Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-21
Lieut.. BOyle's Duel.

Many years ago / was spending the
summer at fine old mansion i'm New
Jersey, full OF historical souvenirs,
for it had once been the headquarters
OF Gen. Washington.
At the time about which am writ
ing the estate was in litigation, and
some circumlocutory delay of the
law rendered it necessary or conven-
lent to rent the mansion for a while
as a summer boarding. house, with all
the beautiful old-carved furniture
end other belongings. Even the val
liable paintings were left on the walls
Of the drawing-room and picture
gallery remained intact, doing un-
wonted service as dining and dane
ing hall for us intruding Goths and
/ Vandals.
A belt Of rand old trees described
semi circle on the beautiful lawn
just in front OF the house. Beneath
each tree was a marble statue OF life
SIZE They represented the nine Mu-
ses; Isis, the Goddess OF Immortality;
Jupiter Pluvius, the deity Of the wa
tering-pot and other heather wor-
thies. Their sculptors were certain
ly neither Canova nor Hiram Powers,
nor yet that audacious but exceed
ingly pretty Winnie Ream. who has
rendered herself immortal by carving
and cutting our grand martyred
President. Still, seen at the proper
enchanted" distance and bathed in
soft, sweet moonlight, Canova's "ve-
NUS the "Greek Slave" or he who
prayed for @Charity for ALL" could
not have awakened more pleasing
emotions. frll i1
But, alas our Joy was not forever
i'm these things Of distant enchant-
ment and moonlight beauty. The
mansion had not been opened two
weeks when those small but terrible
bandits in jackets and Knickerbock-
ers, the dear atrocious little sons and
scamrs OF the different families,
cherubs who had left their wings in
heaven--these dear little boys, 1 say,
all rushed in a body to their respec-
tive mammas and clamored for mon
ey. Getting it, of course, they all
rushed In a body to "the store" and
with business-like vigor worthy of
better cause, demanded bows and
arrows. Then enrolling themselves
into an independent target company,
they diligently practiced shooting at
the statues, until the noses OF two
Of the MUSES. were triumphantly shot
away.
Naturally enough. after this per-
formanSe the heather deities were
removed in blast of indignation by
their raging proprietor; the small
Christians-or -little demons" as he
called them-joyfully assisting, ca
vorting wildly around each "stone
boy and girl" as their foundations
were dug up, clapping their dirty
little hands, blowing their discor-
dant little tin trumpets, beating their
horrid little drums, galloping in front
of the horses as they went with their
burdens out OF the great gates,
squealing like cat with bone In its
throat, and otherwise disporting
themselves i'm honor Of the ghostly
recession, after the utterly inexhaus-
tible and intolerable manner OF small
boys. p
The late Com. Kearney. the bluff
and brave, lived in picturesque cot
tage adjoining the grounds of the
Brighton House, as it was and is now
called. His presence attracted to the
place other officers of the navy and
army. Among them were Capt. (now
AdmiraD Porter. Capt. (now Vice Ad-
miralj Rowan, the late and brave and
honored Captain Hartstein. and a
number OF army officers with their
families. You may believe the pres
ence of so many brave and gallan t
men made carnival the whole time
for those hero worshippers-the fair
women and lovely girls who were
gypsying there for the summer.
Such devoted knights as they were
Riding, boating, fishing, swimming,
dancing; military drills with canes
and brocmsticks for children, and
impromptu operas and plays for the
other children. We were all children
in those halcyon days-as witness