. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . n pans set directly amongthe embers; but this was by no means cleanly, since, asfather often said, there was more of ashes than mealwhen the loaf was cooked. As for water, we had it in plenty. Within twentyyards of our cave was a spring from which an hundredpeople might have quenched their thirst every minute inthe day without lessening the supply, and in front of uswas the river, on the bank of which, when the weatherwas not too cold, mother and I washed the clothes. When we first set up housekeeping, father believedwe could make shift to
. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . n pans set directly amongthe embers; but this was by no means cleanly, since, asfather often said, there was more of ashes than mealwhen the loaf was cooked. As for water, we had it in plenty. Within twentyyards of our cave was a spring from which an hundredpeople might have quenched their thirst every minute inthe day without lessening the supply, and in front of uswas the river, on the bank of which, when the weatherwas not too cold, mother and I washed the clothes. When we first set up housekeeping, father believedwe could make shift to eat while sitting on the ground;but before the first meal had come to an end, both heand mother understood that something in the way of atable must be provided. It would surprise you to know how readily you canmake certain things for your comfort or necessities, STEPHEN OF PHILADELPHIA when forced so to do, or go without. I made legs fora table by driving four stakes firmly into the ground onthat portion of our floor of earth opposite the From one to the other of these I tied four saplings withsmall ropes which one of the seamen gave me. Our goods had been put on board the ship in hugewooden boxes, and the boards from one of these made thetop of my table, while for chairs we had short, stoutlogs, so large that they would not readily be overset. THE SAVAGES COME TO TOWN From the day I recovered from the sickness of thesea, I looked forward to seeing a live savage, of which THE SAVAGES COME TO TOWN 31 I had been told there were many in America, andwhen we sighted land for the first time I remained ondeck waiting for the first glimpse of an Indian. When at last, the John and Sarah came to anchoroff the bank in which we were to make our home, andwhere I fully expected to see the shore lined with sav-ages, never one met my eager gaze for several days,and great was my disappointment. I would have gone in search of some, regarding notthe danger of being lost, or of coming
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