In Roman mythology, the Camenae were originally goddesses of springs, wells and fountains. They were worshipped in the sacred forest known as Porta Capena[?] near Rome.
these must be bought, begged or borrowed. A
out, into which the sap.html">sap was to be gathered. Little
made to receive the sweet drops as they trickled
proceeded to the barksugar.html">sugar house, which stood in
the Minnesota river. We found this hut partially
leaves of the preceding autumn, and it must be
pitched outside for a few days' occupancy. The
upon which we could easily walk; for we usually
ually started, the better to complete our prepara-
days (or rather like a muskrat, as the Indians say;
as many as six or eight bushels of edible roots for
of our people). If there was prospect of a good.html">good
a third canoe.html">canoe.html">canoe to contain the sap. These canoes
proper purpose.
During our last sugar-making in Minnesota, be-
upon a canoe with her axe.html">axe, while a young aunt of
in the large, oval sugar house, busily engaged in
and chipmunks which we knew would come in
beginning to return, and the cold storms of March
young to do much except look on; but I fully en-
to see the bigger boys industriously sharpen their
sticks which were burning.html">burning.html">burning in the fire, and occasion-
ness they paid little attention to this circumstance,
bidden to touch a knife to a burning ember.
Suddenly loud.html">loud screams were heard from without
It was a serious affair. My grandmother's axe
ered three of the fingers of my aunt, who stood
As we ran out the old lady, who had already no-
burning embers, pursued us with loud reproaches
terious to my readers, but is easily explained by the
offense as we had committed is invariably punished
canoe-making. She also collected a good supply
.
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