River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-07-13

would put her hearers to the blush.
She apparently possessed the utmost
simplicity of heart and character.
with head Of wax upon her lap,
she would mold the most accurate like.
ness by the mere force OF retentiye
recollection Of the traits and lines Of
the countenance she would form the
likenesses by manipulating the wax
with her thumb and finger. Whilst
thus engaged her strong mind poured
forth AN uninterrupted torrent Of wild
thought, and anecdotes ana leminis.
cences of men and events. She went
to London about the year 1867, near
the period of Franklin's appearance
there as the agent Of Pennsylvania.
The popularity Of her character, ana
the excellence of her wax figures, made
her rooms in Pail Mall fashionable
lounging.place for the nobility and dis
tingushed men Of England. :.
The king and Queen often visited her
rooms they would induce her to work
upon her heads, regardless Of their
presence. She would often, as If for.
getting herself, address them rs
George and Charlotte.
While in Paris, Mr.. Watson engaged
Mrs. Wright to make the head Of
Franklin.
"After the head had been modelled
CONTINUES Mr.. Wa.sonh she walked
ont to Passy (where Franklin resided),
carrying 1t IN a napkin in order to com.
pare it with the original, In return.
ing, in the evening, she was stopped
at the barrier, 20 be searched for con.
traband goods, but, as her mind was
as free as her native American air, she
knew no restraint, nor tho tags0i why
she was detained. She resisted the az.
tempt 20 examine her bundle, and
broke ont In the rage Of q fury. The
officers were amazed, as no explanation,
in the absence of an interpreter, could
take place. She was compelled, how
ever to yield to power. The bundle
was opened and, to the establishment
Of the officials, exhibited the head Of
q dead man. rs appeared TO them in
thB 0bscurity of the night. They
closed the bundle without further ex.
animation, believing, ~ they after.
ward assured me. that she was an es.
der, and was about coucealing the head
u her victim.
"They We're determined to convey
her to the pOllce-statlOn. when she
made them comprehend her entreaties
to he taken to the Hotel d'Yorke. |
was IN my room and, hearing i'm the
passage great uprOar, and Mrs.
Wrlght's voice pitched upon a higher
key than usual, | rushed out, and
found her in terrible rage, her fine
eye flashing. thrust myself between
her and the officers, eNclaiming: All, |
Mon Dieui quest ce quill y.a! An
explanation ensucd. All except Mrs, |
Wright were highly amused at the sin |
5nlarity and ahsurdity Of the affair."
Mr.. Watson, whose "reminiscences |
extend from l177 to 1912, gives 4
strange account of the manner in which |
chocolate and tea were served on
their first introduction into the Colo.
MES
In the olden time he AYERS. it was
the fashion, in some parts OF the coun.
try, to serve u dish OF chocolate, which
had just then come into use, in a curl.
GUS style. The height Of the fashion
was to put into the kettle of chocolate,
several links of sausages, and atter
boiling all together, TO serve the guests
with bowl of chocolate and sausage,
which was cut up, and then the mess
eaten with spoon. When tea was
first introduced, into Salem, the usual
mode Of serving II up was to boil the
tea in an iron kettle, and. after strait.
ing the liquor of, the boi ed herb was
put into dish and buttered. This
was eaten, while the liquid decoction
was drank without sugar or milk. TO
wash down the green's. But this is
nothing to be compared to the exquI-
site breakfast which was in common
vogue among the people of Salem
some eighty or ninety years since.
The sour. household. brcwed beer was
put on IN the great brass kettle, and
smmered over the fire, with the crusts
of brown.bread crumbleG in, and oc.
casionally dnlcifed with a little molas.
ses. This was served up hot TO the
family, under the name of whisky.
bclly.vengeance.
The hard fare on which the army
patiently suEsisted during the dread.
ful Winter At Valley Forge il described
by one If the young officers acting as
Aide to Steuben, in the following
terms At the officers mess they sci.
dom had fresh meat, and
"Of vegetables they had none, save
sometimes some potatoes. Their Ia.
Die was loose planks. rough, as split
from the tree. one dish, of wood or
pewter, suiliced for mess. 4 horn
spoon, and tumhler of horn. were lent
round, Their knife was carried in the
pocket. Much OF their diet was sailed
behring's, in such an injured state that
they would not hold together to he
drawn out of the ca-k singly, hut had
10 be shovelCd up en- masse. Sugar,
COTE, tea, etc. were luNurics not seen.
| They had only Continental money
and Il was SO deprecated, il would
/ not allure farmers To sell Ia them.
/ Yet, cheer less rs was such state,
/ when they drew three months pav. Il
number Of Suhaltern officers Sallled
I ont to seek mirth and iollity, and
/ spent months pay in one night OF
merry reyclry. Sometimes. for pleas
antry, you might see squad of men
and officers affecting to have received
a supply Of whisky OF which they
were often Without and passing
round the stone jug, rs ii filled when,
10 the eager eXpectant found il was
only water. The fun was that the de.
celycd still kept the secret. in hopes
To pass Il To another and another I'm,
wary wight
Cen Washington shared tile hard.
SLIPS Of his brave men, setting them
An example OF foftitude and cheerful.