Among old New England inns; being an account of little journeys to various quaint inns and hostelries of colonial New England . nsclosed their doors to the public for had served their time, and they quietlymade w^ay for a more bustling generation. No longer the host hobbles down from his restIn the porches cool shadows to welcome his guestWith a smile of delight and a grasp of the handAnd a glance of the eye that no heart could withstand. When the long rains of Autumn set in from the westThe mirth of the landlord was broadest and best;And the stranger who paused over night never knew
Among old New England inns; being an account of little journeys to various quaint inns and hostelries of colonial New England . nsclosed their doors to the public for had served their time, and they quietlymade w^ay for a more bustling generation. No longer the host hobbles down from his restIn the porches cool shadows to welcome his guestWith a smile of delight and a grasp of the handAnd a glance of the eye that no heart could withstand. When the long rains of Autumn set in from the westThe mirth of the landlord was broadest and best;And the stranger who paused over night never knewIf the clock on the mantel struck ten or struck two. Oh the songs they would sing and the tales they would spinAs they lounged in the light of the old-fashioned inn;But the day came at last when the stage brought no loadTo the gate as it rolled up the long dusty road.** But though the age of the stagecoach haspassed, the reign of the motor-car is now on,and dozens of vehicles draw up at the inndoor in place of the single rumbling times, other manners and not worsemanners either, from the landlords point of 370. When Lafayette Came Back view; for these merry loads of automobilistshave good appetites and pay well for whatis served them. Moreover, if they are gra-ciously and hospitably received, they comeagain and again. There is, indeed, nothingthey like better than journeying in twen-tieth century touring-cars among the oldNew England inns, whose proprietors haveadapted their houses to meet modern de-mands. THE END. 371 INDEX Abbott, Miss Priscilla, 183. Abbottss Tavern, Andover,Mass., 182. Adams, John, y?^ 9i> 93> 96,154, 158, 209, 226, 286, 343. Adams, John Quincy, 190,266. Adams, Helen Reddington,120. Adams, Colonel Herschel,120. Adams, Samuel, 98, 161. Addison, 232. Allen, Ethan, 70, 71. Ames, Hon. Fisher, 212. Ames, Nathaniel, tavern-keeper, 23, 209. Amherst College, 53. Amherst House, 52, 53. Amory, Thomas, 361. Anchor Tavern, Lynn, 67. Andrews, John, tav
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