Western Reserve chronicle and weekly transcript of the times. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1854-1855, 1855-03-28
RyINGs RESIDENCE.

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The house at ssSunnyside,' - in which
Washington Irving resides, is one he
built some three years ago. Il is about
two and half miles below Tarrytown,
directly on the site of the Van. Tassel
House In fact the new structure includes
aportion of the old walls. Ata earlier
day it was called "Wolfert's Roost"-
Wolfert Acker being one of the Pnvy
Counselors of the renowned Peter Stuy.
vesant. -e.-...e-3
Aferward it came into the possession
OF the Van Tassels. 1t was here that
the quilting party and dance took place
so graphically described in the Legends
of Sleepy Hollow. 1t was here that the
unfotunate Ichabod Crane and Bron
Bones unequfSocally met, both being
suitors for the hand and heart of Kate
Van Tassel. Your readers viii rscah
the amusing incidents of that story, and
especially the last appearance Of Ichabod
Crane. .s----., t..- .---.. r..
A weather cock of miserable appear
ance is perched on the gable of the main
building Ii was once the ornament of
the old State house of New York in the
old Dutch rule.
The house is surrounded bytress; some
wild and some planted by Irving. The
buildings are nearly covered with vines
ard creepers. The Trumpet Flower and
the Ivy Vine are the most conspicuous.
of them. -.-
Tne Ivy which grows unusually rank
has a pec,.lisr interest. 1t was brought
from NJ lro>e Abbey, near Abbotsiord
Scotland. some 20 years ago. 1t was
brought by Mrs. Tenwick, an intimate
friend of Mr.. Irving, and planted at Sun
nyside" by her own fair hands.
This lady was Miss Jean Jeffrey.
Her father was a minister, and it was of
this lovely girl then about II, that Burns
wrote two beautiful stsnzas, among the
gems of his poetry.-DetTOit Tribune.
NOBLE SELF -DEvoTIoN.-A Thiller's
dog broke his chain the miller ordered
the maid servant to tie him up again.,
She was attacked and bitten by the dog.
On hearing her cries, the miller and his
people ran to her assistance. Keep of,
said she, shutting the yard door, ''the dog
is mad. l am already bitten, and must
chain him alone.' Notwithstanding his
biting, she did not let him go, but chained
him up, and then retired to her chamber,
rnd with the noblest resignation, prepared
to die. Symptoms of the hydrophobia
soOnapperred. and she died ina few days.
Ths dog was killed =ithout doing further
mischief.-Homs formal,
CARRors.-These vegetables are but
little used except in soups; yet they are
very pa atabl' and healthy, containing
arreat m9unto of nutrimeni. They should
b. laced il b ling water and served up
with me I'd butter, pepper and salt.
To REMOVE INK FROM CorToN AND
LINEN Dip the spotted part Of the lin
en- in melted tallow, wash 0ut, and the
spots will so1n disappe and leave the
i'm as white and pure as bsf're It was
sol d.
STALE Bread, If not too far gon',
m " be ndere near Y as god as nsWby
siml,ly putting the lo.f in a cl1ssly ceV- -
cred tin vessel. and EXPOSING il for nasrly
an hour to a heat moi exceeding boil
ing water.
A WINTER CAKE.-Take half cup
of butter, two of su gar, and one OF thick
sour cream instead If eggs, get it ready
for the oven in theusual way tn n sprink-
lie and sir in tes-spoOnfu Of soda bake
1t SOW.
To Ssw New AND SrrrE CLora EA-
s1LY.-Pass a cake of waites so p a few
times over it, and the needle will pens
,raie easily.
BurrER.-In churning cream, add
lunp of butter to the er n before COM
me ci :. an the butter 'illc me N two
thirds the time it woul without