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m . arw iv ui WrdMc x xsn
v T r
N every one of the orijina)
thirteen St-les there are
pointed out buildings still
' standing, or their sites.
where Washington is said
to have made his headquar
ters during the Rerolntii.n
! ary War. Too little atten
tion haa beeu paid to these
i place and historians might
make a very interesting
study of the great leader's
headquarters should they de
Tote to the matter time and
care. As it is, with the de
cay of niao? of these ancient
rjniJdiaa there is likely to pass away in
teresting relics of the early history of
uoi country which should be preserved
for the instruction and edification of pos
terity. In this article pictures are given
of some few of these interesting places
where Washington and his generals lived
and which were the background for deeds
and counsels so Important in our eotm
try's early life.
It was in April, 1770, that Washington
first went to New Torfc and took up his
neaairuarters mere. Tbcy were in a
house on Peari street, opposite Cedar.
There he remained until summoned to
risit Congress at Philadelphia toward the
end of May. On his return, June d, he
took up his abode at the Mortimer house,
later known as Richmond Hill. The
presence of Mrs. Washington and the un
healthy condition of the city of New
York at that time induced the command-er-in-chief
to change his headquarter
from the Pearl street house to tins mure
aaJubriona situation. Here Washington
remained until the evacuation in Septem
ber, when he removed to the Roger Mor
ris honse, Harlem Heiehts.
it was October 23, lTTd, that VTashini'
"ttia established himself at White Plains.
His headquarters here were at the Miller
house, then located to the north of ths
Tillajre. This house, which is still stand
ing and well preserved, (tallied its name
from its original owner. Elijah Miller, ad
jutant of Col. James Drake's Westches
ter Regiment of minute men. It ia n
frame i aiming covered with clanliotirda. I
Tlv rrr
so tor.
style i
itir.ny i.
'. at the southeast front projects'
a prety portico is formed. This
' architecture was very popular in
." the country cottages of that pc
Washiiiirtnn remained here until
-ier 14, when he crossed into New
and established himself at Hack-
riod.
Xore
Jersr
r.sn :. I
' Ai .ther of the headquarters of Wash
ington about which cluster interesting as
socjr'iona is at Neshnminy. By Sunday,
August 10, 1777, the army had moved
from Hchnylkill Falls and Washington
had iaken up his headquarters at Nesha
niiuy camp. Bucks County. Pa., twenty
' mi'-t north of Philadelphia. The house
oc .pied by Washington am built of
Ktone, and is still st-ndine on the old New
Y rk road, near the Uridse over the little
N't Jiaminy creek, about half a mile above
he prewiit village ('' ilnrtsville. The
rT -
t j. yy:e 51..
TM MIliLKB H0C8K it WHI1K PI.AIX8
army regained at N'csiiuuiii.y until Au
gust 23, when it moved down the old York
road and encamped for the night near
.Nicetown. Washington made his head
qaartera at Steuton, the old homestead of
the Logan family.
It was daring the autumn of 1777 that
Washington established headquarters at
White Marsh. These were at a large
stone house abont half a mile east from
Camp Hill station, on the North Pennsyl
vania Railroad. This house is still stand
ing. It faces the south and is two and
a half stories in height It was modern
ized in 1804 tnd a large wing, originally
the dining hall, removed from the west
end. Id Revolutionary days it was a sort
of "baronial hall," owned by George Em-
Jen, a wealthy Philadelphia. Charles T.
Aiman is the present owner and occupant.
A very interesting building is the house
Washington occupied at Valley Forge in
1777-1778. It is still standing and is in
a good state of preservation. About it
are gathered many associations, which
are calculated to move the patriotic per
son deeply.
In June, 1781, Washington moved from
West Point, where he had been for some
TKM MKBHAMIMY HEADQUARTERS.
time, to Morriitown, N. J. Here he made
his headquarters at the home of the
widow of Col. Jacob Ford. The house it
till standing. At the preaent time it ia
In Um pueseeeion of the Washington As
sociation of New Jersey, incorporated on
March 30, 1874, for the express purpose
of prsaarvlng it throngh fnture genera
tions sacred with Its peculiar historic as
aweiattloM. The hoaae and grounds hart
tsssa Mttfaiy restored, and are beaoti
Mlr kept apt, It la used as a museum,
snaay latsrsstiag east valuable relics, in-
a lat-ffs esilsctioa of Waahlnf-
list.1 e
!C3
-r.
storad within
Another Interestina headquarters of
Washington wars in the house of Chan
cellor Wythe, at Wiihamsburg. Vs.,
where the General arrived Seoteaitier 14,
17S1.
