Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-12-07

prietor, Jacob Etzsl who makes more money
from beer than from boarders. took me outside
and showed me where the American brick Of
tho upper stories joins the little compact Dutch
brick in use $50 years ago, Of which the lower
part of the walls is made; also, where the int
rior stairway, used in Washington's time has
boon bricked up solid, and the lower court
closed. Entrance may now be had from the
street direct. The old banquet hall, with high
broad window stills. is still pretty nearly as i,
was when Washington stood at the table E Eel
declares it is the same table, aid took leave
of his generals, on Dec 4, 1888. Irving
In his Life OF Washington, says Of this event:
The principa, officers Of the army assembled at
rsunces tavern. not far from tho ferry. to take q
Anal leave OF him. On entering the room and
in-ar1ns who had shared with him so many see es
OF hardship. difficulty and danger, his agitated
feelings ovarcame his usual self command: Filling
glass Of wine and turning upon them his beuig-
nant but saddened cOuntenance, with heart full
OF love and graiiude. said he: Il now take leave
of you, most devour!y wishing that latter days
may be As prosperoua and happy your former
ones have been glorious and honorable. Having
drunk this farewell beuedicfion. he added with
emotion: Il cannot come to each of You TO take my
leave, but shah DO obg Il il each OF you will coma
and take me by thn hand" Gen. Knox. who was
nearest was tie first to advance. Washington,
aft cted to tears. erasDed his hand and gave him
ner he took leave of the rest. Not word was
spoken. Silent and solemn they followed their loved
commander az be eff the room. passed. through a
CORPS of light infantry, aud proceeded on foot to
Whitehall ferry. Having entered the barge, he
turned to III m, took off his hat au waved silent
adieu, "Tlieu We all went back to Fraunces," SAWS
letter OF Of the PARTICIPANTS, still preserved,
anC had some moro rum
Knox had been chief Of artillery through the
Whole war, but was at its close only thirty hree
years old He was very large man, CT sol
d'erly presence, aud it is said that his voice
conlu be heard across the D. laWare. He was a
aid when the British captured the city and
forbade any body 10 leave with aims, he calmly
took his wife on his arm and walked out to
L. X.ngton, with his sword concealed under her
dress.
WAsHINGTONs LOVE AFFAIRS.
WarliEe sentiments on certain subjects still
fingered in tue heart Of Washington Oh that
peaceful morning hundred years sgo, whsn
he resumed possession OF this city. As he
crossed Spuyten Duyvel creek and made his
way upon the island the night b"fore, he re-
celved a message to tarry, as Sir Guy Carleton
was not yet embarked So he directed
his steps to great imposing wooden
house on Washington heights, still stan ling
and known the Jumel place This house
twenly-seven years before, had been his
Mecca. Here he courted the beautiful and
wealthy Mary PhIlipse; here for weeks he
left her at her fathers till he could hurry off and
capture Fort Duquesne, and CONS back. and
here in that fatal interval came Capt Morris
aud captured M ,ry Puillipse and married her
before Washington>s return IL was an awful
lesson to the father OF his 'untrY, and he
solemuly resolved never to be caught out again
in matters Of that KIND. It was
the second blow; first, the lowland beau y
Miss Gaines, afterward mother OF the Lee fam
lily, and then the faithless Mary. lie had
somewhat rec 'yered from the ! ing, on this
peaceful morning l speak OF, FOR the NJ r.ls
the eprt wa still sore. Tradition ha. 1t that
he went over and and sat again in the Phil
lpse parlor and lneditated.
Where is your mast.r?" he inquired of darky
on the porch 'n"erning mis- former rival.
He goned wild d.. British sab, Wen do wah fust
she lis cros de rbher, an is very poreY. sab; ard
mahsa: he was shot wen he was iakia Fote
Modetree down in Carliny, f. year ago..
Tho visitor XIV thai we'll enough, but he
VI as foud OF heatiug it over again
Aud, mahsa, dey du say dat all! dis great fine
estate heah is gwiue to be cornfisticated by the
devlsh rebels. Dat can't be, sah?'
