, 1860-11-26

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the ] a,mrtnrut m il iis ouly article Of furuiu ure@
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tr1,. ,.,,nre.:o,tG;,;x.i1o undr f1. tnnfdy .1.csr
* ,shich ,l;s 1i r,.iic has hr"r s;,,n,1nn..ti
rh., ro,,' 1o.i;r,- fro1,, liz 1,,a In d;,;,,
that IN one corner stands til: General lla:ls,.
iii oldtslionetl, yellow, jangllny liartslchort
In the centre, on The Quaint cnafnelled plate,
like watch dial, are the l:a1nes Of " l-ongsnn''
ana ofoneFlp, Observation-Disclosures, tncaI'slur
L"ndon,'' bnt no date. IN one corner Y 4 al!-
y heap ol leather ana o!d r:H.s. "hat 10 the:'
here! Has nnt this building la!lcn low enough
but it must hc made storelousc Tor old lu:i'-
btr: "Lumbcr." says our guide: - 55ue*-
They're there the Generals saldlc.ba:s and
n"'stcrs." And such, Indeed, these 1nuuldt
fragments turn ou: to bc-tllc old embroidered
holsters, full Of holes, aud shrcds Of ruin; thc
saddle -bags '!o'h-catcu and iall.n.: to pieces,
s:rewin::. the iloor, mere ''nsiEh1ly litter In
t'.ss rooM Is the beautiful marble ''.'sstsli'ecc
presented to LIS devoted friend and ad:h'Fev,
Laiayctte-a rich and elaborate strleiurc-1l:e
anls o1!ect n 1hs Whole il".lss winch re1s.si.
itS pristine cleanliness ana iotfl-sh1n!:Es OUT
t.ea mower II = run Inc room Ill which
lowed to enter it; pcrhals this sauettsary j.
TOO decayed 10 bc sats i,'r visitors. There l.
M more 10 see, anu II There Is. you 10 h"t
wAsh 10 Sec H. Let the dust settle at5:l'n i'"i,
ine rooms II which Washington !l'cst ai'i
thought, antl worked Tor his country. lucy
esho Win hollow, tttblc til"ft, u II, sleaS1t
ii!2 to their decay, 1inwontei noises pI'ncd
ihcin. Close tic blinds, and let tncm "nhes
Ill sllcnce-
TIE TOMB.
AWAY fron, thc hous,. ;s = ror,-!,. b-,.;c;,
6oott,a;I, which 1ca,Is fhrnn.-l, n,:,2S wiids-o
:, u;rrlrd t1t5r;sof ruinc.l wu.is a1,l buildings =
Dow, Ills the Prince and President aud ;;1]
the Ko;aI ,urty 1.assrtf. 4 .ray :,.sru,hi,,c ID
s.pc liz visitors. rnin,r Il, Wshin,tc,t': 1t1,r,
II is 4 ureulcss itrrtivu IN m:in1 ~, how III
t-rly waste md u..lcc;cd is this 7u..!, which
strills 10 wind thronrf tc rf,,rsr. wild 1,pI+r
wood. like III abandoned cattlr.tra:k. 1T last
through the trees, you cu1,ic upo:, what seem:
10 bc tle ruins Of cemetery. where. III iron. o
Il rcd bricI, wall. n few whit. marble columns
;! lc;nmrd in hv rrst.: ;run r:,j3inus. r,::u,
!: like scntrics I'm thc dead. Move ronu
/ th,, front o1' t!is wall. hsc,rc ynn is 4
| ho}iuw archcd gateway, shit in b,
double iron rates WiiE;;i ibis gloomy reces,
urr ty-n ,vl,irc tnur1,2. raT,:r,:l,,} .,rroni,.o
1ric, r.1na. . ., a,,, -,,sti;: III, oS:.r IS,
! s3'A.-s'- ~
!ttie sAu!I 1HaL ~ ti'e H.t .:aIs the it'sg:'lF
&lou. Marina, chnsorl III NashInston; ef
!. 1ilc olhcr Is Simply cyl III EisssIyc heavy lc:
! tiers the one word, "N;1shingioll." Ecynlls
t!ls thGre is no'h;n5, anu ntthi'S clse is need
est' lnF thc HISTORY y! worlds carved III thts'
4. lcil oecP tcttcIs. 1ncfe Is 10 Hoihi' III Wot
=: ano, ac sF.t. aithost WlsA lAe!c were. lo
:: :: 10" lne oihp has t.le l'saiilncss th:ss spring
: lrnh nsslcct' anu from nr.!eSt . f::s1 'ses'1,
VIII rise Ill tilae- LAC o!i fsu ''2l.a are sc'.s
!, WIFI vulgar Gll:les, br'cES it''e b:ca osekci
ou:, ana inc very stu'!e tablc' overhead wt1;ti
i le!.s taat N1&AIn 1h's ine'1suFc rel Tue r.
inalns Of General G4'rssc :" ASiIi':,,st,a,' y dc
F., pasea WIN tue offensive sc7a"4s ~ t:aveltat
not ashamed to lcatc these rtc"s..s ii t!4e'
vulgar iil14iiy behind: Over lac tEic!s e.. -
Wild and tangled shrubs: wec's, rubbish, TIT
iaoftar are !i!tercc III 1r"nt Whlie AL a'otna !.
Is cir'y tlrlitiehs WASTE slhc Inc fe1la'1's q
snfnoacEy III wl;e!i q ha:!':lnS once Stood. NJ
plots tar: eeeu1s to Lave ever Tended tlIlS NJ:
1ecied gravel Eone W u shieli l. isuI1 III
dissertations of lille profanity. It IS htE1 alu:l
i'll its :lorr, unt:.rc is!r 1.nvis::c,l, E:.watehe
with the hight wis,d ior its nny 1l1o!r'lcr sig.
iny through TIC waste Of trees, aud stEcwit;
til: dead brown leaves like ashes before III
tomb! Such i tiie grave OF Nashinytoa.
..whcr.. n,sv thu ,yearjef, rye rcooso
Ytf;s.. i,n, - thn