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* * * * * One notices the frequent reference to beer in these old chronicles. The tea, over which the colonists were to take such a dramatic stand in a hundred years, had not yet been introduced into England, and neither had coffee. WHAT NOTICES THE FREQUENT REFERENCE TO BEER IN THESE OLD CHRONICLES THE TEA OVER WHICH THE COLONISTS WERE TO TAKE SUCH A DRAMATIC STAND IN A HUNDRED YEARS HAD NOT YET BEEN INTRODUCED INTO ENGLAND AND NEITHER HAD COFFEE
 yarn hanging in bunches on the wainscot; the sheen of the pewter plates and basins, standing in rows on the shelves of the dresser; the trusty firelock with powder horn, bandolier, and bullet pouch, hanging on the summertree, and the bright brass warming-pan behind the bedroom door--all stand revealed more clearly for an instant, showing the provident care for the comfort and safety of the household. Dimly seen in the corners of the room are baskets in which are packed hands of flax from the barn, where, under the flaxbrake, the swingling knives and the coarse hackle, the shives and swingling tow have been removed by the men; to-morrow the more deft manipulations of the women will prepare these bunches of fiber for the little wheel, and granny will card the tow into bats, to be spun into tow yarn on the big wheel. All quaff the sparkling cider or foaming beer from the briskly circulating pewter mug, which the last out of bed in the morning must replenish from the barrel in the cellar.  OF THREAD AND YARN HANGING IN BUNCHES ON THE WAINSCOT THE SHEEN OF THE PEWTER PLATES AND BASIN STANDING IN ROWS ON THE SHELVES OF THE DRESSER THE TRUSTY FIRELOCK WITH POWDER HORN BANDOLIER AND BULLET POUCH HANGING ON THE SUMMER TREE AND THE BRIGHT BRASS WARMING PAN BEHIND THE BEDROOM DOOR ALL STAND REVEALED MORE CLEARLY FOR AN INSTANT SHOWING THE PROVIDENT CARE FOR THE COMFORT AND SAFETY OF THE HOUSEHOLD DIMLY SEEN IN THE CORNERS OF THE ROOM ARE BASKETS IN WHICH ARE PACKED HANDS OF FLAX FROM THE BARN WHERE UNDER THE FLAX BREAK THE SWINGLING KNIVES AND THE COARSE HACKLE THE SHOVES AND SWINGLING TOE HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY THE MEN TO MORROW THE MORE DEFT MANIPULATIONS OF THE WOMEN WILL PREPARE THESE BUNCHES OF FIBRE FOR THE LITTLE WHEEL AND GRANY WILL CARD THE TOW INTO BATS TO BE SPUN INTO TOW YARN ON THE BIG WHEEL ALL CLOTH THE SPARKLING CIDER OR THE FOAMING BEER FROM THE BRISKLY CIRCULATING PEWTER MUG WHICH THE LAST OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING WAS TO REPLENISH FROM THE BARREL IN THE CELLAR
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