This dwellinc which is still standing, is
a large two-story brick building, in ap
pearance a stately colonial mansion.
fronting upon a long narrow common
called the Palace Green. During to a
Revolution it was the home of George
Wythe, one of the signer of the Declara
tion of Independence, and for more than
twenty years sole chancellor of Virginia.
Since the days that Washington occu
pied It the Wythe house has passed
through various hands. For many years
it was the home of John Page, Governor
of Virginia, and afterward of his widow.
r"2?
THE WHlrfcilAKsH HE A UO.CA KTK.
Some years later it became the residence
of Ir. Johu Mihiijftou, who was the wor
thy friend and associate of such men as
fcir Humphrey Davy, Faraday, Her
schel, Brewster and Lord Brougham.
The old house was also for some time the
home of the Harrison family. Among
the associations of the past connected
with this mansion is n legend to the effect
vt.
-e:W
()e
lV3
V
i
M ADK KAMOU.S
The Xewl ur.r (X. y.i 1! a iquartcrs.
Valley Forte Head'ittarters.
that n titled dame. Lady Skipwith. ap
pears periodicully to the tenants of to
day. She is always dressed in rustling
suk brocade, and her feet encawd in high
heeled slippers.
After leaving Williamsburg the Gen
eral entered into the siege of Yorktown.
during which period he occupied a tent.
After the surrender he took up his head
quarters at his own home at Mount Ver
non, November 12, remaining there until
the 20th. when be started for Philadel
phia, arriving there on November 20.
and remaining until March 22, 1782.
During this lengthy eriod his headquar
ters were at the house of Benjamin
Chew, No. 110 South Third street, be
twe4n Walnut and Kprnce streets.
One of the lest places where Washing
ton established himself was at Newburg.
He arrived there from Philadelphia and
joined the main srmy, which had been
ordered to proceed to that point The
house in which the quarters of the commander-in-chief
were located was situat
ed on a bluff which overlooks the Hudson
for eight miles to West Paint From this
outlook he could ascertain it one when
the enemy's ships broke throngh the bar-
HEADQLABTKBS
MOBHISTOWS,
riers which obstructed them and began
to ascend the river and tnke such steps
as he deemed necessary. The house was
erected In 1750 and stands to-day just as
it did during Washington's occupancy.
It is a plain one-story building, with a
high sloping roof mnch higher than the
body of the house. It is built of stone
with walls two feet thick. The roof is
supported by long timbers of red cedar,
rough hewn, which to this day give out
the delicate perfume of this wood. The
main room on the first floor is low, with
heavy rough-hewn timbers sustaining the
floor above and is called "the room of
seren doors and one window." On one
side is a huge open fireplace big enough
to roast an ox in. Standing on the hearth
stone one can look up the tall chimney
and see the sky above.
This property remained In the posses
sion of the Hasbrouek family nntll 1849,
when the title became vested in the State
of New York. In 1850 it waa placed by
act of Assembly in the hands of the
in
ita .aii!W'.rii'ej"v.sis;-
AT
it the Uo-e oX ita ouctipaljus by W asb
The Lulidtii was at uuce rwrtor
e4 Ly a amrulltM appuiut4 by the Board
jf Tra-', mnd tAe place foriually dtsii
.tci . ily i .J :h.t ef.r. 1 Ib35, by the
State's autiiority, the care of the prop
erty pissed to the city authorities, where
it reclined until 1S74, v.beu the Legist-tare
aj.''Mcfl ty ct of May 11, a
UoR.d of Trustees to buld and main
tain it.
Tell the Glad Tiding Age, til.
King out, giad bells, and youug and old
With shouts the music swell,
And let the taJe stain be told
By tongue and clanging belL
The honored natal day ia here
On which to na was given
The hero grand by whose strong hand
Oppression's chains were riven.
'Mid all the hero names, Dot one
Lives in our hearts like Washington.
