. American cookery . himney, while thesnow drifted without and the wind whistled around the corners of the littlecabin. What cared they for the windand snow, when they had one another,and the comforts of a fire, which manyan apartment dweller might covet. The family life, in pioneer times, musthave been very pleasant, for no housewas too poor to shelter several lads andlassies, and, thrown upon their own re-sources for companionship, as they were,they became better acquainted with oneanother, and father and mother alwaysshared the good times. The little peoplewere quite as eager to hear tales
. American cookery . himney, while thesnow drifted without and the wind whistled around the corners of the littlecabin. What cared they for the windand snow, when they had one another,and the comforts of a fire, which manyan apartment dweller might covet. The family life, in pioneer times, musthave been very pleasant, for no housewas too poor to shelter several lads andlassies, and, thrown upon their own re-sources for companionship, as they were,they became better acquainted with oneanother, and father and mother alwaysshared the good times. The little peoplewere quite as eager to hear tales of whenfather and mother were children as ourown youngsters are today, and whencandles burned low the family gatheredclose about the fireplace, while stories ofthe long ago were repeated. This form of entertainment was varied,and always afforded pleasure to the par-ticipants. Sometimes it was father whotold of his boyhood home in the far East,where he and mother went to schooltogether, when they were little AN OLD-TIME FIREPLACE AND KITCHEN HOME LIFE IN PIONEER DAYS 93
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