Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . r in the landof the living. Before a house had been Iniilt, arrivals poured vessels followed Ienn within six months,and the crowd of immigrants all wished to remain inthe new city. Suffering was inevitable, but the enthu-siasm of the new undertaking was upon every camped under the huge pines of the forest; manymore became cave-dwellers, though not a trace re-mains of this supremely uncomfortable life shared byrich and jxtor alike. The sod-houses of Nebraskaand Kansas ai)proach more nearly
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . r in the landof the living. Before a house had been Iniilt, arrivals poured vessels followed Ienn within six months,and the crowd of immigrants all wished to remain inthe new city. Suffering was inevitable, but the enthu-siasm of the new undertaking was upon every camped under the huge pines of the forest; manymore became cave-dwellers, though not a trace re-mains of this supremely uncomfortable life shared byrich and jxtor alike. The sod-houses of Nebraskaand Kansas ai)proach more nearly to the Philadelphiacaves than any form of dwelling kn(»wn at thepresent day to refugee or colonist. The caves were formed by digging three or four ieet into the ground,near the verge of the rivcr-fronl l)ank, thus makinghalf the chamber underground ; the remaining halfaljove ground was tbrmed of sods of earth, or earthand l)rush combined. The roofs were formed of layersof limbs or split pieces of trees, overlaid with sod orbark, river rushes, etc. The chimneys were of stones. * ?•vxri-vi . GLORIA. DEI (old SWEDES) CHURCH. THE CITY OF A BREAM. 53 and river pebbles mortared together with cla}^ andgrass or river reeds. Here, while the building went on, delicate women whohad known only luxur}- in England worked with Saxonenergy, helping fathers and husl)ands—bringing inwater, cutting wood, tending pigs and sheep and poul-tr}^ even carrying mortar, or helping saw a block ofw^ood. Through all weariness and discouragement, thememory of woful Europe acted as a spur, and withina few months Penn was able to write to the Society ofTraders that eighty houses and cottages were ready. The foundation of the Guest house had been laid be-fore Penns arrival, and as he stepped from the openboat in which he had come from Chester to the lowand sandy beach where Dock Creek emptied into theDelaware, the builders flocked to the shore. The pointseemed in every way the best suited for tavern, ferr
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