. The history of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 . keeping time to the merry music of the wheels. The passen-gers, those inside the vehicle and the half-dozen or more perchedupon the top, all seemed to have caught the spirit of the home-coming and they waved their hats or gave expression to theirexuberance of spirits by other manifestations of delight, swinginggracefully around the curve leading into the yard at a spankinggait which seemed to threaten a further flight before they couldbe brought to a halt. But the loud whoa! from their masterwould be scarcely uttered before the intellig
. The history of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 . keeping time to the merry music of the wheels. The passen-gers, those inside the vehicle and the half-dozen or more perchedupon the top, all seemed to have caught the spirit of the home-coming and they waved their hats or gave expression to theirexuberance of spirits by other manifestations of delight, swinginggracefully around the curve leading into the yard at a spankinggait which seemed to threaten a further flight before they couldbe brought to a halt. But the loud whoa! from their masterwould be scarcely uttered before the intelligent creatures wouldcome to a stop at exactly the usual point. Then calmly windingthe reins about the whipstock, the driver would step down fromhis lofty perch as quietly as if it were an every-day truth it was, but not of an ordinary order. These old stage drivers they have gone their ways,The old stage drivers with their dash and trust!These old stage drivers they have gone their ways,But their deeds live on, though their bones are CHAPTER Farms and Farmers of Yesterday. From Trail to Highway—^When Hillsborough Was Strictly a FarmingTown—The Effect of the Civil War upon Country Communities—The Farmer a Jack at all Trades—The Industrious House-Wife Equally as Thrifty—A Pen Picture of the Good Old Days—Going to Church on the Sabbath—^Suppressed Excitement WhichThreatened the Equilibrium of Our Eeligion—A Parsons PeculiarPredicament—The Devil is in my Breeches!—A Sunday DinnerSalting the Cattle—Home Manufactures—Tapping the Maples—Soap Making—Gathering Herbs—Destruction of the Forest—Modern Conveniences—Linen Manufacture—The Well—^TheProspect Today. The road from Bridge Village to the Centre is a pleasantwalk for a strong-limbed pedestrian, and as we slowly follow thewell-oiled, hard-crusted way over which the modern car rollswith surprising rapidity—we would fain go slowly, for the sceneis too attractive to mo
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