When in the grasp of Tyranny
Our country prostrate bowed.
When Wrong held sway on land and sea,
And Right by force was cowed.
The latent fires in patriot hearts
To mighty 8ame burst forth.
And loud the call for freemen all
To rise and prove their worth.
Scarce had the echoes died away.
Ere legions sought the fields of fray.
In that great hour of need, the Lord,
In mighty wisdom, riused
A man to wield the leader's sword,
VV here fires of battle blnzcd.
A man of valor, in whose breast
Was throned a loyal heart.
A man whose hand was nerred to rend
The galling chains apart.
And hurl the hosts of royalty
Back in defeat across tie sea.
Our stricken land o'er hill and plain
Was wounded with the graves
In which through all these jeurs have
lain
The fallen hero bra res.
The tangled grass ou pr.iiric wide.
The leaves in shaded wood.
The timid flowers in Nature's boners,
Were stained with patriot blood
Ah! Great the sncriSc-e tlint we
ft J Pi-"
1 "
fi r''-. jjBh,?.irV.r. . , 1. 1.-. . V
-i , sr.spasaia -
I.
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UV WASH ! M ITw Jt.
Withe Hotw Wii'nm , Va.
IVan treet !radqwers. New York City.
Might taste the fruits of Liberty.
By band of Peace the storm was stayed.
Smoothed was the wrinkled brow
Of scowling War. Subdued, dismayed,
Shattered their boastful vow,
Our foemen in their ships ugain
Sped o'er the trackless sen,
While gladsome notes from myriad
throats
Praised God for Liberty,
And o'er the land by valor saved,
Our war-rent flag in triumph waved.
Then ring the bells, and young and old
With shouts the music swell
Iet the glad tale again be told
By tongue and clanging bell.
The honored dny again is here
On which to ns was given
That hero grsnd by whoso strong hand.
Oppression's chains were riven.
Till hand of Time blot out the sun,
We'll hail the name of Washington.
Capt. Jack Crawford.
Military Brutality,
The German army hag long been no
torious for the brutal manner In whlclt
the private soldiers were treated by
the non commissioned officers and oth
er officers. The syrtem wan inaugurat
ed by the Great Frederick, and the mil
itary authorities .since his day eeemed,
ud willing to allow it to die out Hap
pily the present Emperor neems de'
ternilned to have none of It His Ira
pprlal rescript on the subject forbid
ding any officer to strike his men made
some sensation when It was Issued,
though It wh commonly said In army
circles Uiat It would soon be a dead let
ter. A few recent caws prove the con
trary. A well-known officer was recently
dismissed from the service with Igno
miny for the offense of striking a man
in the ranks, the Emperor pereoimlly
Indorsing the order for his dMmlHsal
with a severe and cutting remark. LnM
week at Breslau a sergeant who waa
charged with Ill-treating a soldier was
tried for the offense by a council of
war, was sentenced to two years' Im
prisonment In a fortress, nnd when
his sentence 1ms expired to rejoin his
regiment as a soldier of the second
class.
Robert Peel, the statesman, was a
singularly thoughtful child, and often
puzzled bis father, who was a day la
borer, with bewildering questions. The
old man once said, 'That lad's too deep
for me altogether."
CHAPTER XI.
OCTSIDE A FlMi MONGER'S WI.VDOW.
In ln ton. H folk ill together are put.
A b ire luav lie !r;H, or a oulz ma tie cut,
i . c iiaiiHe it'jiiiu en 1; an 1 If lazy, or 111.
All aaiiU are i tian 1, ni all wMm at lll.'
A few days a'ter this, aa Bel enden
was utroUn; u Loud street at unearlv
hour-for he wa an eurli r man now
timn be had lx-en wont to lie he saw
('.iming toward him Geraidin! and Mi-
t oi iuina on the eame side of the Kive
liicnt. Who the Gutter mk'ht bo lie knew
nor but Ik; 1hi1 o;f hi hut. uinl ball
jiiu-ed. as tiopi t( ' hat something more
than u un n-1 ow nniit be forth, oiu nitf
lioin the lie lit h;ijie nearest to iiim.
