District 7

Ad~11a S. Dixon




the impulse to turn his head ehen that nai~ was called. ¶E~he ~ven.th child
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was always thought ~o be exceptionafly lucky, ~ the be~n~t~t dfl~U~i1

bet1N~5!1 tK~ ~ This bel let persista today in many localities.


:~very family was giTen a weekly supply of rood but this ~s moie tor convenienœ than anything else as. they ~re free to eat anything their appetites called for.

They killed chickens, ate vegetables, meats, etc. at any time. The ~m~nce of guests at the “quartera“ roused Mrs. Towns to activity and ehe always helped to prepare the me~u. One of ber favorite items 1ft8 chicksii ~ prepard four

different ways, in pie, in stew, fried, and baked. She gave full directions
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for the preperation of t1~ss delicacies ~ ~&-~u~th ~ &d‘iU.Od

cooks. Poinid cake was another favorite and she Insisted that a pound of butter an~d a dozen eggs be used. in each ealœ. Then the neal ~.e nearly ready, al* usually made a trip to the cabin to see if it had been i~b~r prepared. The hostess could always tell without any ccnixnent whether she had satisfied her mistress ‚ for if she had ‚ a serving was carried back to the b 1g house .btbk~rh~~.

FishiDg was a form of roenunerative reozeation enjoyed by all. ~mryone usually ~nt on Saturday afternon, but if only a few made the trip ~ the catch was shared by all.


Sowing was no easy job as there ~re few small ~r~en among the iervente. The cloth made at home, was plentiful, however, and sufficient clothing was made for all. Scr~ie persons preferred making their own clothes and this privilege was granted; otherwise they were made in a caimton aewing room. ~n yards was the amrage amount of cloth in a dress ‚ hoir~apnn and gingham,