American inventions and inventors . are even harder to rouse, for motherhas to call Nathaniel, aged eleven, three times before heappears, and Joseph, two years younger, is slower still. We will not stop to notice the breakfast, which is eaten,and the dishes washed, long before the sun rises. Now theoutside door opens and in comes the old white horse, haulinga great backlog. John unhitches the chain and rolls the logupon the fire. This done, the horse goes out at the dooropposite the one he entered. Father Brown brings in severalarmfuls of brush and heavier sticks, and throws them downnear the
American inventions and inventors . are even harder to rouse, for motherhas to call Nathaniel, aged eleven, three times before heappears, and Joseph, two years younger, is slower still. We will not stop to notice the breakfast, which is eaten,and the dishes washed, long before the sun rises. Now theoutside door opens and in comes the old white horse, haulinga great backlog. John unhitches the chain and rolls the logupon the fire. This done, the horse goes out at the dooropposite the one he entered. Father Brown brings in severalarmfuls of brush and heavier sticks, and throws them downnear the fireplace. As this is baking day, the oven must be made ready. HEAT—COLONIAL HOMES. 29 The great brick oven, one side of which makes also one sideof the fireplace, is filled with the brush and light wood,which is soon burning briskly. For an hour the fire is keptup, new wood being thrown in when necessary; then it isallowed to go out. Meanwhile Mother Brown and Ruth arebusy—mixing and rolling, sifting rye and Indian meal, stir-. HAULING IN A BACKLOG. ring up eggs, and adding milk and butter. By the time theoven is heated the cooks are ready to use it; and Mehitablerakes out the coals and ashes with a long stick, shaped likea shepherds crook. First the pans of rye n Injun bread are laid in theoven, away back at the farther end. Then the pandowdy or great apple pudding and the Injun pudding are placedin front of the bread. While the bread and the puddingsare baking, two tin ovens are brought in and prepared foruse. These Dutch ovens are mere sheets of metal curved 30 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. around into more than half a circle, with the opening placedtoward the fire. A long iron rod runs through from side toside of the oven on which the meat for roast is to be Brown removes one of the spits and thrusts itthrough a piece of beef, and in the same way spits a fatturkey on the other. Here is work for little Polly, uponwhom rests the task of frequently tur
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