Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23


half eentury ago. She has never worn
glasses. Her sense OF hearing Is the only
one that is seriously Affected but she can
hear fairly we'll
TT has been" I said, "a long while nlnco
you were IN New York city"
"Blesa you, yeo," was her CHEEKY an
swer. nut remember my frequent vista
there an young girl quita we'll l was
there last In 1917. when l was is years Of
age. l waH frequent guest al the home
Of my uncle. John Lang. who was the
editor OF tho New York Gazette long be-
fore James Gordon Bcnnett aud Horace
Greeley we're heard or thought Of. Uncle
Lang lived and owned property near the
nattery on Pearl street-ln those daya a
nne location for private residences. One Of
our nearest nalEhbors was Chancellor Lly-
lngs,oue. who administered the hrst oath
OF onico to George Washington. He was
man OF nne presence. dIgnlned and courte-
GUS. He was, believe, one Of the signerh
Of the Declaration Of independence, have
often visited, or rather supped, at tho
Chancellor'a house with my uncls Lang'a
daughtcra. Now York was not very large,
rir. remember, my cousin and myself
tuod TO dine at he residence OF Mr.. With
inHton near his brewery. and We walked
back and forth from the Battery nalghbor-
hood and considered Il only pleasant ex-
erclae His was tho last house on the
north aide Of tho city. and beyond that
tho ground was rough and hllly. / have
been told that Il Ia all smoothod down now
and tero Is little to Indicate the original
lay Of the ground"
II SUPPOSE there were no street cars in
ahose daysw
NO, lndeed-and very little need OF
hacks We went most everywhere by boat
on the Hudson or up tho Sound. We often
weAt to tho Navy Yard. which was across
the East River at tho little town OF Brook
Ign. Colonel Gamble had charge Of the
yards. He had married my cousin, Allaa
Lang, and he used 10 send a ahip's boat
full OF sallora TO row us back and forth.
We had many a merry party In those days
homotimea we would 10 out a-nuttlng and
plonlckng a short distance from the Navy
Yard on Long Island, Colonel Gamble
was afterward Transferred TO the navy yard
at Philadelphia. where he lived, and on
one occasion entertained General Lafayette
at dinner was invited. but was m and
could not 20. I-NRA-dAlls&la--- --s.444s-l4-
ne =-y'5cu7ig lady. but outgrow It all. and
have had very little illness during my mar
ried lfa and aimee the death Of my husband
IN 1851"
''Ho was a physlcian. believer
''Yqs. but he did not believe IN strong
dosea. He was fond Of telling a story about
fellow physician who attended hospital
In Philadelphia every day regularly aud
was q believer in strong doses and lots OF
them. One morning when no called on the
matron TO inquire about the seven patients
uhe informed him that they had all died
except one, lilo Inquired If they had all
taken their medicine. Yea. she said, ALI
took their medicine except the ore who is
alive."
"Hayo you any recollection OF Aaron
purrg"
u saw him very often, hu, had no ac-
quaintanee with him. My fathers home was
at Burlington, n, j., aud Burr had frlend
thcre whom he frequently visited, Ny
father was postmastor at Burlington during
the war OF 1879. and remember how he
used to come out on the root OF our porch
and read lae latog, nows OF the war TO
crowd below before opening the posi- once
Politics stirred up very bitter feelings In
those days. and my mother often feared
TO have my father venture OUT UPON the
street for dread OF his being wayiaid. lie
was Democrat and a iolloear OF JeAerssn
never aaN Hamilton that / remember.
Bu, my hgahaads cousla. AIR. NeNtpan. had
been his private secretary Ny 'elearcs,
memory Of public men was while lived 10
Nasning.oa Oily. Ne had 5oen rsAdsii.s
tnvgt pnlle "a philadelphia where We had
many faAafei. ! 0lith SAW John j. Nu.
dup9u AZ sle l0nas y uiy ralsHse oy mar.
rsue- k3ain Harrll-at Aorr5slwn,a s0or.
dia.4ncl IRON Philadelphia M HAIRS VA
Neii on apa a oisaly cInCalca teu4eh,aa.
He "al very isnt OF on.-li-do1r sports snd
plin.iuE. ana Was o. Accolnt al iacsB tastui
bsoouie warm irlond % Apdubun. IhRy
Neot once tcl .har--Whal VAS ciAsldkrdi :
RISKY and rasn ;nlRE--vu a bunlas and c5I-
Letting expedition a. isE rs 40 Rocky
MouH.alns 1 kncw 10 Philadelphia Inc
iasaeF Matthew Randall, and the arand.
taiAer OF Samuel }. Randall, WAC vas 30
lons a meniber of ConErtss from that cIsy.
Ihey we're o. English descs3t"
ren the dear old damo GOT up cut OF her
eatl chair aud walked carefully 10 a quaint
little oscrl,oira and took cut lot d I'D
letters written al uma when postage
s-ampa Nerl unknown. and 10 send a liitls
letter eosi rs Instead OF cents I.estars
aldn', hy as az in those days as they do