Among old New England inns; being an account of little journeys to various quaint inns and hostelries of colonial New England . ed to makethe most of this extraordinary occasion. Behave pretty now, Charley, the driverof Lafayettes coach was heard to say to oneof his pair, ^ behave pretty, you are goingto carry the greatest man in the world. Morses Hotel was the Generals NewHaven headquarters and here he was met bythe veterans of the Revolution and manyfriends and associates of other days. Infront of the house passed a procession ofmilitary corps and of Yale students and,after reviewing these,
Among old New England inns; being an account of little journeys to various quaint inns and hostelries of colonial New England . ed to makethe most of this extraordinary occasion. Behave pretty now, Charley, the driverof Lafayettes coach was heard to say to oneof his pair, ^ behave pretty, you are goingto carry the greatest man in the world. Morses Hotel was the Generals NewHaven headquarters and here he was met bythe veterans of the Revolution and manyfriends and associates of other days. Infront of the house passed a procession ofmilitary corps and of Yale students and,after reviewing these, Lafayette enjoyed abreakfast with the mayor, aldermen andabout one hundred invited guests which washandsomely served up by Mr. Morse at theexpense of the city. While the feast was inprogress word was brought in that the wivesand daughters of the honoured guests wereoverflowing the parlours and begging thehonour of being presented to the great a call was, of course, not to be refusedby a gallant Frenchman, and, the duties ofthe table being ended, the Marquis hastenedto put himself at the service of the ladies. 354. GOLDEN BALL TAVERN, PROVIDENCE IVhen Lafayette Came Back A visit to the public green, some privatecalls, and an inspection of the College, occu-pied the rest of the forenoon, and about threeoclock the General took his departure onthe lower road by East Haven, Guilford,Saybrook and Lyme to New Hotel was afterwards the FranklinHotel but the place as a public house dis-appeared many years ago. In Norwich the crowd from the wharfbridge to the hotel of the great general wasso dense that it was only with difficulty thatLafayette and his escort could make theirway through, and during the supper whichfollowed reiterated cheers were repeatedlysent up from outside; at each of these burstsof enthusiasm the hero of the occasion pre-sented himself at the window and bowed hisappreciation. The Providence inn honoured by Lafay-ettes presence was the Golden Ball
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