noon
There was a barbecue that day at the town on the other side , and a stream of people had come down the Whiskey Bar turnpike and crossed the bridge . It was getting warm and he was tired , and he read the bill gloomily : `` 1 bottle gin , $ 6.00 ; 2 lbs . biscuits , $ 2.50 ; 1 ham , $ 24.00 ; 1 bottle pickles , $ 6.00 ; 4 fathoms rope , $ 5.00 ; 1 watermelon , $ 4.00 ; 1 tin pan , $ 16.00 ; 2 apples , $ 3.00 . '' Longley stuffed the bill in his pocket , and returned for his noon meal to his log cabin on shore . It was quite palatial -- boasting a real floor made of puncheons , or hewn logs . A bunk , against the wall , was made of a second log set four feet from the log wall , with a hammock mattress of sacking stuffed with dried bracken stretched between them . There was the usual huge fireplace of granite rocks used for both warmth and cooking , and a box pantry-cupboard nailed to the wall .