. Stories of pioneer life, for young readers;. HALF-FACED CAMP. site the opening. In this poor home the Lin-coln family lived for a year. IV. A NEW HOME. At the end of a year Mr. Lincoln built a cabinfor his family. At first it had no door, floor, orwindow. It had a rude fireplace and a loft. Abag of leaves in one corner of this loft was Abesbed. This he reached by climbing a set of pegsdriven into the wall. 84 Stories of Pioneer Life. There was but little furniture in this house,and it was very poor. A few three-legged slabstools served for chairs. There were a puncheontable and a few pewter
. Stories of pioneer life, for young readers;. HALF-FACED CAMP. site the opening. In this poor home the Lin-coln family lived for a year. IV. A NEW HOME. At the end of a year Mr. Lincoln built a cabinfor his family. At first it had no door, floor, orwindow. It had a rude fireplace and a loft. Abag of leaves in one corner of this loft was Abesbed. This he reached by climbing a set of pegsdriven into the wall. 84 Stories of Pioneer Life. There was but little furniture in this house,and it was very poor. A few three-legged slabstools served for chairs. There were a puncheontable and a few pewter dishes. A puncheon wasmade by cutting a log lengthwise into LINCOLNS INDIANA HOME. A bed was made by sticking poles into thecracks in the wall. The outer corner was heldup by a forked stick. Across this frame, skinsand leaves were thrown for bedding. Life was not easy in this poor cabin in themidst of the forest. Everything that was usedin the household had to be made at home. There were no stores from which to buy, and ifthere had been, Thomas Lincoln had no could the family get all that they neededto eat and to wear ? Abraham Lincoln. 85 First they must clear out a little space in theforest, where they might plant corn. Great treesmust be cut down and the underbrush clearedaway. Sometimes trees were deadened and leftstanding for a time. This means that they werekilled by cutting or burning the bark aroundthem.
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