The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-12-18
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sgPrepp.s " gpS saMtlsifaftl9R y fi IF being ed
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I "s'sd - the foymps'0p4of oflSeysral sets sets oil
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ffiFffsn afifsn geSopple coStnmed tuned t0 REPRESENT the
i0%is"ir iDesc.frs IN S9ps OF SCOTS novels The
crO~a a' tne entrance 20 the rooms, asewel
l'as tne crowd Within was imInehse. AS
d laSeepdstt thsgfsnd stairesss dfheard shouts
}an lronn tAei cr9yd at the e4traHce. Turning
aarPppna, Pn1, l5ai sqid "a al9qd wonder WHO they
are shSouung ameg iorr The Duke Of Wellington
was at my elbow, and supposidg that Il had
addressed 'hnn,I rePliedliH his dStal dry way,
fGmpposeritis either for Sol1 or I, sir I"
As7I Isay that the Duke would have had
some difficulty in making; his, way thiroug Oh
the throng to the upper end Of the ballroom;
was glad 70 escape from my confusion, and
atoIeifor my appateht fadefess by opening
al path for him cWheh We reached the up.
per end he bowed TO me and said, "Thank
you, sir shall be glad to; seq. you at Aps!
ley House if youare fond Of pictures
I need not say tina. | allowed very few
days To to'elapSe before presented myself, at
the gate ofythe mansion, which still III its
projection Of iron blinds reminded tic
paSser-by chat the Duke had once fodndi II
necessary to protect his windows FROM mob
fury. The Duke received ne very kindly,
and 'at ohee ledmeto Waterloo igallery-a
long iroomsin which lhe vas accustomed an.
.nually to. entertain the, olu heroes Of the
great fight Of June l8, 1915. Many Of the
pictures were the works of Wilkie, Jan
STEIN, 'tee1ln, Gainsbborongh &c, There were nu}
emTerons portraits of the Duke Is enna itSse,;
IN IN arms, and of Napoleon,, whose military
genius be seemed delighted to honor There
was a colossal statue of Napoleon at the
foot Of the stairs. There was but one pic.
ture Of the battle of Waterloo in the gallery,
and as it represented Napoleon and his staff !
with the British in the remote distance al
most enyelOped iuspoke, Iyentpred to ask
his Grace which was the Misrepresentation
Of the battle be had ever, geeno9 "Ail bad .
sir. A battle cannot be. painted, , It's con-
tipnal notion. Inhpse this because | could
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