Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine . ers Historyof Kingston says of De Waal; He was one of the few men who could get into politi-cal dispute with his guests and let out volley after volley ofoaths upon them, and still retain their custom and good-will. His wife was an ^excellent, kind-hearted woman, whotried to control him • sometimes she would succeed in silenc-ing him, but frequently her efforts would meet with as littlesuccess as they did with the Quaker who was their guest onenight. De Waal and the Quaker gotinto apolitical Waal waxed warm, and began to let of
Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine . ers Historyof Kingston says of De Waal; He was one of the few men who could get into politi-cal dispute with his guests and let out volley after volley ofoaths upon them, and still retain their custom and good-will. His wife was an ^excellent, kind-hearted woman, whotried to control him • sometimes she would succeed in silenc-ing him, but frequently her efforts would meet with as littlesuccess as they did with the Quaker who was their guest onenight. De Waal and the Quaker gotinto apolitical Waal waxed warm, and began to let off volley after volleyof oaths, etc., when Mrs. De Waal interposed, saying,mildly, Waaltje! Waaltje! Yes, yes! he replied in Dutch,11 know what you mean, but the talk of this d—d donderskind is too much for me to stand. ! Kingston was swept by a great fire in 1804 and thehouse of De Waal destroyed. It was immediatelyrebuilt. De Waal died in 1820, a highly respectedman. His widow survived him for many years, livingin this house. 244 The DeWaal House. 245 Olde Ulster
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