Life in old Virginia; a description of Virginia more particularly the Tidewater section, Narrating many incidents relating to the manners and customs of old Virginia so fast disappearing as a result of the war between the states, together with many humorous . to rest, but upon pushing the canopied curtains aside, hefound the bed covered with a white, smooth counterpane, sosnugly and neatly tucked under it on all sides, and with thepillows and bolster on top of it, that he concluded the coun-terpane was a new fashioned top sheet, and that the curtainswere the only covering. As the fir
Life in old Virginia; a description of Virginia more particularly the Tidewater section, Narrating many incidents relating to the manners and customs of old Virginia so fast disappearing as a result of the war between the states, together with many humorous . to rest, but upon pushing the canopied curtains aside, hefound the bed covered with a white, smooth counterpane, sosnugly and neatly tucked under it on all sides, and with thepillows and bolster on top of it, that he concluded the coun-terpane was a new fashioned top sheet, and that the curtainswere the only covering. As the fire was burning brightly, he,nevertheless, was comfortably warm, while on top of all thebed covering, by tucking the curtains close to his body, and sohe remained until towards the morning when the fire burnedlow, and the room becoming chilled, he hastily dressed andsat shivering over the embers of the departed flames, until aknock was heard at his door summoning him to the meeting of his host, a polite inquiry was made as tohis rest and comfort during the cold night, and a hope wasexpressed that he found a plenty of bed covering. WellKunnell, said he, thar mout a been kiverin a plenty, butthey wuz too durned far oil to wrap close. I neer about Sunnyside, near Heathville, Va. A Tidewater Virginia Home.
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