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The two families removed to the new scene of their labours at the same time, and lived together in one log cabin, until they had erected a second dwelling. When this was done, the Garfields and the Boyntons settled down to reclaim the wilderness. THE TWO FAMILIES REMOVED TO THE NEW SCENE OF THEIR LABOURS AT THE SAME TIME AND LIVED TOGETHER IN ONE LOG CABIN UNTIL THEY HAD ERECTED A SECOND DWELLING WHEN THIS WAS DONE THE GARFIELDS AND THE BOYTONS SETTLED DOWN TO RECLAIM THE WILDERNESS
of a few log cabins, containing a population of about one hundred persons. The humble dwelling of Abram Garfield and his young wife had but one large room. The three windows were of greased paper, a substitute for glass, and the furniture was home made and of the rudest description. Wood was the chief material used. There were wooden stools, a wooden bed, and wooden plates and dishes. A frying-pan, an iron pot, and a kettle, made up the list of utensils which were absolutely necessary. Nine years passed away, during which the young couple were very happy in each other's love, and three children were added to their little family circle. Abram worked on the land, and was for a time employed in the construction of the Ohio and Pennsylvanian Canal. To provide for his growing family, the young husband then bought fifty acres of land, a few miles away from his first home. At the same time, Amos Boynton, who had married Mrs. Garfield's sister, also bought a tract of land in the same locality. ER PLACE THEN CONSISTED OF A FEW LOG CABINS CONTAINING A POPULATION OF ABOUT ONE HUNDRED PERSONS THE HUMBLE DWELLING OF ABRAM GARFIELD AND HIS YOUNG WIFE HAD BUT ONE LARGE ROOM THE THREE WINDOWS WERE OF GREASED PAPER A SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS AND THE FURNITURE WAS HOME MADE AND OF THE RUDEST DESCRIPTION WOOD WAS THE CHIEF MATERIAL USED THERE WERE WOODEN STOOLS A WOODEN BED AND WOODEN PLATES AND DISHES A FRYING PAN AN IRON POT AND A KETTLE MADE UP THE LIST OF UTENSILS WHICH WERE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY NINE YEARS PASSED AWAY DURING WHICH THE YOUNG COUPLE WERE VERY HAPPY IN EACH OTHER'S LOVE AND THREE CHILDREN WERE ADDED TO THEIR LITTLE FAMILY CIRCLE ABRAM WORKED ON THE LAND AND WAS FOR A TIME EMPLOYED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIAN CANAL TO PROVIDE FOR HIS GROWING FAMILY THE YOUNG HUSBAND THEN BOUGHT FIFTY ACRES OF LAND A FEW MILES AWAY FROM HIS FIRST HOME AT THE SAME TIME AMOS BOYNTON WHO HAD MARRIED MISSUS GARFIELD'S SISTER ALSO BOUGHT A TRACT OF LAND IN THE SAME LOCALITY
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