODNESS in summer as well
as to one of personal security at all
times.
The "church owned and controlled
the settlement, granting private pro-
prietary rights only to those of its own
faith, not enforcing this restriction in
a spirit of bigotry, but with Jealous
regard for the unity of p" the brethren" !"
The church established male and fe-
male schools ; the church built choir
houses p" for the special accommoda-
tion of its single brothers and sisters,
the two houses being separated by a
picturesque park the church also built
a tavern, and in front of the tavern,
thirty feet from the ground, the church
swung sign heralding hostelry for
man and beast.
This tavern was built of bricks of
immense size; its walls were thick as
feudal castles, and its steep saddle
roof, interspcrsed with dormer wind
ows, was surmounted by cupola and
bell. The lower windows were pro-
tected by green shutters Of solid wood,
with heavy iron hasps. The porch, or
verandah, was double, and extended
the length Of the structure. The
chimneys were gigantic. The kitchen,
the floor Of which was tagged with
flint rock, had in it fire place capaci-
Gus enough to receive half cord of
wood at time. In this fireplace,
which was furnished with many cranes,
all the esavory cooking was done. The
dining room floor, which was of oak,
was kept Whitley sanded.
In providing this place of rest and
refreshment for the weary traveller
these good folk had manifested their
guileless freedom from the prejudices
OF many pious sects by attaching to
the office-room a compartment well
stocked with the best homemade and
foreign liquors. This compartment
was entered (by no one save the land
lord or his assistant) through a door
leading from the main hall, or entry,
as it was called, and communicated
with the office by a sliding window.
The office was called The Bar. The
entire revenue derived from the estab-
lishment, including the sale of spirits,
was conscientiously converted to
church uses, among which were muni-
cipal improvements and the sending
of missionaries to heather lands.
Originally the tavern sign had
borne, in addition to its legend, a
device, which the storms of years had
so obliterated and which tradition had
so neglected that at the date of our
chronicle its significance had become
a matter of conjecture, and sometimes
it must be admitted, of quite heated
controversy among the villagers
There were those-such as Wilhelm
Opitz and Johann Todengraver-wh,
contended that the now vanished pic
ture had represented royal crown
others-such as Heinrich TOPPER ant
Gottlieb Rotz-that it had portrayed
General Washington (who, let it b.
remembered, was guest at the taverI
in 1871, and for whom the paterna
grand d-mother-then a girl-of tn
editor of these chronicles had the dis
tinguished honor of playing the piano.
while one, Hans Kesselhicker, VIII
was very old, and who, alas, had be
come tippler, and was therefore no
regarded as at all reliable authority
averred that the picture on the sig
had been nothing more nor less thai
that Of big pudding, for he ha
painted it himself
It was the custom of the warden c
the church to lease the tavern to som
reputable citizen, the warden requil
ing from his lease strict complianc
with the letter and spirit of write
articles lawfully executed. From
|, faded manuscript in the possession {
the writer, the following items are col
led, omitting names and dates, to-wit
E The said -, having been entru
n,ent of the House of Entertainment
. Schlafmutz, the said house or houses, togetl
: er with all stables, meadows, pasture
; orchards, gardens &C., are hereby delivers
! to his care; to superintend and manage tt
! same faithfully, in such manner that Gu
toners and strangers may find it an agre
: able House of Entertainment.
/ I" All customers, strangers, and trayelle
: are to be received and treated in kin
civil and obliging manner. The Keeper
or said House and his Lady will make the
stay as agreeable as possible, bysdeyotil
? themselves to their service, giving the
: good Entertainments for reasonable Pr!t
q Keeping the house, rooms, and eyerythll
: cleanly, and taking particular care tn
clean and comfortable Bedding be aiwa
= provided. -,
:. The Keeper of said house will have
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