Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-10

South Carolina, at time when the best road
through the interior of the country was a
pathway in the woods, which had been trav-
elled only few years. This path was cal
led the K. L. road, and was first explored
by German from Lancaster, who. to ena-
bic himself to find his way back, had with
his knife marked the trees on one side of the
way with L. for Lancaster, and on the other
side with X. for Karolina. She also told of
her great grandfather Wilson having pur-
chased large tract ofland about forty miles
from Philadelphia, of an Indian, for brass
kettle and blue jacket we'll decorated with
bright buttons. And the tract of wilderness
soon became fine farm.
Clementine was so we'll pleased with her
companions on their visit to Vests painting
and the hospital, that in the afternoon she
expressed wish TO 60 and see something
else. But Mrs. Ellsworth very judicIously
replied, If thy time with US we're but few
days, it would be desirable that thou shouldst
see as many sights as possible in short Pc
Rod; but as we hope to keep thee at least
several weeks, we fear to distract thy atten-
ton and overload thy memory by showing
thee too many places in rapid succession.-
What thou seest will interest thee more, and
dwell longer on thy remembrance, if thou
hast time to examine il properly, and leisure
to think upon it afterwards, before thy mind
is diverted to some new object
Clementine acquiesced, recollecting that
when she had visited her aunt and uncle at
Washington the preceding summer, they had
in one morning been all over the capitol, the
presidents house, the navy yard, and every
show place in the city; and had gone in the
afternoon to Mount Vernon and the Falls of
the Potomac. The consequence was that
she had no clear idea or satisfactory recol-
lection of any one, of those places.
Early in the afternoon, a quaker lady and
her two daughters brought their sewing. and
came to take tea with Mrs. Ellsworth. They
were all very intelligent persons, and there
was much pleasant conversation, though they
knew nothing of the fashions, and never
went TO balls, plays, or concerts.
The visit 10 the hospital being mentioned,
their guest, Mrs. Orwell, related several an
ecdotes Of William Penn and his compan-
ions, which she had heard when child from,
her grandmother, whose father had come over
with them in the ship Welcome, in 1882
Mrs. Orwell then requested Lydia Emswortl
to repeat Roscoe's beautiful lines on William
PENIS Tree. These verses were sent by
the celebrated Mr.. Roscoe Of Liverpool to
DR.. Rush Of Philadelphia, in return for an
inkstand made from piece of the wood Of
the old elm Of Kensington, which memorable
tree was blown down one night in violen,
tempest, during the last war, year 1912.
! Lydia, in clear and distinct voice, reel.
ted, with much taste and feeling, the follow.
ing beautiful stanzas, which, beng less gen.
orally known than they deserve to be, We
shall present to our readers without further
introduction.
WILLIAM PENIS TREE.
From cline to cline, from shore to shore,
The war fend ras'd his hateful yell.
And midst the storm that realms deePlore,
Penn's honor'd tree of concord fell.
And ofthat tree, that meier again
Shall springs reviving influence know,
A relic DER the Atlantic main
4 Was sent-the gift of foe to foe
But though no more its ample shade
Wave green beneath Columbia's sky,
!, Though ev'ry branch be now decayd,
RI And all its scatterd leaves DO dry
Ye, midst this relics santed space,
health restoring HOOD snail spring,
In which the angel-form of Peace
, May stoop to dip her dove.like wing
So once the staff the prophet bore,
BY wondering eyes again was seen
To dwell with life through every pore,
And bud afresh with foliage green.
: The witherd branch again shall grow,
Till DER the earth its shade extend;
And this the gift office to foe,
Become the gift offriend to friend
The next morning, soon after breakfast
; an aged female quaker brought her knitting
and came to spend the day at Mr.. Ems
worth's. She was Immediately installed il
one of the cushioned arm-chairs, in thu
warmest corner. Lydia brought a footstoo
to put under her feet, and the greatest atten
ton was paid all day to her comfort. Sht
was called Neighbor Markley.
In the afternoon, Mr.. Emsworth's car
, riage was prepared, for the purpose of Civ
ing Clementiae an opportunity of seeing the
water-works at Paramount. Mr.. and Mrs
Ellsworth accompanied her, and neighbo
Marley was taken with them. Mr.. Ems
worth explained to Clemenlne the powerful
yet simple machinery that furnished thewholt
city of Philadelphia with an abundant anc
never-failing supply of excellent water; and
she was delighted with the beauty of the place
and the taste and neatness Of the buildings.
After their return TO town, Neighbor Mark
ley talked of going home, but the family in.
sisted on her staying to tea. Coffee wa.
made on purpose for her, as Mrs. Emswortl
said she knew Neighbor Markley preferred
it; and when she departed, Lydia gave her
a little basket of cakes to take home with
her.
Notwithstanding Neighbor Markley's re.
monstrances, and declarations that an old
woman like her had nothing to fear in walk
ing alone after dark, Mr.. Ellsworth insisted
on escorting her to her dwelling, that she
might have his arm to support her, as the
pavement was somewhat slippery with snow.
Clementine had thought 10 herself all day
that Neighbor Markley must be rich rela-
ton, from whom the Ellsworth family ex-
pected large legacy. She thus accounted
for their great attention to the old lady, and
she began to think that quakers were not
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