Fire Upon the Hearth
A thought about wintertime from the History of Sutton – even in the 1850s they were nostalgic about the past! This was written in 1850, looking back on the quieter times of Sutton’s early years.
These [older-times] homes all had huge fire-places, in which, during the long winter evenings, there was kept up a blazing fire that threw a ruddy glow over the healthful countenances of the happy group seated around. There were fire-sides then, and influences going out from them which are lost since the gloomy stove has taken their place.
There may be centers of attraction in our homes now, but there are none equal to the “fire upon the hearth.” “The fire upon the hearth is the centre and symbol of the family life. When the fire in a house goes out, it is because the life has gone out. Somewhere in every house it burns, and burns in constant service; and every chimney that sends its incense heavenward speaks of an altar inscribed to Love and Home.”
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