. Down the eastern and up the Black . adly than greatdemolitions. He who pulls down his house, pulls down hisfamily; he who destroys his dwelling, destroys his name. Theancient honor clings to these ancient stones. East of thebridge is one of theseold buildings—a quaintlog house, in the yard ofwhich a half dozen littlepickaninnies are play-ing. To this house about1790, Joseph Downingtook his bride. It is in-teresting to walk a halfmile westward and seeanother landmark of theEighteenth Century-the Hunt Mansion built in 1727. In itsvarious colored brick (which tradition says were im
. Down the eastern and up the Black . adly than greatdemolitions. He who pulls down his house, pulls down hisfamily; he who destroys his dwelling, destroys his name. Theancient honor clings to these ancient stones. East of thebridge is one of theseold buildings—a quaintlog house, in the yard ofwhich a half dozen littlepickaninnies are play-ing. To this house about1790, Joseph Downingtook his bride. It is in-teresting to walk a halfmile westward and seeanother landmark of theEighteenth Century-the Hunt Mansion built in 1727. In itsvarious colored brick (which tradition says were imported), inits wide hall, sharp gables and heavy wainscoting, you recognizeat once the old English style, and are not surprised to learn thatits occupant, Roger Hunt, was a Commissary of King George theThird in the French and Indian War. It is no less interestingto face about and stroll a mile or so to the Fox Mansion, form-erly John Downings Hotel, on the porch of which the grand-father of Ziba Mercer once saw the portly fignare of George119 ]. ...™^jjjlit*«M*llB
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