Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1894-04-19

A Visit to Washington's Home, by
J. W. Drum.
The Home Arrangements and
Home Life-The Library
and Furniture.
Continued from last weekly

| Continued from last week
On the other side of the street,
near the mansion is the superlntend,
ent's office; then the gardeners
house, next Martha's spinning and
weaving room, the carpenters shop
and other similar structures.
! AT the conclusion of these small
buildings are brick walls five feet
high and fifty yards long which fur
nlsh the front sides, to square en-
closures tha. lie on either side OF
the street. The enclosure on the
right is the flower garden and also
contains hot house. On entering
we found it crowded with ladies
dressing the different plants and
flowers. We did uot tarry long be-
cause we knew very little about the
beautiful things the garden contain
ed but left them for the ladies to
| discuss, who seemed to be doing
them justice. Then crossing the
street and into the other enclosure
which was the horticultural garden:
we found nothing of special interes,
except a large horse chestnut tree
that stood in one corner. This was
Iplanted by Washington himself
We wanted leaf or sprig from the
tree, as a relic, and on approaching
1t, a man who sat beneath the tree
supplied us with leaf each. w,
started to thank him for the leaf
but before we could do SO he said
sTen cents each" We paid hin
the mos5 ~ instead.
Now Gaeiag surveyed the grounds
we returned to The front of the man
sion and entered at the middle
door, which lead into 7hall. Ol
either side Of the hall were tive
doors which lead into rooms / will
give you an idea of. The first room
; on the right was the music room
which contained an old guitar, harp
lseord flute and other small instru
ments. Many little relics were ais,
found but are too numerous to men
ton. Passing from this room dowl
| the hall noticed case fastened t,
the wall which contained two 0
: Washington's swords. | notice,
also a card in the case hat read
"These swords are accompanied witt
: an injunction; not to unsheathe'
!, them for the purpose of she1din:
: blood, except it be for self defence
or In the defence of their country o
its rights, and in the latter case t.
keep them uns heathed, and prefe
falling with them in their hand t
REIMBURSEMENT thereof" Just bt
yond the music room on the sam
side of the hall is the parlor, whicl
contalns many paintings, furnitur
!, common to that age, also an old p1
| auo about tiye feet long and thre
} feet wide which if closed wonl,
; not be recognized by the young lad
: artist of today, as a musical instrr
t ment. 1t is Of box like shape an
has legs that resemble table legs
being plain and very. small. TIL
carpet made of rags, though beaut
$ fully woven, supported a side boz
!. der about twelve inches wide. Tn
carpet is woven exactly the shap
E of the room but lacks about tw
: feet reaching the wall at any place
A remark was made that Marth
+ made mismeasurement on tha
,, carpet. The guide told us that ths
t was the style of the parlor carpet 8
: that time.
On the other side of the hall d
, rectly opposite the parlor is Wasl
ington's sitting room. The wall
are hung with many portraits Q
: himself, painted and presented t
! him by renowned artists of th
world. Tie room contains tEC YER
little furniture, three chairs, on
stand, writing desk and book cas-,
The floor is covered with beaut
full rag carpet. Passing back dow
the hall is Martha's sitting room
+ The FIRST thing Inotlced was ia
J old style candle stand, three or fou
d old style chairs, D very handsom
t carpet made by her own hands,
3 private library Of perhaps l5o vo
d umes, principally religious work
a and other works which were tn
\ best literature OF the age. In th
i center Of the room STOOD an oil
a styled stand table, which wore
neat hand made cover. On th