. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. • . •.?.a-^...--v-^^\:- i. .ft .*„,,«..,? s^v ;^/ ^-.,^.^i Plenty in the Nezv Home. 297 and limb, inured to toil and not afraid to labor everv davin the year except Sundays, if the situation required suchservice. The seasons were on his side and he saw housesand lands, such as he never dreamed of owning, belong-ing to him, yielding him an abundant support and provid-ing an inheritance for those whom he should leave behindhim. Another important condition of life came to the frontwith these people, to which most of them perhaps had beenstranger
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. • . •.?.a-^...--v-^^\:- i. .ft .*„,,«..,? s^v ;^/ ^-.,^.^i Plenty in the Nezv Home. 297 and limb, inured to toil and not afraid to labor everv davin the year except Sundays, if the situation required suchservice. The seasons were on his side and he saw housesand lands, such as he never dreamed of owning, belong-ing to him, yielding him an abundant support and provid-ing an inheritance for those whom he should leave behindhim. Another important condition of life came to the frontwith these people, to which most of them perhaps had beenstrangers in the old home. It was the question of only did the soil yield its abundant harvests, but thefields and the woods made no mean additions to theirlarder. Game of many kinds was at their and feather and fin may almost be said to have beenas much the product of their farms as wheat and corn andpotatoes. Meat could be on their tables daily if they sodesired. Mittelberger is very explicit on this point. Hesays: Provisions are cheap in Pennsylvania. T
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