No: hinf war'. The lanies iMissod on:
anil their appearance;, or rather -r-aluimi's.
liu.iiig awakened af eh a
tr.iin of tlioiii.'iit in-coining rap ill
fumiliar to i.is rt-oKt. lm xtood sti 1 fo.
a nioniciii. i.i)-'nty ja injf into a fa
vorite shop wimiow, without, i n tins
occiudon, bccin' what, it conUiined.
The Hioji 'in ( ii'mis, well known to
nil lovers ofan' '.inn. and it wan tuner
a-i-e 1 by lieileiidun without a ihor-
o.it'b survey of ii.c"oi, in-b, hhimtii.',
temiitin -int"ntM. Hi'oot-it-p- a
uccoi-iimyly-ot t iiciu-elvi , and he whs
to all apt t arances completely cn
t'lT.'fKeo, when, u,-,i u-i lie was turniiijj
to (iio 'imm.1, Mi-s, i.'arn;ijeil cuinii trip
piiiir buck, an 1 aiono.
Mi hail droiifrt' 1 hiu companion at
the Cnisvi'iiur iil:-ry, and was Imrry
in? hoiiitj in t line to niakfi n;aily for
her ride. Iicli-ndn could hardly havo
a.oiflt d tlio meclitii; bad tin v. iheii to
f.o m, and us it ,, lu IMkod tier fuli
Ui' iiice. na '
ll.iUl lint i' i .'
K'i'lii- h.ll KM
oii in it: ut.fi
l.; i: i il is tnt
the look was t.i' j
nr;r.;4 1 or tlu ro w.t
. imteil, aim ht fdte
nierci i-sij nnd wiioo
y no.' girl fell, hho
I not ).
on without iinpropr.oty.
1 1-, in; pj had ever M-i'ii
I lie
r.
!!
at. tier liKo that.
i:i ! e.'liereJiii lia 1 ifv.n
ifii o a.'id him ii,.d tio
. wot ion, us hrii-k ic- b';
. ihfj Momliiy f lm luui not
1. x eil in tin di-tn,i -c
11
li li
".'- . ;i;r 1, (i eiiKi.i.t lorwhi'd ha.l nut.
ixi-n if'., uisin her a;ul it )
- fioiihliiii mj (iif;iylo tni'-tra e it
b ..' i lie ban in. I Miiijiu-cti si n had In en
able to ( au-e ni 1 iiii' beyf-n l u faitit
tvviiiito o) liiuri i:ic.,t .on. Ilo.v Miil
balisly t,-r it v.'ijjiii ? if it liuui.l t,o.v
piuve that ! bad mally the cap::iiy
iKli'l IllOI fl
"1 w.j tijinkiiii.' of yo ; just no."
Kiid be, hmkuu down upon her. i!o
fiubi i till ifnik tlou n ui.tiii her, tali art
ill ! bill tJi'lHV!).
"Well, y .. 1 Jiar-seil a tiilliutij ajo,''
fep!i;. .era!!iti-!, pco i.jiti ,-. "tujp
j on aivs-ti lyinjftli s litdn onyr s
window;' K erv one Uo:. 1 thir.lc. 1
can never J ass il riy myne f it 1 have a
moment to spure wii eh 1 have i.ot to
day," she win alsmt to add. when ho
interrupted her.
"Tliov remind me.' he said, ''of the
whi'in": bank at Irjdimarew.'
' Which? Thceoj- Or the turlwt?
Orthc loliHters. ' criod Geraldine, rner
rily. "curely you (oriret. We bad
done of these at inehm irew. We have
only common things there, but, of
eoure, vo i nave forgot tea - "
"I have forgotten nothintf."'
''No. really IS t, must run. orthey
will thlnn I have forkOtuin what
o'clock it is. 1 an to r.dewithm,
cousin, und I only iust took a moment
to see my old governess oil on a ui ;l r"
hunt - ''
" Was that your old Ko.emess'" s.iid
relienden, with still the same danyer
oualy retrot-pective tono. "1 1 sbo ii 1
have looked at her with nr .eh greater
interest had 1 known. '
Whereat ( eraldine - all credit to
her (.tared at him.' Starod, as blank
ly and magnificently as though she had
lieon Ixirn ana bred in Heliravia.
What on earth dl i ho mean? the slare
demanded. What was ho thinkim o.?
1 h roan mut have jfone era y.
