The Litchfield County post., 1826-08-22

mand a view Of rural domain, such as
Cincinnatns or Washington would have en-
ioyed, and such as its own proprietor would
not exchange for an empire. An the anti
chamber, and the apartment itself, are seve-
raj likenesscs of his. friends, transatlantic
as well as European; and in several neat
cases, on which the utmost care has been
bestowed, are deposited all the little pres
ents he has received from our countrymen,
from the sacred memorials of his beloved
Washington, down to the humblest piedg-
es of gratitude and esteem collected in his
late tour. The whole makes an extensive
museum, which is guarded with more vigil
lance, and is shown by the family with
more delight, than would apparently be felt
in exhibiting the costliest collection of dia-
monds. All the articles were taken out of
their places for our inspection; and the
history of them detailed with familiarity,
which proved how much they are valued.
One of the most conspicuous of these me-
MORALS is beautiful model of the water
works at Philadelphia, which the General
took to pieces, to point out the ingenuity
of its construction.
The Library itself contains about two
thousand volumes of well selected books.
A large proportion of these were present.
ed by his friends. One compartment is
filed entirely with American works, con-
tanning majority Of our best publications.
Additions are daily making to the collec-
ton, by the attentions of his correspon-
dents. The Phi Beta Kappa Grafton of
Mr.. Everett, and the Address of Mr.. Web
ster before the Bunker Hill Association,
are cherished among the choicest treasures.
1t was curious incident, that I should
here recognize the copy of the Columbi-
ad, which had been brought to me at New
York a year previous, for examination as
a specimen of splendid binding, before it
was presented to Lafayette.
Having passed an hour or two in the Lii
brary, and glanced at its interesting con-
tents, we took another long walk with the
ladies over the farm, pursuing a different
route from what had been taken on the
preceding day, and treading many bye
path in long circuit through the wood
lands. A keen December air impaired an
additional tinge to compilations naturally
rosy; and to the eye of poet, some Of
our fair companions, in their rambles
through tangled copses and groves of oak.
might have seemed like Dryads. In the
course Of this promenade, one of the daugh-:
ers of General Lafayette gave me cir
account Of his imprisonment
at Olmutz, and Of the sufferings both of
himself and family. The story is long.
and its leading incidents would not be new
to any Of my readers. One little anec-
dote, however, which gave relief to the
tragic tale, SO much amused me, that cam
not forbear to repeat it. In their fight.
through Germany, the female part of the
Generals family we're obliged to assume
the guise Of English travellers, in order to
elude the vigilance of their enemies. AS
they had some knowledge of the language,
to which was added a similarity Of nation-
al dress, they succeeded tolerabiy well a.
nong strangers. At length they were
thrown in contact with an English waiting
maid, who had emigrated to the continent
ome years before. Serious fears of de-
ection were here apprehended., But the
DOOR girl entertaining no doubt that the la
lies were really English, although she
ound difficulty in understanding them
md as they were supposed TO have left her
lative country at much later period than
lerself, she came to the melancholy con-
fusion, that, by long residence abroad,
he had lost her mother tongue!
In the midst Of walks, conversations,
md enioyments, like these, the hour of
Inner again came round. By this time,
,ur places at table had been as perfectly
earned, as if we had become permanent
inmates Of the Chateau. Notwithstanding
IF music and social pleasure was added to.
he sum of our happiness. AT 8 or 9 o.
clock, an intention was again signifed to
90 to Rose, in readiness for the Diligence
The next morning. But /" it would be mad.
ness to 60 to the hotel that night, where
he accommodations were not good; be-
sides, it was showing, and the weather was
unpleasant: a servant should be sent to
engage places for us, and it would be easy
to reach the village by o'clock, the hour
for the departure of the coach on the fol-
lowing day." In vain were any suggestions
to these kind persuasions; and at
10 o'clock, we retired for the third night
to the, chambers of the Chateau.
The next morning at z, we found both
the General and his son in the drawing
room before US, with coffee upon the table,
and his own coach at the door, in readiness
to take us to Rose. In few minutes