Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . dismissed and tlie rest of the timedevoted to dancing. As the long winter eveningsdrew on social gatherings becamemore frequent, neighbors wouldassemble at the house of some oneof their number and by their unitedlabor accomplish in a single eveningwhat it would have taken the familymonths to do. The patchwork quilt-ing would all be done, the corn andnuts all shelled, the young birchstripped down in their strands and birch brooms enough made to last a yearin house
Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . dismissed and tlie rest of the timedevoted to dancing. As the long winter eveningsdrew on social gatherings becamemore frequent, neighbors wouldassemble at the house of some oneof their number and by their unitedlabor accomplish in a single eveningwhat it would have taken the familymonths to do. The patchwork quilt-ing would all be done, the corn andnuts all shelled, the young birchstripped down in their strands and birch brooms enough made to last a yearin house and barn, and many other useful offices rendered. Outside of thesew;casions, in which labor and jollity were mingled, the games and amuse-. merits were fewand n y of theyoung men wereexperts at thegames of ball,such as base andfootball. Shovel-board, domino,backgammon,fox and geese,and checkers
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