, 1874-03-29

kind, which belonged to Drummond. OF Hathoru
q book annotated by Erasmus a volume ascr1bet
to Tasso; and some Of the oldest booas II TIT
| language, going back to the ffteenth century
! There is a volume OF Thomas Aqulnas wh,cl
belonged to one Of the Popes. Bunyan,s Hlb!t
cost E31 l2s and II it il pasted portrait Of hll
| time. It is bound with brass corners, ana alet
| with brass riyets and faee-plates. SO that IL
! curiosity apart from its association. Amongst
the old engrayings is one Of Delfthaven the yea.
! the Pilgrims sailed from it, and . notable pho
! tograph represents the landing OF the American
| Pilgrims, By Spanish artist
shove Laf-a-dozo:. His Hazlett's book oi
poetry gave him most Of his quotations. His
! own works, published By subscription, limited in
| ouautity, and with his autograph, contain a
motto from Whittier. AS to
Mr. SUMMERS LEARNING
I asked the Hon. S. s. Cox il 1t Was genuine:
1perfectly So" he said, ''as have often had
occasion to know by sending over to him from
the House Of Representatives when wanted to
bo put on the track Of quotation In fow
minutes lie would send mo back memorandum !;
and, whether it was Greek, or Latin, or French,
he was equally we'll informed" A1r. Cox, I may
say, was pupil of Dr.. Wayland, at Brown Uni
yersity, when Slr. Sumner cams there to lecture,
in 1846.
After spending m horr in tho study, where,
alas! the large presence OF the host shall be
seen no more forever, went into
TIE DEDEoOI
whero he breathed his last This, also is IN
elegant room, with windows on two sidea and
plain walnut furniture. Tho bed was stsiT >ed
manned. On tho wall was large fgurs, il tone
and drawing like Guido representing an
A,,nunciation. or something Of that kind Near
this is an original picture Of the Spanish
or NcapoAtan school, representing the birth
to whom various various shepherds arc
bringing ia live sheep and lambs, bundlos Of
grain and barley, and other fruits and offerings
This picture might be by spagnoletto or Cara
yaggio. Mr. Balch Was not informed ns 20 the
PICTURES and a dealer was expected in on Mon
original painting, OF tho Angel OF the Resurrec-
ton. In the samo room is queer and very old
canvass. representing several ships with high
keels lying of . fortified town. Two OF Turner's
the Old Temeraire-are in this bedroom
Outside tho window is the old gray house
which Mrs. Madison long inhabited: and,
just beyond it, the Clubhouse, where Seward
was stabbed, and Key carried to expire; tue end
Of tho view is the Treasury facado and the un-
finished Washington monument. The Sumner
mansion will probably PASS into the hands Of
strangers, and, like every other house in Wash
ington, receive long series OF notEhilltles
dying in their turn to fill the pages OF {ntura
1t the etd Of the hall, behind tho study, is the
guests bed-chanber. Under the study:s
THE I1DnAnI,
which differs from the room abova in ka7-
ing an extension under the s;1est's
is tho dining~room when requisite,
but part Of tue salon in general These tIo
rooms are Of the most elegant character, hau
abound in objects OF art and virtu. On tho man.
ties are tbs richest vases, With paintings By naH
tiers, and most tasteful china, articles III 5fajelca
and Seres ware, aud rcatoratone Of ensrcssed
shields Between the doors is .>{r. Sumnes's