Catalogue of manuscripts and relics in Washington's head-quarters . isure now, and scarcely knows how tofind employment for his active mind. He is telling his hostess,in broken German-English, of the whale (it proved to be aneel) he had caught in the river. Hear his hostess laugh ? Andthat is the voice of Lafayette, relating perhaps his ventures inescaping from France, or his mishap in attempting to attendMrs. Knoxs last party. Wayne, of Stony Point; Gates, ofSaratoga; Kosciuszko, the Pole; Clinton, the Irish-blooded Gov- 14 WASHING TONS HEAD- Q UA R TUBS. ernor of New York—we may place them a
Catalogue of manuscripts and relics in Washington's head-quarters . isure now, and scarcely knows how tofind employment for his active mind. He is telling his hostess,in broken German-English, of the whale (it proved to be aneel) he had caught in the river. Hear his hostess laugh ? Andthat is the voice of Lafayette, relating perhaps his ventures inescaping from France, or his mishap in attempting to attendMrs. Knoxs last party. Wayne, of Stony Point; Gates, ofSaratoga; Kosciuszko, the Pole; Clinton, the Irish-blooded Gov- 14 WASHING TONS HEAD- Q UA R TUBS. ernor of New York—we may place them all at times besideour Pater patrice in thisold room, and hear amid the mingled humhis voice declare: Happy, thrice happy, shall they be pronoun-ced hereafter, who have contributed anything-, who have per-formed the meanest office in erecting this stupendous fabric ofFreedom and Empire on the broad basis of independency; whohave assisted in protecting the rights of human nature, and inestablishing an asylum for the poor and oppressed of all nationsand THE ROOM WITH SEVEN HOOKS AND ONE WINDOW. HISTORICAL SKET( 11. 15 In France, fifty years after Washington lived here, Marbois re-produced, us an entertainment for Lafayette, then an old man,this old sitting-room and its table scene. From his elegantsaloon he conducted his guests, among whom were severalAmericans, to the room which he had prepared. There was alarge open fire-place, and plain oaken floors; the ceiling wassupported with large beams and whitewashed; there were seve-ral small-sized doors and only one window with heavy sash andsmall panes of glass. The furniture was plain and tinlike anythen in use. Down the centre of the room was an oaken tablecovered with dishes ol meat and vegetables, decanters and bot-tles of wine, and silver mugs and small wine glasses. Thewhole had something the appearance of a Dutch kitchen. Whilethe guests were looking around in surprise at this strange pro-cedure, the host, address
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