The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-25
THE TtFT TAVERN.
tmarish Frost's Diary Proves That ths
FIRST President IBID sleep at Z Nbriige.

u IHI tDiTpR On M ~ y ~. In lHF
SIS Of August 70 rher" wa- an account Of
President Taf' ,r-.t 10 the home Of =
ancestors a. Ncndon and IkhrIdge Mass
Mr. Iair va shown az the inn a. VbTidse
the room IA witch General Washington
slept according 80 tradition. Washington
-lep' ~ - least one Rcd m me or more inns
"a every N.l'tg- h- entered however his
visit To- fr" l,i' nm ~ ,hriigc - youChed
tor ny Washington irmself. end Il o., uute
Interesting
Iaurruu STAPLES read before Ne
Au'r.,tu Antiquarian ~u,te'y ~ IT. -smi-
annual nee .uC ~ Boston ou Apr.i ~ iSTH
ptuer de. rrrrug the ,"u'"ut- ~ irag-
mem of tp o.' DIARY written hy AuHTah
fru-'. Ie-. .rrr'IN- ct a Ioyrn-y trat gentle
man f"u, % I."5 which included . VISIT
'p Nt-r.ug'uu 80 Mount Vernon Mr. trost
enters 10 i'- ttt.N. Under da'e 1T June %
40. q dec -tF.f.on e the dinner a. Mount
Vernon ana Nr Washington ,onVsTsatIob
from ~hI"h ",'rsyt nc following
WeVcr. ds,,r.,I jp call Tor what drin. we ,has.
Ne %. glas, ~ Otn- with Mr. Tau rts'. whIch
r,srple Was fplIoWrd bN nT ,ru,aer and Mr.
Washington sud Us.ef ami NJ, petsr>. Mr
rAycUs sud Inc Dung iady WHOSE name i GUSTS
"A rcn me rIpfh va- aiken away the prc>.dent
save M our rsnd>
~ spo,e ~ ne Ius ru,sureut. made IN the
'E.'~d states. especially IN hu.tiinE bridge. and
''u.r - boston. ono - which ~. ru.u ghsa
no ~. Ia>t mere ~ con, "r~~I aI>' rr>pe,ti q
D.. fr'.ru ry 'h~ way ~ rIngton across the
.o4ntF' ~ ~ II''. HI'y ~ me road, IN Nendon
1uf sDrdgr lrGG,rrt = know Nr Tafis
'amtN. where - uH' 80 that nlEh' whether the
odd gentleman va- alive. and added that NJ NAs
Tr zen UlrAssI NIth nc conduct Of hl, daughter.
particularly Nth no eldest. who he said appeared
20 hA'e superior sense and AnoVisdge Tor one
educated IN such a co4r ~ village a. q tavern.
She appeared 10 urd stand considerable Of
geography. &c mat >ne WAs very sensible ssd
modest person Inquired y she was msrriet. !
Ir'orrc eel him sire va, Ne hoped she VS. we'll
married answered that believed she vsS
Veil married amt nat - vas 10 a person % educA
ton who vas clergyman
Mr. staple m h.s rarer commenting on
tie above saw
Tho reference In the diary To wAShington'S
return At the close ~ bis eastern tour In l7sa
from IeIIngtDn 20 lew Nors across the country
and his passing night On the way a. Mr. TAfts
tavern IN Nhridge -4gge>ts the Introduction OF
an accoUnt given IN the Npg Of November u:
l5s9 81 the l.dicrog~ mistake which depri, ed
W lTid0n Inn IN Nendon OF the honor Of
entertaining tho Tr~siicn' General. ~ he Ua.
called. oH ne r'gf' In question Toward the
r,o.e ~ one day lat wesE a mess.ngcr Na> sent
forward 20 inform th- keepet Of the Inn where
nj, HlEhncss Intended 10 lodge that night that
tnr prcs,d~n' vaS near by and wished TO he ar
rornmodAted Win lodging ant \ u'ue necessary
refreshmenJ a. The innseeper absent
The landlAdy. >Vp3b~inS the messenger meant
hN The President me President 81 lthode island
College. Tor 90 IVES IN the nrighbOrhood % thai
state and 'ha' ~ 90 80 he had Ms lady win ham
AMI bs0g herself unVrll she told he uirSs-ngrf
,rr could not entertain the President. and that hr
must 60 on 20 the newt tavern. IN ronseduence %
watch the messenger. though n Vas late had 10
nj word back 10 h.s IIighnesS that he had pro
reeisi On Ia the neIt Inn to provide that enter
'ainnent which he could rot get ~ the rrs' The
laniiAdy som found out her mistake and most
tcously larrn'ed that she could not have known
mat y vas the .llus'rlogs Washington that In q.
tended honorlUg her house Bless ne" ~
claimed sh" nc sight Of him would have cured me
~ ry Illness ard ne best IN my house and In the
TOW n shou'l have been ~ his service
The SPY -. ! suppose. the Worcester SBy
established hv Isaiah Thomas in.I 40 40 the
Rs-aohusc''~ SRI
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