Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1895-05-24
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to Green Harbour meant IL was q
superb old place on the southeastern
coast, just far enough from the peach
to lend that soothing sound 10 the
breakers which is so pleasant 10 near
at night after retiring. The mousse was
of no special style of architecture.
Originally it was a spacious farm house
made many alterations and annexa-
of the old New England pattern.
Ancestors of the present owner had
lions, and the present master had COM
pletely renovated and, in way, mod
ernized it, The old elms and oaks We're
still vigorous and luxuriant, and they
boosted of lineage that might turn q
colonial dame green with envy They
added also not little to the beauty OF
the scenery.
II Giving a party of this kind and size
is not an easy matter, as some nave
learned to their intense modification.
Great care and skillful judgment must
be exercised in the selection or the
guests, who, for seven days, are to be
so closely associated. But the Claytons
We're not novices; they knew the dis
positions and tastes of their friends,
and they gathered a thoroughly con-
genial company.
One lovely June morning the spe-
cial train conveying the guests pulled
out of the Old Colony station at Boston.
A ride of thirty miles brought us to the
village, where carriages, stages carts
and wagons were in waiting to trans
port us and our numerous boxes to the
house, five miles distant.
4 1t is unnecessary to attempt de-
scription of the joyous, brief days that
followed. Yachting, bowling, billiards,
dancing, tableaux and, perhaps, lit
tie f1irta ton occupied our entire time.
The weather was superb and every
thing and everybody was in perfect
harmony, when on the evening of the
fourth day Mr.. Clayton, while passing
through the hall, fell dead upon the
floor The same heart trouble that
had ended his fathers life twenty years
before.
That the gayety and revelry was then
at it's height made this sad incident
doubly shocking. A silence, sombre as
a pail, settled over all Each guest
thought it his and her duty to leave as
soon as possible; they felt i'll at ease, de
trop.
Arrangements were at once made to
have the baggage and private servants
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the guests were to follow an hour
later. My wife wanted to wake her
maid. who had been in bed for hours.
for the purpose of packing her trunks.
thought this useless and said that I
would attend to the packing; all that
was required Of the maid was that she
be in readiness to start in the morning
I advised my wife. who seemed TO be
nervous and agitated, to go to bed
This she consented to do, telling me to
be sure to put everything in the trunks
except what we wished to wear travel
ing.
If anything requires greater skill
and patience than packing long-train
party dresses, to say nothing of other
articles of feminine apparel, into COM
paratively well-filled trunks, have
yet to learn of it. This was many years
ago and. perhaps, they made gowns
longer then--or trunks smaller. How
ever, | did the best I could and felt
rather proud of my job. / was up in
the morning to see our luggage car
ried down.
Are you sure you put everything
in?" asked my wife from her comfort
able position of repose.
Everything but the things you
ought to be getting in answered, in
elegantly, starting downstairs.
An hour later one of the house serv-