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Then they hewed down trees, that had thick cross branches and set up columns in the center, and made timber walls and rafters. Then the house was square or oblong. THEN THEY HEWED DOWN TREES THAT HAD THICK CROSS BRANCHES AND SET UP COLUMNS IN THE CENTRE AND MADE TIMBER WALLS AND RAFTERS THEN THE HOUSE WAS SQUARE OR OBLONG
f that kind of religion which he professed--which was shown by bullying a poor old woman--his cattle were still sick, with no sign of improvement. He was at his wits' end to know what to do next. Now, as we have said, this was about the time that chimneys came into fashion. In very old days, the Cymric house was a round hut, with a thatched roof, without glass windows, and the smoke got out through the door and holes in the walls, in the best way it could. The only tapestry in the hut was in the shape of long festoons of soot, that hung from the roof or rafters. These, when the wind blew, or the fire was lively, would swing or dance or whirl, and often fall on the heads, or into the food, while the folks were eating. When the children cried, or made wry faces at the black stuff, their daddy only laughed, and said it was healthy, or was for good luck. But by and by, the carpenters and masons made much improvement, especially when, instead of flint hatchets, they had iron axes and tools. EFFORTS WERE IN VAIN IN SPITE OF THAT KIND OF RELIGION WHICH HE PROFESSED WHICH WAS SHOWN BY BULLYING A POOR OLD WOMAN HIS CATTLE WERE STILL SICK WITH NO SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT HE WAS AT HIS WITS END TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT NOW AS WE HAVE SAID THIS WAS ABOUT THE TIME THAT CHIMNEYS CAME INTO FASHION IN VERY OLD DAYS THE CAMBRIC HOUSE WAS A ROUND HUT WITH A THATCHED ROOF WITHOUT GLASS WINDOWS AND THE SMOKE GOT OUT THROUGH THE DOORS AND HOLES IN THE WALLS IN THE BEST WAY IT COULD THE ONLY TAPESTRY IN THE HUT WAS IN THE SHAPE OF LONG FESTOONS OF SOOT THAT HUNG FROM THE ROOF OR RAFTERS THESE WHEN THE WIND BLEW OR THE FIRE WAS LIVELY WOULD SWING OR DANCE OR WHIRL AND OFTEN FALL ON THE HEADS OR INTO THE FOOD WHILE THE FOLKS WERE EATING WHEN THE CHILDREN CRIED OR MADE WIRE FACES AT THE BLACK STUFF THEIR DADDY ONLY LAUGHED AND SAID IT WAS HEALTHY OR WAS FOR GOOD LUCK BUT BY AND BY THE CARPENTERS AND MASONS MADE MUCH IMPROVEMENT ESPECIALLY WHEN INSTEAD OF FLINT HATCHETS THEY HAD IRON AXES AND TOOLS
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