. Historical sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., hushing, and avariety of other branches of mamial hibor: with thewomen, qnilting, spinning, sewing, etc. These fivquent assemblages of the peoph^ were ameans of uniting industry with ph^asuie. Theywouhl generally conclude with a supper, succcetled bygames and otlier amusements: sometimes by a danceThis, however, was of rare occurrence, as the Furitaumind had not yet come down to the l>elief, that danc-ing was altogether a harmless recreation! The settlei-s were very gvnerally Xew Englandpeople, ami the social customs of their ancestors
. Historical sketches of Plymouth, Luzerne Co., hushing, and avariety of other branches of mamial hibor: with thewomen, qnilting, spinning, sewing, etc. These fivquent assemblages of the peoph^ were ameans of uniting industry with ph^asuie. Theywouhl generally conclude with a supper, succcetled bygames and otlier amusements: sometimes by a danceThis, however, was of rare occurrence, as the Furitaumind had not yet come down to the l>elief, that danc-ing was altogether a harmless recreation! The settlei-s were very gvnerally Xew Englandpeople, ami the social customs of their ancestors werepretty generally adheiwl to. Pjmcing, therefore, wasan innovation, and its progress was slow. But inthe end it was reg^arvled with more favor, and verypi\>perly too, so tliat at this day, in our town, thei-eare few probably of the stnughtest religious sectwho would condemn the amusement. Buildings for the purpose of religious woi-ship andfor education wei-e eivcted by common g^\^?c their mite in these enterprises, and those. THE OLD ACAD E M Y. FAMILIARITY OF RELIGIOUS SECTS. 279 who had not money gave their labor, so that therewas no tax imposed, and consequently no sinecure forthe indolent, in its collection. No one grew suddenlyrich because he was fortunate enough to hold the taxduplicates. There was but one road open to compe-tence and respectability, and that was honest, diligentand persevering lal)or. All denominations of religion worshipped in thesecond story of the old Academy for a great numberof years. The fact that a particular sect had occu-pied the common benches on one Sabbath day, didnot require their purification before another sect coulduse them on the next. Presbyterian, Methodist, Bap-tist, Episcopal, Christian, Catholic and Congregationalin turn, all knelt at one common altar, and they werenone the worse for it. The public morals and privatevirtues were not dimmed in the least particular bythis familiar intercourse. It may be said, h
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