The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-14
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WAsnIn0ToN, d. 9, April Z, 1850.
RDTToR PREss:--AfteT leaving TIE
Mount Vernon residence, one should
not leave the grounds without visiting
the family kitchen, where one sees the
old.fashioned fireplace. about ave feet
square, IN which 10 70 be seen the cranes
and hooks npoa which tea-kettls aad
pots hung . centaTy ago. and the eyed
eoloEed cook assured ns that the dinner
then on the the table was the same n
the father Of his country and his family
sat down TO. ] had reasons TO doubt
the truthfulness of the assertion be-
eanse on the table was 0 dish OF Boston
heked beans. hsye . sneaking idea
that Boston baked beans are Of the
present and not the past century. The
old cook asked 10 - favor TO take .
drink out 0f the well from which the
general used to drink. As there was
nothing stronger, l took drink out Of
the well. The water b splendid; In
fact - good ~ that OF any mountain
stream 10 Idaho. Just below the well
h seen the coach house, In which u kept
the coach In which the general used 70
ride-s large. clumsy vehicle with
wooden axle-trees. and wheels ~ large
and heavy - Noah Palmeter's dray has,
. three-seated trap. with DARK red cash
ions. And I wish 10 say here that my
companion noticed. In connection with
the coach, something that ] had entirely
overlooked, viz: One ofthe wheels was
-dished." ] asked her what she knew
about dished wheels, and she replied
that while she might not be from the
wild and woody west" che knew
dished wheel when she saw It. Near
the coach house stands the barn which,
the inscription on the front shows, was
erected In l723, more than q century
and half ago, ant which ID In spleD.
did state Of preservation. Adjacent 10
it is 70 be seen the paddock, or TO use
western phrase. the stock corral.
Continuing down the walk toward the
wharf or boat landing, We see on the
night the tomb Of Washington. and ap
proaeh IL in awe and wonder. A man
must be callous indeed, who can not, OF
viii not, bow his head at the tomb OF
the greatest man this country eves
knew. Il seemed TO me . saerilege foI
the common herd 10 gaze upon the spot
where repose the remains Of George aOd
Martha Washington, but like all "rubbeI
nec&s," came to see and did see. Be
hind double iron gates 10 seen the vault
in which are the remains Of George and
Martha Washington, the vault secured
locked, and the key thrown into the
Potomac river. CSOme enterpuSing fish
erman viii some day fish IL up and eel
It 70 the government for enough 70 buy
u farm on the Spokane prairie.) Owe
the door Of the vault one sees the Bibls
quotation, l think from John N, and
18Th verse: Il am the resurrection and
the life; he that believeth on me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live"
Turning from the tomb OF Washing
ton, We retrace our steps and visit tn
deer park. Just In front Of. and below
the residence. in the park Is to be steE
about twenty deer Of all ages-if one b
20 believe what the guides tell us-ir
fact one Of the guides pointed out I
particularly lovely white tailed deer ant
assured US that the general used h
J feed that deer. himself" Ny compan
lon doubted Il. did not. was will
ing to take for granted everything tina
. was told me. am yet willing 10 do q
don't question the verAeity Of an.
guide or prompter, accept his state
ment and say nothing. although nigh
do some thinking.
Yes, visited the roo park, and saS
, animals from the tropics, and from tb
frosen regions Of the north-Animal
and sAurians, from the tiger and leopaU
and lion 70 the alligator and crocodile
! of Florida and the Ganges, to the CARTE
and rattle snake, the anaconda an
boa constructor; 10 fact I saw % man
reptiles that 1 went to bed at night wit
snakes In my boots will write yO'
more fully Of the roo, and what saV
there. In my next Believe me.
Yours truly.
p.