. The land of heather . room has been cleared of its ordinary furniture,and two long tables improvised with boards give itthe air of a dining hall. Dishes have been borrowedfrom the neighbors, and the girl friends of the bride The Ways of the Farm Folk 85 have helped prepare the feast, and are present to waiton the tables. Roast beef, boiled ham, fowl, pastry,beer, and bottled lemonade are the chief items in thebill of fare. The minister leaves at the conclusion of the supper,much to the relief of the company, whose spirits arenot a little repressed in his presence. They now godownstai
. The land of heather . room has been cleared of its ordinary furniture,and two long tables improvised with boards give itthe air of a dining hall. Dishes have been borrowedfrom the neighbors, and the girl friends of the bride The Ways of the Farm Folk 85 have helped prepare the feast, and are present to waiton the tables. Roast beef, boiled ham, fowl, pastry,beer, and bottled lemonade are the chief items in thebill of fare. The minister leaves at the conclusion of the supper,much to the relief of the company, whose spirits arenot a little repressed in his presence. They now godownstairs, and the old people sit and talk in the bestroom, while the young folks dance in the scraping of the fiddle and the clatter of feet, withpauses now and then for some one to sing a song, goon till midnight. Then there is an intermission, andtea and cakes are passed around, and such as choosetake a drop of whiskey. At one dancing is resumed,and it is two or three hours later when the weddingparty breaks A Hayrake IV AN EXCURSION
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