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"After a supper of bean porridge or hasty pudding and milk of which all partake in common from a great pewter basin, or wooden bowl, with spoons of wood, horn or pewter; after a reverent reading of the Bible, and fervent supplications to the Most High for prayer and guidance; after the watch was set on the tall mount, and the vigilant sentinel began pacing his lonely beat, the shutters were closed and barred, and with a sense of security the occupations of the long winter evening began. AFTER A SUPPER OF BEAN PORRIDGE OR HASTY PUDDING AND MILK OF WHICH ALL PARTAKE IN COMMON FORM FROM A GREAT PEWTER BASIN OR WOODEN BOWL WITH SPOONS OF WOOD HORN OR PEWTER AND AFTER A REVERENT READING OF THE BIBLE AND FERVENT SUPPLICATIONS TO THE MOST HIGH FOR PRAYER AND GUIDANCE AFTER THE WATCH WAS SET ON THE TALL MOUNT AND THE VIGILANT SENTINEL BEGAN PACING HIS LOVELY BEAT THE SHUTTERS WERE CLOSED AND BARRED AND WITH A SENSE OF SECURITY THE OCCUPATIONS OF THE LONG WINTER EVENING BEGAN
than owned the neighboring farm. In the sight of the Plymouth Colony--their first home in the new land--the three men often worked together, cutting trees and planting. Others of the original Mayflower company came too, leaving traces of themselves in such names as Blackfriars Brook, Billingsgate, and Houndsditch--names which they brought from Old England. The homes which these pioneers so laboriously and so lovingly wrought--what were they? How did they compare with the modern home and household? In Mr. Sheldon's "History of Deerfield" we find such a charming and vivid picture of home life in the early days--and one that applies with equal accuracy to Duxbury--that we cannot do better than copy it here: "The ample kitchen was the center of the family life, social and industrial. Here around the rough table, seated on rude stools or benches, all partook of the plain and sometimes stinted fare. A glance at the family gathered here after nightfall on a winter's day may prove of interest. D HIS OTHER SON JONATHAN OWNED THE NEIGHBOURING FARM IN THE SIGHT OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY THEIR FIRST HOME IN THE NEW LAND THE THREE MEN OFTEN WORKED TOGETHER CUTTING TREES AND PLANTING OTHERS OF THE ORIGINAL MAYFLOWER COMPANY CAME TO LEAVING TRACES OF THEMSELVES AND SUCH NAMES AS BLACKFRIARS BROOKE BILLINGSGATE AND HOUND DITCH NAMES WHICH THEY BROUGHT FROM OLD ENGLAND THE HOMES WHICH THESE PIONEERS SO LABORIOUSLY AND SO LOVINGLY WROUGHT WHAT WERE THEY HOW DID THEY COMPARE WITH THE MODERN HOME AND HOUSEHOLD IN MISTER SHELDON'S HISTORY OF DEERFIELD WE FIND SUCH A CHARMING AND VIVID PICTURE OF HOME LIFE IN THE EARLY DAYS AND ONE THAT APPLIES WITH EQUAL ACCURACY TO DUXBURY THAT WE CANNOT DO BETTER THAN COPY IT HERE THE AMPLE KITCHEN WAS THE CENTRE OF THE FAMILY LIFE SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HERE AROUND THE ROUGH TABLE SEATED ON RUDE STOOLS OR BENCHES ALL PARTOOK OF THE PLAIN AND SOMETIMES STINTED FARE A GLANCE AT THE FAMILY GATHERED HERE AFTER NIGHTFALL ON A WINTER'S DAY MAY PROVE OF INTEREST
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