Washington evaded the question. But a
and sold to JumeI by the government, and
Washington docs not seem TO have int"rposed
to save 1t for Mary and the battles. Ho ought
to have been grateful o her for teaching him
sucu nob.e lessons; for he learned it so well
that when Mar ha Gusts dawned on him he
away from him But ehe was widow, and
perhaps dldn'C want to get away.
MATTERS AND THINGS.
The Appleons have secured Rossiter johnson as
editor of the Cyclone lia. He is of the mo st
cautious painsrakinu aid conscientious of literary
workmen. Some Of the most exha ustive of the adj
miraole book reviews Of the Sun have been from
his pen.
met Mr.. Felix NIoscheles, the eminent English
Park Avenue hotel On mis- easel is a striking like
ness Of DR.. Fordyce Barker, nearly finished, aud
he is also working at odd moments portrait Of
his Wlre, of the most pic; uresQae of WON u,
with oval face SKY blue eyes and golden hair f,at-
ing negige. Mr. Mtsche!es has written pamphlet
that made a stir in England and procured his ap-
pointment as delegate to the peace convention,
in which he condemns patriotism because 1t Is AN
incentive to warfare"
The Bartholdi Statue Fund exhibition. to open
on Dec. 3 is to be great affair all the swell
society people are on committees. AZ original
portfolio ia in process Of construction. to which
wei. known artists aud authors C attribute. People
already heard from are Whittier, AIdrch. Mark
aud several famous artists joe Jefferson is pai IT.
ing picture for it. Ii will probably be raffl d
for. Secretary Folger has written an autogr-ph
letter, depreciaing the rafls, and uceing them
Gen. Sheridan lends his whole fine coec-
ton of tapestries. Sherman will lend some
u
ana tronhies Of his tour around tho world. Cor
nelius Wander bilt lends the best OF his embroidery
les Here will be an uncotanon coll.rtipn of m IN
Atures, Of Lace, aud OF miss Ms Tree vlo'ias
have already been insured for T6O,OOO. Charles
A. d ma contributes thu picture gallery gnod
amples of Miais Corot. Daubgny aud Rousseau.
During The four weeks of the exhibition the private
picture galleries in town will be open to visitors
for admission fee to 20 to the fnOd.
ASKED manager, the other day: where all the
actors come from. "All around" he said: they
,In .fayh he
mechanism Frobisher out than any
body else. perhaps Lima and Ella Dietz came
from his platform to my stage; hl1e Forsyth WIS
out R-beccu SiIs5ee aud Locke Richardson "a very
fair job. You ought to go in there me time, aud
ses how the raw material is worked up.
Uuion Squire theater to see toe new chair which
Steele MlcKaye is putting in there. The house is
shut al this week in order that $40 new seats may
be introduced That a man 80 very conservative az
Sheridan Shook shou close his house week at
this time of the year, to reseat it, has rather
prised "the trade" I asked him why it was
more of his chairs than the law will allow of any
other. so that shall get the NV chairs paid for
twice over this very winter!' And he chuckled
and shook the floor. wen in and sat
the old chair. but with foot-rest, movable back.
hat rack, an umbrella rack. and q coat rack all as
complete as can BE-; and when you rise the seat
yeu out directly the right, left, or rear. AT
the close of performance all rise and all the seats
fol-. up about as snug as closed umbrellas. and
every one of the auilieuce finds an opsn path
straight TO the door. When all are seated, there
are Eve ais!es, instead of three, at present. The
umbrella. coat and hat rack are very ingenious and
wholly adeO uate. 1t is a queer concern-ths
chair is.
I met Mons. Capel on Monday. In reply to my
lis there anything newt! he said NO: unless
you say that gong TO Washington this
winter, to make my decarstion on the subject OF
the public aohoois." Asking for particulars he
said: There are G,OOO,OO0 Catholics IN this land
they will nc longer endure without protest the ne
cessty of being taxed to support your Protestant
schools while they haye parish schools of their
own. It is to be brought to an issue an act of
gross i,iussic If justice is not done to us, there
will be trouble. NJ. Capel will go West to lecture
during Lent w. a. CROFFUT.