. How our grandfathers lived . e logs cut out of the wall. We had a window, if itcould be called a window, when, perhaps, it was thelargest spot in the top, bottom, or sides of the cabinat which the wind could not enter. It was made bysawing out a log, and placing sticks across ; and then,by pasting an old newspaper over the hole, and apply-ing some hogs lard, we had a kind of glazing whichshed a most beautiful and mellow light across thecabin when the sun shone on it. All other light en-tered at the doors, cracks, and chimney. 143 144 Out West [No. 47 Our cabin was twenty-four feet by eightee
. How our grandfathers lived . e logs cut out of the wall. We had a window, if itcould be called a window, when, perhaps, it was thelargest spot in the top, bottom, or sides of the cabinat which the wind could not enter. It was made bysawing out a log, and placing sticks across ; and then,by pasting an old newspaper over the hole, and apply-ing some hogs lard, we had a kind of glazing whichshed a most beautiful and mellow light across thecabin when the sun shone on it. All other light en-tered at the doors, cracks, and chimney. 143 144 Out West [No. 47 Our cabin was twenty-four feet by eighteen. Thewest end was occupied by two beds, the centre of eachside by a door, and here our symmetry had to stop,for on the side opposite the window were our shchv-,made of clapboards, supported on pins driven into thelogs. Upon these shelves my sister displayed, inample order, a host of pewter plates, basins, dishes,and spoons, scoured and bright. It was none of \ ournew-fangled pewter made of lead, but the best of -, - -* &*. *:/ * A. LOG CABIN. London pewter, which our father himself bought ofthe manufacturer. These were the plates upon whichyou could hold your meat so as to cut it without slip-ping and without dulling your knife. But, alas ! thedays of pewter plates and sharp dinner knives havepassed away. To return to our internal arrangements. A ladderof five rounds occupied the corner near the this, when we got a floor above, we could ascend. ] A Log Cabin 145 Our chimney occupied most of the east end; therewere pots and kettles opposite the window under theshelves, a gun on hooks over the north door, foursplit-bottom chairs, three three-legged stools, and asmall eight by ten looking-glass sloped from the wallover a large towel and combcase. Our list of furni-ture \vas increased by a clumsy shovel and a pair oftongs, made with one shank straight, which was a cer-tain source of pinches and blood blisters. We hadalso a spinning-wheel and such things as were nece
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