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ty. to whom BE- did not conde-rend 10 Asldrrss ,
single word Of greeting OF apology but trottet
back 10 ths house in the same stately silency
that he came. lIs simplc-hcartod neighbor,
were remarkably hniept to all his vagario.. and
ooe Of them, speaking Of tho aforementioned
freak many years sfter its occurrence. is report
ed 10 have apologctieally accounted for IL by
saying that b. spo--,i the Gineral must have been
thinking how grand il would be for him to ride
u rosgh-shod over CORVALLIS; and that made
him come ecru-~alloping over the compile the
way he did, that day "a very satisfactory 30
luton. certainly
Bot youders 'TSvelers Rest continued
my friend pointing to cluster Of farn-build.
ings cA the Ieft-hAnd aide Of the road and il re.
minds me Of another incident in Lee. life. which.
as it happened in the very house nm now tax
ing you 30. will be m appropriate introduction
10 Gates. domicil.
"lt appears that both Gates and his gi6s. be
ing fond Of the pleasures Of ,ha table. uer. nc.
eustomed 20 inger over thcir wine and wainuts
which had the cdect. occasionally. of making
MIA Gates nos oaly more loquaciaps than In
dies generally arr. bat also more dispuiatious
than they ever ought 20 be. When in thcss
moods she sometimes 70 far forgot the proprie-
ties OF her sex ~ Ia berA,e her husband. even In
the presence OF ccmpaHy-of course 70 the very
great annoyance Of her gucsis,
"Speh scenes were especially disagrreable 10
General Lee, who, in the latter DAYS of hi. life.
had 10 little fancy for the fair sex that b. would
not consent to sleep in a room where any nrti.
Gle Of female attire mo matter how Insignificant
might happen 10 be lsfl- Well one siay after
dinner her ladyshiP was 'lording il over her
lord little more ZAntippe-like than usual, and
N the coarse Of the controversy she appealed TO
Lee for an expression VI his Opinion a 10 TIE
position abe had assumed. Lee vas silent.
why don't yOu speak. GenarAlr said the
lady. Don't you think I'm righti Tell me
what you think-what you think Of me. .ir-I
want your candid Opinioa.'
Then. madam. sAid the General. rising. YOU
shall have IL think here he picked up his
hat and placed himself IN eonyanient proximity
TO the door,l ] think. madam. said he, that
YOU'VE tragedy in private iiE, and farce to
all the world Having thus IPoken. be incoa-
haenily executed, in dapble quick time the isien
t'ca 'isii.;s'Ty T:.==SsF which brought him in
10 disgrace ~ Nopmoath.
But hUrO We sFn at The door through which
the General deemed it 40 prudent to rrtreAt. for
the sceoad TINA in hi. strange, eventfal history.
from the face Of a British grrnSdirr!'
The housc At 'Tfrayeicrs Rest is similar in
the general style cf it, architecture Ia that Of
lees. but much better finished. Il Is subsian
paiiy built OF cut limestone story 1n,l "a half
high with huge ohimneyS and Iofly roof The
windows are numerous and narrow (thoss in tls,
basement looking like port-bal,-. tho easements
ARE elumsily constructed, and the glass in them
Is nearly tbs eighth Of an inch thick. Ths inle.
rior aPpcars to have undergone but iittlu alter.
siioa since the days of its distinguished occ,
pant The principal apartments arr panneled
and ornamentcd with beavy cornir,s. carved iu
tbs fashion Hlo~t approved Of by our faihors
when George the Third wa king
'saoh wsr, the roosas IN vhich of voro
Gar atlecstors Ncfu wont - dwell
And sIii ~ hasht0us known no nirrc
The hnFrriaF reitsr tel
The oskrn ssihsopt. nchl grneed
VIA gsy hstuss1s - niihiJ AuWers
The aFHisIiai boannEs. dsfsoei
All 9s-A Z I-v'ud, bat iOas T-,,i Sous.,"
The ArraOrAl besriags of Cato. with the ei.
pher and other contemporary inscriptions cut uI,
90 the dlRiRstiTP ~iRdow.panss q tbs dining
ROOM arr not yut -deiaecd," aad No avaiIed
ourselves u the opportunity 10 copy scanr of
thcm - souvenirs q our visit
Gladly would 80 have n,s.ls . B,orc ninu,e
examination 81 tbe.c interesting premises. bat
our tino WAs liSgile4l u wss nov after IN
oclock' A9d 10 Wsr yss Gvp miles fsOra ,ks
socnes VI the days fsstsities
A ws desosndsd ihe rUety hill on which III.
hoase y placed, and tsrnsd 10 take a parting
ionk ~ thf venerable ediGco occupio ~ lss,r h.,
ths godsOn Of Horace wslpole 10 whom. in
do'd. soms say, -le stood in alial r,istiauship
of = ls-- sanehisd chprAeisr,r , vl.u-. nanif A..
pears - couspicuously upon the pages ~ onr
eoan'ry' lisinry ] wooaerr'i how any ane eosld
wantouly trsr d0wa sr drfsor ~ interesting
rsiic of d, oldeE time Bui Young Aiaeri-a
has very htiie ra,efr ND fr antiquity snd se,s.
i0t froqnrnty a. EEL Il 10 D. rart ~ "a. mani.
feet drsuay 81 destruy or dishgnrs tl.- -si.,r.,i
stru-turis of thc Past" pfonpt,d Nv th,,, r..h
sol r,Fkis-s sririt of hnoyati1u . hieh With All
iis rnsoieHre q ignoraut sslfsuiiiciepey. wasn't,
-pf "a fbines. sl 80 over ail
nf F's.i thiars. nfals ar s.s-i sfs,ugh
WI silife 49, - ran heip g. ffafs6
sufii ~ iihfr san
II - = EoufcC of ziarEre rlgrat. ~ W. ara,.
avay frosa sTravelers Besi' thai ~ es.,li ~,
siso is'clu'is N ouF nssaiag's srplo4aiioo ,i.-
apoieut houseatosd - shai oti.fF Maisr GIsos,.i
n o. hesulutsoa -tle sisivart Adap, Sac
pesaa- wha hvssl ia Ne iu,nsdiats neisihos
bod. sad vho de-arlss msch uoru hanosslt
nuoatiou 81 iis hsaris u hi-sosiaus shss n hss
hereiafsra rupaivsd
an Eiad hovgypr. b. hase Il ~ nv pous,
y pui ~ Speord hrs 81 srrsps of infsrna
uoa. derived ffo@ e Fsnerzhls hiend eoaceru
re sb.s bfsvs oid ssldisrs ssfly history. skoo,
vhirh nothins be- ihas ar hssa puitea an8
bui litlie nos . knqsu.
hsias tiensfnl Adsm ssephens uas q naiiss
q seafiand. "a i5i0 ~ ioot - drrrgs n
Master ~ AFtp - tie Kegs Cclisrs Ahsriaes
IL l7ts te ssat 30 ion,tsa. - sas Appointed
sur-soals Haie sa lssfi u.saof "a, iat l,s
hkine' ~ raulsf sargics. H. dlsilssd a. sr.
po.nta.spt sd satls ossF g. Fi-Finia a. sars...s
" u,s5r hansnsa tis Nepiase. eoasmana..,
by y Cspfa.a li1ds1T "a a. ~ srf.rr 81.