The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

men and broke the hearts of wom-
en-.
"All honor to these noble women,
who so loyalty and patiently did their
part in retaining a savage land.
They could say to their husbands in
the beautiful language of Ruth:
WHITTIER thou goest will go, and
where thou lodgest will lodge, and
where thou diest will l die and there
will be buried"
1.-THE table furniture at the early
settlement of the country consisted
or a few pewter dishes, plates and
spoons, but mostly of wooden bowls,
trenchers and small wooden mugs.
called noggins. gourds and hard
shelled squashes for drinking vessels.
The iron pots, knives and forks were
brought from the east side OF the
mountains along with salt, iron and
ammunition. on pack horses.
Hog and hominy was one OF the
substantial dishes of the times and
Johnny cake. and pone and pone of
corn meal were the only kind of
bread used for breakfast and dinner.
At supper. mush and milk was the
standing dish.
"Mush was frequently eaten will
sweetened water, maple molassess.
bears grease or the gravy OF fried
meat.
Every cabin had near it truck
patch in which was raised corn for
roasting ears, pumpkins, beans
squashes and potatoes. These. in tho
latter part of the summer and early
fall were cooked with pork. venisoH
and bear meat, which made very
wholesome dish. The standing din
ner dish for dinner for every log
rolling, house raising and harvest
day, was pot pie"
DIR. Joseph Doddridge was sent
from his home In the western part OF
Pennsylvania to school in Maryland
when a boy, and thus describes his
Impressions. when taking meal at
the town of Bedford, in n stone tav-
ern with plastered walls and ceiling
ION going into the dining room ]
was struck with establishment at the
appearance of the house. I had nc
idea that there was any house in the
world which not built of logs, but
here l looked around the house and
could see no logs and above ! could
see no joists. Whether such thing
had been made by the hands of men
or had grown SO of itself | could no:
conjecture. had not the courage to
inquire anything about It. When
supper came on. my confusion was
worse confounded a little Gun
stood in a bigger one with some
browninish stuff In 1t which was
neither milk. hominy or broth. What
10 do with these little cups and the
spoon belonging to them, ! could
not tell. and was afraid to ask any
thing concerning the use OF them. |
therefore watched attentively to see
what the big folk would do with their
little cups and spoons. l initiated
them, and found the taste OF coffeo
nauseous beyond anything | had ever
tasted in my life. continued to
drink, as the rest OF the company
did with the tears streaming from
my eyes. but when it was to end. l
was at loss to know. as the little
cups were filled Immediately after he
( ing emptied. This circumstance dis
4 tressed me very much. as burst not
say had enough. Looking attcn-
lively at the grown persons I saw oua
man turn his cup bottom upwards and
Put his little spoon across 1t. l OBJ
served that after this his cup was not
filled again. followed his example
and to my great satisfaction the re
suit as to my cup was the same"
The introduction OF china ware on
tables was not regarded by the pion-
GERS with much favor as it was ton
easily broken and dulled their hunt
ing knives. Tea ware was too small
for men; they might do for women,
children or the sick. Tea and coffee
were regarded by many as only slops.
which did not Stick to the ribs"