THE PEOPLE 167 
as the greatest play of fancy is exercised in the selec- 
tion of names for the little girls. It is one of the 
pleasant memories of the mountains, these little 
human flowers with poetical names, that one finds 
everywhere in the woods. 
The principal recreation of the country people is 
visiting. They go long distances for the purpose, and 
the smallest cabin is never too small to welcome home 
the married sons and daughters who have come with 
their families to stay awhile with "Mammy" and 
" Pappy." Nor is the poorest home too poor to wel- 
come with open arms half a dozen or more people 
appearing quite unannounced from some distant 
region to stay a few days. The only pig is slaugh- 
tered, the bean-pot Is filled, and everybody has a 
delightful time, hosts as well as guests, although the 
days of "visiting" may consume the provisions for 
half the winter. 
In the villages there are the ordinary amusements 
of young people: parties, dancing, picnics, "box 
suppers," where the girls fill the boxes with fried 
chicken, bread, and cake, and the boys buy them; 
and of course there is music, the violin and guitar 
being the most popular instruments. In the remoter 
districts there are fewer diversions. " Huskln's" are 
common everywhere, and In some sections there is 
a form of entertainment known as "candy-breaking," 
where the boys buy the candy, and everybody eats it. 
The country music is oftenest heard in the cool 
of the evening, when the day's work Is done and all 
sit about the blazing logs of the big fireplace. How 