''Good-bye, ' she sad the next mo
ment, no further comment seemimr to
lie needed, ' (iooil bye," and away she
stepped as light as a leather, lookinif
prettier and friskier than ever in her
uainly summer ro e with her little
whito sunshade bobbinjf overhead. As
long as she was within 8 b lit, even
thouL'tl her back was towards him. she
kept up the nmile and a trace of the)
aro b t once wjthm doors, and
within ber own room, the s ene
changed.
You would, you hvi-ocrite?'' hla.ed
forth the little vixen in midden fury.
you would.' And vou think to make
me now believe you dare almost open
ly to insinuato that you havo kept up
your interest in in me through ah
these years'.' These years dtirinir
wiiich you have never vouchsafed orio
of us a word or thought? iou would!
like to begin it all over again, would j
yoa not? Vou would geimo alone, and
whis, er vour soft i leasant t -lngs, and
i rin r me gilts, and tell ,i etoremember
you by them, and draw me on to be so
fool sn and so hateful, that I cannot
thi'.k of it now, now, without a cringe,
within myself. No, sir not aain.
Not a second time, Sir i rederick liel
lenden. I think 1 am a match for you
now. Wl at is nvre, yo i shall have to
own It. I'll not avoid him. oh. dear,
no. I'll speak to him dance with him:
ride with him; almost all but flirt
with bim. I'll ust not flirt with him,
because granny would not like it. li it
if he ever tries again lo lie senti
mental, or to make allusions and give
hints, as he did just now, let him bo
ware! He does not yet know little
Jerry Of Jnchmarew."
The next thing was Jerry s first ball,
and famous ball sbe bad of It.
Of course sbe could have had almost
any partners sbe chose; for tbe fume of
her had begun to be whispered, and
the tashionable woHd was on the alert
about tbe pretty heiress. Every one
waa asking his neighbor about her ,
mm
comings and golncs, tbe genuiaenets
of her charms, and tha extent of her
rent roll. Old and young alike thought
that an introduction, even it it went no
further, could ao no harm. Lady Kuy
mond somewhat sourly warned her
mother of the necessity of beinir tare-
"People are so outrageous." she de
clared. "Keaily one is ashamed of
one's fellows nowadays. Direct y a
girl with money appears upon tbe
scene, the men swarm after her like a
hive of bees. And a fine, unencum
bered estate like In hrnarew is no in
tbe market every day. i'ray be par
ticular as to whose acquaintance you
j ermit.
it ud just occur to Mrs. Campbell
that ber daughter wight have been
some attraction for tbe bees save in
tbe tine, unencumbered estate, and
that she spoke with some a -erbit y when
she flesc: lln-d ('eraldine as a t'irl
with money." It made her bridle up.
, and cut l harloHc somewhat snort m
her not remark so that jadv L'ay
i mond feareU afterwards that she had
i not nn the whole done ,uite so we 1 as
she ha i expetteii. .She had meant to
; subtlest that ap..licat,on as to tbe
;e ar.ieter mill t.-m-ts held by the bets
: in ciie-t.ini should be m ule by her
neither to lu-r son and that I eeil alone
; sbuuiii fin ids!) the a-'sworo to fianny s
i-'O' d "races', but she Has obliged lo lie
j satislied wi li vauoly hiiiim,' at what
Is ! bad intended putting into (,'f.K)d
! round terms.
: As for Cecil bim elf, he was perfectly
; sati.-iied with tin: situ it ion as it. stood.
in the double character of his triand
; iiiother s aide de ea.u;), and ( .eraliiin.' s
instructor and companion, be went
1 alai.it with tie.- ladies everywhere: and
j on f'e occasion OI the bail in f,ne t on.
nad the honor ol presi-ntiii"; i i eniin
with her Is) i net of facinc; her in the
C: ri iu, e anil of following bet up the
broad, red-, ariii.ted steps ii.t t be fts j
tive balls.
