, 1876-08-26
LIEUT.. B0YLES DUEL.
JfdrptfsS .HHGdsint.

NlhES SEHIs A5t WIZ opCll&t1ut5 tAN VA'h'H@t
Mt fine nld mansion In New Jersey, full Of his
torleal souvenirs, fur 1t hal oico bccn TIC hcad-
quarters Of Gen. Washington.
At tho time about which a,n writing the cs-
tatu was III litigation, uul sIinc ctrcum!ocutory
de!ay of tho law rendered It necessary or co1l-
yeI,lelt to rent tl,c 1nans'on Tor q willis as
summer boar,lIng-housc, With NIL tho beautiful
pi,t-eurycd furniture und other belongings.
Even tho valuable paintings wcrc left On tic
wills af the arawlHg'rooln, alia p!ct.ircEalcry
remained intact, doing unwontcd service as
t!in!ug aud t!nnriug llull for us intruling Cloths
anu Vnntlnls.
a belt of grand old trees described a semi
circle Oh the beautiful lawn Just III front OF thu
ilol,se. Beneath each tree WAS narblc stutue
tic Bizc Of life. They represented the nine
Muses.; Isis, thu Goddess Of Immortality; J,t-
plter pIuyus, the deity of the watcging-pot, and
utllur hcatllen WORTHLESS. Their srulptors werc
certainly neither Canuya, nor Hiram Powers.
nor yet tllat al1,lacious but exceedingly pretty
vlnniu l.ca'u, who llas rendered herself iEntnor,
tal by carving ind cutting our grand lnnrtyrcd
President. stu, sccn ut ths proper zen.
clau,sAm distance AMI lated II -, soft' ,: swcSt
siave,aor 'Ilc wllo prayed for .elusity for all,"
could nut ayr awAkcngtl nloru pleasing e!lotions.
Hut, alast our Joy wis not forever in these
things Of distant enchantmcnt nsld moonlight
HEilLf. IllullbluA bCtlt INV
weeks whcn t,osc small but terrible aaildits in
Mrkets n,l,l knirkcrboelscrs, the dear atrociotls
littiu a0lls md Bcas Uf tho l!tGreht families,
| ecr,,ts who Ind left toir Wings III hcayeu,-
| to th"tr respective nlnn'l'as a1l clasnorcd lor
| money. Gctttng IT, vi course, they NIL rHsl'ea
III bo,iy to "tilc storc," und, With d business
like yiyor worthy Of Il better ca.lsc, deIuasnled
Into an independent target company, they lll!,
! gently praetlrcd shuhtn. At Tire statues, until
Inc noscs Ut two Ut tic MUSES. wcrp triumph
| antly shot away.
Naturally elaongll. after tllis pcrlormanrc,
f"1!Sa s ersysnl hy .ss!F i.s Fi RssRas" is '
called te-Ioyfuly assstiE esysrtlnE ny, %lll!y
9r" faS stoS H., 10y ", " nr, thrr " tri tiiry
little a.,ls, blowing thur .llsc1rtnt littlr II,
trumpcts. bcating. their horrible little
% g'Spns Mt wI II 'F9nt ttr u bisu. .s 0tsst osf
oi Tic great gates, squeulng Ike 2 q! s.;t
With boe III Its tlroat, and otherwise dlsport'
lug themselves In slonar uf the ghostly rcrcsslnn
n!ier the utterly inexhausttble a'd into'cfao'c
'''i' Ths late Com. Kearncy, tho bluff AMI hrayr,
grounds ii it.u Il Brighton House, " MS II WIS
ind is now called. Ills prcac11re attracted TO
tho p!nse "ter oeess oi @ try savy s'y,ra ai asy'
Cak. inow yirc-AlmtraD Rowan, the latG br'lse
aud hoi.urrl Capt. llartstotn, and Q number. of
army uill.e.s with tIlcIr families. You may be.
tt thu prsfsce .r1Ivo o. 70 ,hn aMy Mg Ifavf " @ t
time fur tnsc cllrrt,-wursllipers,-thet tnir woInc
and !oyly girls who were gypsyng tseru Tor tlle
summer. . ,,,,
boathy, lal,ing, swimming, danring; military
drills with tlties nIla brnn,stlcAh fur Ltle chLl'
5, a pFo@Wpta @ nsT SsFf II n hsy Reys II 5of tust t!t
,fsl ,nan s.l,tif Hut ti!Is was wien tic "lt.ti'
pitchers" were abc,l al,a ahlrep Tor, with talg!
numbering cau,lur a,,I INNOCENCE, they wunls
inyr hatrAycG Hs IL tic cAtire community
natl developed ln 1t already holy horror 0
suclI "hyh j!nks" III Ind cothe under Its nu
ttrr.
But-blrss these h1gll-tone!l Rlsecptthilltles /
We wmlI'l hare been ii bright anu shln,n
light unto them, fur VIC 'al III .qnarrclt
nut even tlIr green glost Of d Jealousy. !
divine mantle of charity rested upon uA tn
/ liyelong summer; 1t was Just onc brilliant, de
lirluus midsummer dreAsA'
To lull-a-lozcn Of us cider women ~, w.
ynurlHatca thc kcenest enjoyment of all. Ii!l
: was to hs permitted to stt under The wi1!
spreading trees With thr officers, III Tic prpt
nlrl gohlea glory Of the s,l,1sets' anA @ is'en "
, II whit,-bruwn Ab the very first thing, v9~ll!
, that wc delighted III lobactoslioke, III order !
! mt them completely Ut casc. II was very eas
10 ,lo II, Tor they 'sessr stopped smoking atte
: that. .,,
$ tJne night they had been telling. slslr.spl
ting storirs al,out stn.r,l!cr, who lispt'l. al'
4 "ntaIty," who was also Commodore WIG
' i Dy-ihc.way, Porter. what has become Of nl
Il Boyiui hayu completely lost sight ul him
y 81 Well, l!iu last time | saw tn'," asls"ere
tic Cautasn, s,'!oothHg down his great s!I'
i As iic spoke, Its ,lurk bright eyes dashed vii
same tirull recollection, AIa hts Wet.ShAl4e