The morning times., 1896-05-10
The Henry Clay lafayette and Thomas Jefferson Rooms
Still in Good Order
UNIQUE OLD FOUNTAIN ON THE LAWN
the Cemetery and the Slave Quarters of
Old Days.
THE HOSPITABLE HOME OF THE CALVERT FAMILY

do wn in the center of the west lawn, its
glistening face upturned as a mirror for
the silvery moon and twinkling stars TO
reflect their lengthening images OF light
back to the azure vault above.
In the center of this clear body of brook
water is a pretty island, crested by an
ornamental summer house. In the by
gone days OF the Calyerts snowy swans
and graceful elder ducks used to glide
about over the lake, and tiny boat was
i'll the service OF the family.
Even now water-lilies and other aquatic
flowers and plants rear their heads there,
but the pool bears a picturesque air OF
neglect, and rank weeds run riot about its
shores.
Eastward from the lake is an old wind
mill standing upright as a reminder OF
''auId lang Syne." It's great wheel creak-
ing as it la zily revolves in the passing breeze.
Then away to the eastward lie what re-
main of the ancient slave quarters, squat
/ ty buildings, grim, gray and suggestive.
The greater portion of these quarters were
swept away by fire several years ago, but
enough remain of them TO complete tie
thread of the colonial story which nature
has woven and preserved about the old
| premises.
LORD BALTIMORE COACH.
Connected with the mansion and 'front.'
! ing the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad tracks
! is the carriage house. In 1t is stored the
! quaint, time-decayed original family car
riage OF the Calverts, known as the Lord
! Baltimore COACH This ancient vehicle
/ has strong ru uning gear, and was so evenly
constructed by the maker that one man
| can haul it about with but little effort.
! In appearance il is cross between
modern two-seat army ambulance and the
/ original Deadwood stage coach, which has
ern plaus.
The aged conve vance of the CalvertS is
! intact so far as its metal and wood work is
! concerned, and will last for many years
yet, only to fall to pieces eventually like
"the deacon's one-horse shay The
| oilcloth cover has been sliced off in spots
] by ruthless relic hunters until the covering
looks rs though had run the gauntlet of
| a fusilade OF shots number or times,
| poured into it by yelling Comanches or
! ApacheS, like its companion piece, Buffalo
BiHs old Deadwood vehicle.
On the sides of the Calvert coach several
wears ago was the family coat OF arms.
/ This contained in latin the Calvert motto
within scroll:
MANLY deeds;
Feminine words"
The design was cut away from the car
riage, however, and is now probably III
lous relic hunter.
Adjoining the carriage house are two
/ large conservatories, which are also
part of the main building. They are large,
we'll ventilated apartments, and many years
ago. when camelias We're the fashionable
flowers of the day and sold at fancy
prices. these conservatories contained, it
is said the finest camelia collection in the
world.
THE ANCIENT CEMETERY.
On q pretty piece of rising ground, over
looking the manor and carpeted with na<
ture's farest covering of green, dotted with
daisies and other wild flowers, is the old
family burying ground. The marble slabs
are moss grown, and wild vines grow in
picturesque confusion. while honey bees
darted hither and thither in the bright
spring sunshine.
1t was In just such spot, perhaps, that
Poet Gray found inspiration to pen his
immortal "Elegy Written in a Country
Graveyard
This pretty spot, where sleep two genera
tions, grandson and great grandson OF the
sixth Lord Baltimore, is shaded by grove
of stately trees, which have nodded and
waved in the winds for more than century.
The place is surrounded by a number of
iron posts supporting deCa yed wooden rails.
on the marble tomb OF the original owner
of the property is inscribed in sunken let
! tiers these words:
Here lies the body OF George c. Cal
vert esquire, youngest son of Benedict
Calvert. of Mt.Airy, Prince George S County,