Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-08-19

The Quaksrs and Anna DAckimsOn
A Drive On Be11evue-A Sail by /
Moonlight
Correspondence Delaware Gazette.l
NEWPORT. r. l., August 10. 70.
DEAR GAZETTE One morning last
week we visited a dilapidated house,
which, hundred years ago, was the far
famed Mrs. Cowley's assembly room.
Here the citizens of Newport once gave
a ball in honor of Washington and
and on this occasion the
Father of his country himself danced
the FIRST fgure' with one of the most
fascinating bellies of this Island. The
music she selected was "A Successful
Campaign. and the French officers
present took the instruments from the
hands of the musicians and themselves
played while Washington danced
From there we came to Washington
Square and the State House, passing
down the identical steps from which, on
the 10th Of July. 1875, the late Major
John Handy read the Declaration of In
Sitting under one of the
trees on the Mall, and glancing back
ward, l saw on this very spot Washing
ton and Lafayette drilling their troops.
the few brave men who through hunger
and distress secured TO US of the coming
generations our homes in the best land
the sun e'er shone on. Just then band
of music from Fort Adams passed
through the Square playing Hail Co
lumbia, 4" and the illusion became so
perfect that, spTinging to my feet, my
handkerchief waved itself IN spite of
me. Immediately thereafter the Ameri-
can Eagle made such a noise in my
ears, and so many staT-spangled emo
tions took possession of my being, thai
nothing less than writing a letter to the
GAZETTE will cause me to feel that
have discharged my duty to my country
Newport bore so important a part IN
our nations early life that a few pages
of United States History might be ap-
propriate Just at this point, but forbear
Speaking of ancient houses, there IS
one on Spring street built in 1889. by
Gov. Henry Bull, and is probably the
oldest dwelling house in New England.
This IS the strangest place of all; it Is
long and low, covered with yellow plas-
ter outside as well as inside, dark and
gloomy, with indescribable windows and
stair-cases. A deaf woman lives there
who is attached to the old place, but
butt tremble as write-part of the
house is kept locked, the rooms in there
are crowded with-with-ghostsi The
most awfully nys- but l won't tell the
rest it IS altogether too blood-curdling
Come and see for yourselves.
A word should be said concerning
THE CHURCHES OF NEWPORT.
Methodists and Baptists have each
two edihces. PreSbyterians of different
shades of belief meet together in the
United Congregational Church, an ele-
giant temple of worship on Pelham
street. A clergyman of marked ability
occupies this pulpit, Rev Dr. Thayer,
"a man full of faith and of the Holy
/ Ghost" His sermon last Sunday on
the identity of the believer with Christ
was one of the best ever heard. The
first pastor of the First Congregational
Church here lies buried in this kirk ward
He was DIR. Hopkins. whom Mrs. Stowe
| has made the hero of her minister
WOoing." He died in 1908. aged s.
| years. We have not been able yet tc
! find the home of Mary Scudder, though
| it IS somewhere in the city. The Epis.
copalians have three churches: Old Trini,
/ ty, Trinity Chapel and Zion. The frs
of these is a curiosity, being $50 years
DID, and containing ancient box -pews
SO high that one sees only the heads o.
the people after they are seated. The
same sounding board which hung ovel
the Rector's desk in Bishop Berkley'
time hangs there still, and the frame
work of the organ which he presented
to the vestry is still in good condition
This service. is Usually thronged with Z
most fashionable audience. The church
yard IS full of graves, and nearly all the
inscriptions begin with Here Ives Va
body" Bishop Berkley's name ha.
sweet odor in Newport; nearly all Wis.
itors drive to his house. a plain wooder
building, and then go over to the ex
tremest crag of Paradise Rocks, where
ne used to study, looking out upon the
ocean. There are several other smaller
churches in the city.
ON THE BAY.
We have come over for a few DAYS tc
the popular house of Mrs. Wilbour tC
enjoy the other side of the Island, and
now. instead of the ocean and the cliffs
we have Narragansett Bay with its little
moving world of yachts, steamers and
small boats of every variety. A well.
known writer has, in "Malbone, an Old
port Romance, " given publicity to the
| locality, particularly the house next to
US. The cherubs' heads hiding away in
closets, the massive wainscoting and
balustrades. the pineapple over the
door, and the secret stairway are ac-
curatelY described.
Several conspicuous people are sum-
mering close by us. Kate Field and her
mother are at the elegant cottage of a
relative. Miss Kate's manner is 61z1sg1e,
and her gait indicates that she is in favor
of the Womans' Rights movement. She
is said to be the best rover on the bay
she comes down at twilight nearly every
evening, dressed in a Bloomer suit OF
navy blue and sailor hat, with her oars
upon her shoulder, to the little pier near
ly under our window where her boat is
moored. Her gondola may be distin-
guished from all others in our Venice by
its deep blue color, encircled with a
white stripe. and bearing her monogram
upon its bow. Miss Field ignores the
chignon, for her fair hair unbound gives
to her petite figure the air of a juvenile.
Her style is accurately described in the
leading article of the August Hay6er,
entitled the Raquette Club.
Louise Chandler Moulton is next
dOOr. her dress and manner are rather
elegant than otherwise. She is evident
ly fascinated by the Romance of Old
port, for her room adioins the ancient
stairway and is 9ES-a-Uzs of the one
where "Malbone" was written. The
breeze from the bay and the excellent
ventilation. however, may have some
thing TO do with the choice.
Mary Clemmer Ames-our favorite-
whose spicy and truthful letters possess
genuine charm, is boarding here, her
room being in a lovely cottage opposite
She is unassuming in manner. very lady
like and thoroughly womanly in her
tastes, presenting in this respect a re-
freshing contrast to some of her more
pretentious sisters. She is tall and grace
full, in perfect health, but seems little
worn by her labors. / grieve to say that
her room is a study. for she has come
here to work One of these days we
shall have a new book to read we
western people will read it with love as
well as interest, for Mrs. Ames is So
good. Her voice first attracted me; it
is musical and, as the Germans say,
heart-full.