The scene that here met ber eyes
was as i.ew as all tin: rest bad beeii to '
tlie little High. under, but. true In her- .
self, slit; now itikc'i demurely t liro;igh ,
t e bungs ol flower ami shrub, and t e- i
t'een the Jiiiiif lines of silvery la'nts,
looi.'tii; neither to right no io :e.t i.-i-t
Cecil Mill see line ill Hill s in berde
t ortmeiiL. Tlie;, were rut her late, and ,
d. ii'-in' bad beiuu. ,
Truth -im elii ns to state that tier- j
! ':. was i.ot a mini nan er. All tin) :
r. n;ini' and i iiii.ii ug; in the world 1 1 j
not ti a. h the siviiiof tlie wait wild- j
u; miiiih i,ain b dtij lak'-n in its ae-;
ii.'iip i-b i eiit. ami, iicciirji.ely. al- '
tiiu r.'i pi.rtnei-s were rile, as we havo
m ii. tney speedily discovered that lh
pretty ben ,.-rs u ,d imt rare to is; loir,'
Ujioii the J(ifi-. and that they inibt j
nyfaliy exchau-.'e the bili'uiii-r e.er- j
else lor a uiel si roll tiii'iicyh the ial
icries or. bei.ier si ill. u lounge under
the awmni; uf the lico.iy. j
1 be hitter ie the lou-t alTect.-d In' j
tlie hi li. " i
"si.e lia ' n
kind ami ii.
ver done anything of the
.ec see., auytiiiij ol the
fcni'l tii-tore,.
'io i-v sitting o' stuudinif o .tni ie a
London i.nd i-.mi u, amidst a cro.vd ol
l ul c,ei -, in ber briiiiiint l.al - .e,,
fill a warm. sweet-sci lite. 1 . limni. i'
i.i;ht, while the iniisic went tittkiin
on within the vest na'isiris, and the
u. ulcers wi ld circliiitr luiiiid, and so.t
voie;i und lanjf teraud lierbt patter
ili' feet f lied the air ou every side it
was like fairyiand. Sho wimdei ed if aii
tins eir.s tin io were navinif as uoml a
time as blie.
Some o them looked at her ra her
hard, rue tiiouht. and so. for that
ma ter, did the men. What was il
they saw
With ail her shrewdness and her in
1 orn share of native self-iniportance.it
did not oe. ur lo ber that they were
saying. 'That is Miss Cmpljell. Tnat
is the uvaul a oteii lioiress ' and that,
thereupon, some fell a musinji, un 1
some to inckini; ber to pieces.
'My dear, you must positively stick
a little i locr unyour grandmother, or
to me 'her AuutChar.ottea nionibhed
her somewliat sliai ply al last, "boas
your cou in do. r.thel and Alicia are
always comiutf aekwurdsand b.r wards
tons theytbow tiny are uud r our
t bartj by stuyintr with us when they
are not oan. iii(f. ''
jiut i nave oeen engaged lor every
dain c,
"Where then have yon been? Vou
have not been in tbe ball-room."
"outside. ( n the balcony " begun
Geraldiiie, but cou.d proceed no fur
ther. "That does not do, my dear; it does
not - do, ' Irowned her aunt, with a
terrific whisper. "I though you wou d
have known better. Ethel and Alicia
never ko out on the balconies - never.
I ouiiht to have told you. Cecil ouht
to have told you "
' Why, I have just been, there with
Cecil.' sal i . erry. oj ening hor eyes.
"jh 'und Lady Raymond wished
she had held her tonuo. "t)h'f()h f
-Oh " sbe saiii, not knowing what
else to say. "Well, of course, my dear,
of course, that - ahem i- makes a differ
ence, to bo sure,'' in an entirely al
tered tone, "to ne sure that - ahem
completely altera the ca-e. It Is only
my anxiety that you should he the
sa oe as one of my ow n daughters, you
know, (jeraldine. and. no doubt, Cecil
v ecu, no uoui.t- noundonnir on, "l
dttre say he took care as to whom you
wel8 with," concluded, tamely,
"He introduced nearly all of them."
ll! nu?t moment, however, brought
a ne Introduction. 'Geraldine, my
lie"said her grandmother's voice,
nnerai nacre wisnes to know you.
He was a friend of your poor father's,"
8ddd she, lower, "he asked of him-
Belr 10 t,e Pr"nted;" ana there stood
a fine, soldierly-looking man, with
crisp, gray hair, a thick gray mous
tache, an a iuiline nose and a magnifi
cent star of diamonds on his breast,
.lorry had never felt prouder in her
life,
A general with a star, at whom, for
all her eighteen summers, she would
only have ventured to (faze In humble
admiration, had he not himself solicited
a nearer acquaintance. She did indeed
feel honored, hs sho took hui arm, and
moved about here und thero, fancying
all aiound must ga.e at tbe pair with
wonder and wi h envy.
