The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-03

family buryiag ground with sorne lopr
or I've marble monuments, marking the
burying places OF other men, hers OF the
family. Here - G small bricd building
aTcheo over, ane enclosed in front Attn 70
5eol grating. Within this are two large
marble sareopbsgi, one bearing in s3aio-
ture oa the top The national escOtch!pn,
and beneath i the single word Washing
TON. TIE other bears the name of Marina
Washington. Here was ali thatremajnsG
to earth OF washington, save his undyjng
name and the memory Of his deeds, chez
ishec in. Iaillions OF hearts il almost every
'aa A part 81 The id mans.on was built by
Lawrence Washington in 1745. Only the
large dining hall, a. the north end, was
built by George Washington. We were
shown through the mansion. No addition
has been made since Washington died.
There were the east parlor, the west par
lor, both small rooms in the rude a-chitec-
are Of primitive times, the large dining
hall with a splendid martle-piece of varia-
gated marble, beautifully scrlptured with
scenes OF agricultural life. This mantle
piece was made IN Italy, and was a present
to Washington. All The frescoed work
overhead was covered yith representations
Of wrea.hes Of flowers, clus-
tiers of 81 apes, ploWs, scytnes, rakes, &C.
In the large entrance hall hung the key OF
the old french Bcstle presented to Wash
1neton by Lafayette, huge, rusty and grim.
On the upper floor we were shown a small
tons. II was WashingtOn's bed-roOin, and
the room where he died. There is still
standing there high-post bedstead upon
which he often slept. but not the one upon
which he died. That is III the family OF
some Of his descendants.
The gardens, OF which there two, are still
as nc planned them. visited but one OF
them = the f1ower-garden, which every
where bore evidence Of that rural taste for
pen would finger long around the home OF
Washington, but mus; quit the delightful
scene aud ito thronging memories.
49, THE GRAND REVIEW.
Yesterdayand The day before Washing.
ton city Witnessed the grandest pageant
ever before seen even in this city OF grand
pageants-I mean the grand review of the
Armies Of the Potomac and the West. 1t
is estimated that there were fifty thousand
strangers in tie city to witness the grand
display. Hundreds could get no accom-
modations in the city. Tor miles the
streets, SO far as admissible, and the side
walks were literally jGranseI with eager.
shouting, cheering spectators. Hundreds
OF banners we're w,eathed and festooned
along tho buildings, or tut,eriue in the
breeze. The array Of ladies' was over
whelming. The Washington papers will
give you a fuller description than I car
give, but pen and ink can give bu; poor
representation Of tho reality.
Yesterday was > proud day TO Snerman's
army. Wl;ane 70 the review under every
possible disadvantage. We had jast come
in from oar long march, with net u single
hour for preparatory drill even, while
the army OF the Potonec had been for
long iiipe previous. to say nothing OF the
aniSerss hes yer tn'es Of i ,h IS
public whom ! say that Sherman's army
carried away the need Of public applause
most trinmphantly. tfNf 't>
We have reason to rejoice al this, because
IT has corrected very erroneous impress.
sion existing here in relation 70 Sherman's
Their eh.mb qualities, hey were generally
though, to DO turbulent, undisciplined
SET OF ragamufiins who neither feared God
nor regarded man. Some good people here
even went 40 far as to hint doubt wheth-
er il would DO wise and pruden, 10 G9n.it
Srs.y aolthi,s tie c,:y The con-
trast between the noisy, la.tling. careless
and the silent, steady, measured tread OF
must have struck the attention
Of the most Indifferent spectators. Nh all
the waving of banners, patriotic songs,
and clapping, among the specta-
tors, ELECTED a single expression from Sher.
mans army, as they swept on with SOL
emn, measured tread, as an old lady on
The sidewalk observed, 'as il they were
going right into battle"
] BuqYnCst close, leaving others less in
Eerfs4d t6 give you fuller details.
Yours, w. H. K.
OsAslooets college mos In The