Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05

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sistency OF maple sugar
"GIencove" is the name Of the Gov.
errors house. II belongs to Capt. Young,
n retired mariner who Is now In the
c,,stoms service in Hamilton. The Youngs
live in n basement division Of the house,
ut they lease the rest to a Mrs. Peck, an
American woman. Mrs. Peck, being an
old friend of the Wilson family, and not
being in Bermuda at present, sublet tho
cottage furnished Tho proprietor of the
general store in Paget says that his I'm
Gle, Josiah r. Darrell, who was consul
here from Civil War days to the admin.
istrati ton Of Grover Cleveland, lived all
that time in he very cottage tho presi-
dent-elect is occupying now.
The house is Of the bungalow type, and
has a piazza across the front, facing south
across the cove toward the Paget hills.
From one end Of the piazza one can look
westward through the labyrinth Of coral
islands, which dispute the entrance to
Hamilton harbor. There is n square aper.
ture, n frame for the picture, at this end
% the piazza. and the Governor stands
there lost in Amusement at the brilliant
vitriol blue Of the water. which is colored
beyond all possibility OF imagining it, in
deed Is the despair of the artists, whose
boxes, so the Governor says, do not con-
tain pigments OF sufficient brlliancy to
reproduce 1t.
As one enters the house. there is a hall
ir tho center, a parlor on the left, with
windows commanding the bay. and a dim
ing-room on the right. There is nothing
of the bungalow or the craftsman about
the furniture, which Is a tasteful mix
ture OF old mahogany and ornate newer
pieces. A piano stands at one end of the
rarlor. and fireplace at the other. The
walls are white; but pieces OF chintz,
with bright-colored, antique patterns. are
hung in the larger spaces and lend a
sprightly air to the rooms None of the
rooms is big The Governor with some
glee shows how his own chamber leads
of from the hall through door and
down a miniature winding staircase Of a
half-dozen steps.
In the rear is spacious kitchen, and
behind that the water-supply reservoir.
All the drinking water in Bermuda is
caught from those dazzling white roofs
(the sanitary law requires that they shall
be whitewa shed at least twice a year..
There are some other chambers on the
rear Of the house, and some separate
buildings which are used by the servants.
The Governors household consists Of
Mrs. Wilson. two daughters. Jessie and
Eleanor, and three servants whom the
Governor brought from New Jersey. The
Governors stenographer and the secret
service man have quarters elsewhere.
An early morning lis the best time OF
day in Bermuda--although it is hard to
improve on the bright moonlight nights
of the present fortnight-the Wilson fam
lily rise early. Usually the Governor has
calls Immediately after breakfast from
appointment. Each day this week the
family have gone out about the middle
Of the morning. The walks about the is.
land are fascinating. Not the least de.
lightful feature Of this pastime is tina,
there are no sidewalks-except in Hamil-
ton. Pedestrians and people in carriages
and people on bicycles all use the same
thoroughfare. But such thoroughfare
Roads Of coral. miraculously smooth In
wiling the bicyclist on irresstiby over
one hill after another The Governor and
his daughters have hired bicycles. The!
| are all enthusiastic riders. But when they
want Mrs. Wilson to go. too. they either
walk or telephone over to Hamilton for 6
| CO rriage
| Leading down from the back lawn
where the linen Is spread out to bleach
IL a little stairway cut in the coral Il
takes one to a tiny landing at the wa
ter's edge; and hero the family go II
bathing In water SO clear that the bottom
positively cannot have any secrets from
the outer world. In front OF the hous'
hang some rowboats. and the harbor Il
! full Of attractive sloops that can be hirec
| at a moderate price.