This Bne oil warrior, whose notice
had been felt to confer such distinc
tion, and for whom she had been rack
ing her brains to find topics not loo
frivolous and
foolish, proved to be
neither more
nor less than a fllirhtv
old fool anxious still to play his part
to
. esern In alH!"
,.. -ir. who was the oaa.
"u-j rr.fting bell O; the evettin
..- to !h daughter of "
o..
( rb
I frfe"1 d i D t ttme, wae s
I l.. .i. . .rf tn thrown away. ''11
ha-
' ing I- "e itu inH -stone of th-'aot,
be .. l ii-d her ear m.my m ''' ,
, bdtV"n it aside, i "
no ..ot'on c '! ' longer looke i
i s iij.it ;i wbiih he had fi
( on
t pr-
e i.eo Ii 'Wil sou. iii.
M . J i,4...l
tan io iwadf1
o foolishly and o 1ip-
y -ill... r -, . . . .. L,
u..t'
ih.i noor fiiiia,iii'"'"
and . -h L, i. Bi.'e(l to Pe unni m.
tohei ns . iou. with a ls-re pvr
Bess whi h admitted of nodcaliri.
. was very short i.nd ree-rved
with her next partner, sn t egar.t
youth, who tort b with ean th. &
i rattle aismt Ascot San iew r ilnr
lintham. aud the l.ko, to wut o ne
wai t,ow i e ommp a' t-toc ,j .-be
wo Jd iutk uiiick work of in. 'rS
tnou(ht: and w.th the tipo' h. r e ty
nose in the air. she all at ei o in
terred a piece of informs; ion m .nch
she had not hitherto lx-en eat'. r o im
part. "I know noth rig of these p .?,
sue said. "I am tist i.imeu -d
home is in the Uihlaudsof .-. i ' ".d.
Wonder of wunucrs. toe e e ' M
preel-. Iv eonhary to tiiat e- I'-d.
The Hiiiblandso. .-set lai.u 'lb - t-ti-h
Hihliin.is were bis i - ' ' 9
Llysiuiii. il w ho e face I t' ' " - u; at
the mere meiii li d of their H
wa-a oi n Hicli an er b iii-e.l. Isirn
und tucd wi'iiin : be v. il so' ' ct...j-r.
() io.,!e lie i ad onown i '
Callljibeil li, l-t i e col. b. i I i:s li-y
lioin' Ariry ib tin. w.iu a cntii i t
he did not ki.ow he did m: te K ho
thoegilt kiris cared for tin ,, ; Uit
Loin:. mi, and i nd bill die If "-Hy
i-.;re lor ties be.t'iicr. .ind ' 'i - uni
tbe tar. an. ami the pi' e- i'e was
It ai'tii:.!: ti.e i.h- h.'ii . lf Le i..
lonsji d to a i LiihiiJiiil reel i -eut .e.'i ho
was iearnin from his own d"" a or,
tbe I, ne t Ipe-lilii fir in th- -rvi.-e.
'J lie p:pe-ii a, or bad him-eif cii 'S'-'-d
a ' in k-ie "' nnd a Hornp.fte ' mid
was to pi, :y ott- or other of ! .. bo
was lioi sure w hieh. at the o. hern
Meeting t at a .tidlitl. D.d Mi( u.p
In II ever to the -orthern M e'ni.'i'
An.' Well, be co il.J not sa lie ii ej
for it very iiiu li Inlliiel.. it tetti'.jf
soa'.vliiily i. iu' and cock lie fid .-siiil,
be s'lould jit. as tlieir piie ma i r was
tO Clllllj I
Never
e i.nd so on. and sn
I. ad be It " ore a; pn
Tlo-i e w lis a true i il.;
Sail', e
ii t he
1st. II
V.
lad s i
cioi-lmv eiiltiiisi.i-iii iv I
a hied and
which rami
I, lianited l .era!:.!
