. The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800. the center of the side -was a double door with theupper half set with small panes of glass. Each sideof this door were French windows, very large,opening from the floor nearly to the ceiUng. Plainboard ceiling was used instead of plaster forwalls, most of the woodwork plain and unpainted,though the lower stairs had newell posts and rails. of black walnut. This house was built on lotNo 418 and just north of the house now standing,built by Judge Laporte in 1839, now ownedby the Hagerman family. It was torn down in18-16 for fear o
. The story of some French refugees and their "Azilum," 1793-1800. the center of the side -was a double door with theupper half set with small panes of glass. Each sideof this door were French windows, very large,opening from the floor nearly to the ceiUng. Plainboard ceiling was used instead of plaster forwalls, most of the woodwork plain and unpainted,though the lower stairs had newell posts and rails. of black walnut. This house was built on lotNo 418 and just north of the house now standing,built by Judge Laporte in 1839, now ownedby the Hagerman family. It was torn down in18-16 for fear of fire. Traces of the foundationare still in evidence. In this great house wasdispensed the hospitality of the settlement. Aslong as it stood, the large room was called theFrench ladies drawing room ; here doubtless —39— gathered all the famous visitors to the perhaps were breathed oaths of loyalty toLouis Philippe, whom they hoped soon to see onthe throne ! What brilliant conversation theirwalls echoed ! Alas, there has come down to usbut two amusing little stories of the gatheringshere. Though the winters were long and dreary thesummer heat was far more fierce than ever knownin Belle Paris. The first time the writer everheard of Asylum, when a little child she was rid-ing by with Chas. F. Welles of pointing out the location and the picnicrock, he added this anecd
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