The record-union., 1895-10-12

wayne was not so Tar wrong, however,
when he decided that these long bayonets
were more trustworthy at any ordinary
range than would be most of those
smoothbore shooting-irons. Speaking OF
cold steel. the next thing TO be admired
is the agreeably miscellaneous gathering
of old swords, horse, foot and Dragon,
with all manner of navy cutlasses. w nat
scythes some of these ancient cavalry
sabres are! But then. their wearers were
tall mon, and for cutting up King Georges
infantry they required tools with which
they could reach all the way down from
horseback.
THEIR CLOTHES WERE ALL WORN OUT.
The received idea concerning the
marching appearance OF Washlngton's
ragged rebels' may be confirmed by the
tact that not single complete suit oil
Continental uniform is LETT III his best
furnished headquarters. They are evil
IDENTIFY better off for cooked hats, and the
display of these is in marked contrast TO
the deficiency in coats and breeches.
They are. nevertheless. striking exam
Eles of the styles which did not go to war
and camps. One OF these wedding suit,
Is positively fascinating. 1t is of heavy
red velvet, with wide flaps to the coat
and Waistooat. much collar and cuffs,
and is set of with large pearl buttons. 1t
Is costly rig, and evidently requires to
sword.
Not far from this pair of distinguished
short clothes rest laZily upon their wooden
beds pair of dismounted bronze four
FOUNDERS, captured from Burgoyne at
Saratoga. That Generals artillery train
was the best ever manufactured, up to
that date, and it was great thing for
America. 1t supplied war relics to large
number of towns and villages, fine object
lessons in patriotism, but it first helped
TO defeat him by delaying him In the
woods. There was so much of it he got
dreadfully tangled up with it. The State
or New Y ork owes a great deal to Bur-
goyne and his artillery and his wagon
train. He cut good roads through the
| wilderness for them, and our troops had
! plenty OF time to gather and get ready for
him, including the important business OF
| molding bullets 10 shoot his men. Some
! OF his roads are in use to this day, but
! that is not all. HI stirred up the lrO-
quois, and by that means recruited thou
sands of volunteers for Schuyler and Ar
mold. He also prepared the Six Nations
to be crushed out by Wayne's column a
little later, so that Central and Western
| New York might be opened at the earliest
possible day TO white settlers. All OF
| these reflections are attached to the pres
| ence here OF these two four-pounders.
Another observation may be taken by
means of the many portraits of " ashing-
| ton himself which adOrn these walls.
! He was unQuestionably a many-Rided
man, OF whom q variety of differing
views could be taken. \ 10 two of them
are too much alike. There is no dreary
Sameness about them.
Among the many valuable manuscripts
! Is commission issued to Paul Revere,
and it suggests tho question whether or
not any of his long rides across country,
as mounted messenger for the Boston
patriots, took him as far as this. There
are relics here, however, from even Vir-
ginia and further south. And as TO the
cannon balls, it is impossible TO say with
any certainly where they came from.
X One would hardly expect to find any
| actual amusement in Washington's head
quarters, but it is here, loads of it. 1t be-
gins among the pots and kettles and
crockery in the kitchen, winds in and
| out among the cooked hats and gala
! dresses, and then it climbs across the
wall among the pictures. These are in
valuable. On the wall of the main hall
hangs a picture of the pulling down Of
George III. He was mounted on lead
horse in the Bowling Green, in New
I ork. A striking scene in oil, afterward
engraved. is the capture of Major Andre.
1t was done by three Westminster dudes,
in characteristic theatrical attitudes.
This is a land piece. but there is just as
good marine view. 1t is the battle OF
Lake Erie, or it may be of Lake Cham
PLAIN, L have forgotten. The artist puts
all the ships that were there in line,
prows TO the front, and lets them bang
away. That is the reason that 30 many
OF them were damaged in that fight,
whichever fight it was.
1t speaks well for New Jersey patriot
ism that these headquarters are 80 well
preserved. 1t Is well known that Wash
ington had several in the course of that
war, but most OF them are gone. Never
theless. good way TO strengthen. the
| general interest of the entire collection
may be limited at in the bizarre effect Of
the new guns upon old carriages in the
front yard" Among the weapons and
accoutrements of all kinds might be pre-
scented the corresponding murderous tool
OF to-day, to teach by contrast and &c
show the progress we have made in civil
| ization.