like a In cat 11 (i' IP
a t r t be false
urtlticiui vaisir,-
beforo had been supf --.! pi Is
proj oc iitm.i-pbe re
It was m.t, ii.oi over, io t ; n
that, she Imd been t. wl e mi-l. i . ;
one niiort ball-: our. so grannt '
WrilllJ" iil tilillnilllf CX .!(. Dec
h. r
Ii n
ml
i.S
gained, lo which, we n, , , a.
every slice, ( d. ii evening tirii.ht
fj i.oi a.
i iel.einien was never at thcbai,
wa-i mi;, a date in lnaii, and neve
beeu mi that i.a.'itdf peisi-t.- !
ciieed in-, itatioii b.ttn-rto, h
ii'il now ha e turned ro iiid audit.
I io
bad
e 1 them i
er. sent
..eil. ei
yen ha i
it. wi.-lied
Mill.
did be so w
Il l.i' onh
li;.-
S.,111
biliH
lo hear yut'i' Kyinond .
' reverting to tlnittrv. bat
li'd the jii.'bl tfiire,
Iii'..t before limt wbeneiir ,t hiio
o. r.ed ami il h ;fisTiird pr. t . o U ii
t.ti a! he was in i-omp-diy with the two
co :.- !;.. lie lie I them on most morn
iii'i. in t be. Kiev, pretty oil-n in ho
a.tel noons, tisi. at one place o no I it
p-rlia s tie noted L re ihey v.era
yo, n.j und now and then in Mo tit
street. Not by themselves, of course;
but w hut a as ). rand mot her. on-x tov-erne.-s
or cousin' (mly some ona
s::.iidiii(.r by for propriety V sake, soniij
one too, sure to be engrossed with tha
picture,,, or the music or :be a'-t t oa
u e.s. or wii'itever it was IhatCei aid mo
bad, by ibe wy. gone to s e, but
whi -h J ellemleu very mucli doubted
whether she ever did see. ,- be never
looked at tb" in after be was there, at
any rate, nhe did not look at him
much, neither. Her eyes, her ears,
ber Questions and answers were ,'o -t, fe
ci 1 or so it seemed to ( 'evil K rival.
Still lieliiMiden waited. Then- were
times roK'ary inomeiits when be did
not feel i.tine so sure about tfiis as ho
miflit have been, lie bad sometimes
been hiiiise f shot a ginm-fl. a flash of
tlie eve, a furtive, swift'y-w it!, drawn,
searching bome thrusliiijf look, which
pu..led him.
TO llKtf.NTlNfKI).
Tbe Knd or a liui hes.
-Mine. d'Abranten did not seek her
hero Napoleon on his brief return from
exile. Such a meeting would have
bet n trying even to tier "rare mental
flexibility." She was in iioioe dorlor,
the
Hundred Days, "surrounded"!,..
cor iing to
Gcneralc,
friends."
the Nouvelle Iliograj.hia
'by artistic ami literary
Few and meagre are the particulars
which can now be gleaned of her later
yearn; there are hardly any material
lor bridging the gulf between the
Parisian Queen of society and tha
broken-down, wreck of Chorley's lurid
sketch.
The revolution of IHdO found her at
the Abbaye-aux-Jiois, whither tint total
lost) of her fortune coinielled her to re
tire. She ay that on the reappear
ance of the tri-color she wan "saml,,
d tine do m joieg sans im-sure qui
revehmt le del," but it in no way Li.
ultf,Kh;T,,Ji:1(inch('1y fat- J-Tom
in-u to ldo her memoirs were in ,...
of publication. She wrote some other
books and many stories and papers
some of which appeared in TLe Itev'ue
de Paris.
Mme. d'Abranteg, reduced to utter
(ioHtitutlon died at Chaillot on June 7
J8.JJ; two days after being admitted to
" VI'; Wng I,,, r,;fu
shelter In one of more pretensions with
out iyrnci,t in advance. "Abandoned
by all whom she loved," (which would
rm to imply that her children l aJ
forsaken her,) "but receiving the last
consolations of religion fronf the haSto
lia! Archb,"hP "f rta."TmS
Muitte'a Urirary.
aon niw d,&OO),000 books constanti.
in circulation and employ. 178 p2 ,
F orty years ago l U$
100, which caused a sensation.
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