Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . of daily use either hung on thewalls or stood in their accustomed places. The bare ?^^^or and the woodensettle, the dresser with its pewter plates, platters, etc., the reel and quill-wheel, the wooden churn, straight back chairs, the old eight-day clock inthe corner, were familiar objects in nearly every New England home. The monotony of life in the settlement was varied by occasional social gatherings, in which labor andmerrymaking went hand in old fashi
Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . of daily use either hung on thewalls or stood in their accustomed places. The bare ?^^^or and the woodensettle, the dresser with its pewter plates, platters, etc., the reel and quill-wheel, the wooden churn, straight back chairs, the old eight-day clock inthe corner, were familiar objects in nearly every New England home. The monotony of life in the settlement was varied by occasional social gatherings, in which labor andmerrymaking went hand in old fashioned husking andquilting parties were looked forwardto and indulged in by all, men,women and children alike enteringinto the enjoyment of the the hay and grain were gath-ered and the corn and pumpkinswere harvested, then came the merryhusking party. When the corn hadbeen brought into the corn house orbarn and arranged in convenient rows and heaps an evening was appointedfor the husking. Towards the close of the appointed day the neighbors,old and young, for miles around began to assemble. They came in wagons. w and carts, or on horseback, cladin plain homespun, and at early-twilight began their merry red ear was industriouslysought, as it entitled the finder tosalute each fair maiden in the ladies of course were allowedthe same privilege, but seldomavailed themselves of it. Some un-fortunate young man, however, afterhunting in vain would find hissweetheart equal to the emergency,a red ear wouIq find its way into his hand, and the generous young ladywould be repaid by the first kiss. Sometimes there would be a scarcity ofred ears, in which case recourse would be had to a choice collection from 1,, the garret which had seen activeservice in times gone by, and whichahhough showing signs of agewere too welcome to excite suspi-cion or inquiry. The young menfound exercise for their gallantry inhelping their fair companions tocorn from the heap, and
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