Thomas Solley and his descendants : the story of a hunt for an ancestor . a bountifuldinner was served at the old Curtis Inn, which was onceconducted by Edwards uncle, John J., and aunt, Mary LewisGreen. After dinner there was speech-making, and the author readthe two chapters of this book entitled What we know ofThomas and Eunice Solley, and A Romance and a Trag-edy. Edward presided, and after some gracious words,read the following lines from Eugene Field : It seems to me Id like to go Where the bells dont ring, nor the whistles blow,Nor clocks dont strike, nor gongs dont sound, And Id have s
Thomas Solley and his descendants : the story of a hunt for an ancestor . a bountifuldinner was served at the old Curtis Inn, which was onceconducted by Edwards uncle, John J., and aunt, Mary LewisGreen. After dinner there was speech-making, and the author readthe two chapters of this book entitled What we know ofThomas and Eunice Solley, and A Romance and a Trag-edy. Edward presided, and after some gracious words,read the following lines from Eugene Field : It seems to me Id like to go Where the bells dont ring, nor the whistles blow,Nor clocks dont strike, nor gongs dont sound, And Id have stillness all real stillness, but just the trees Low whispering, or the hum of bees,Or brooks faint babbling over stones In strangely, softly, tangled it seems to me I must Just quit the citys din and dustAnd get out where the sky is blue; And say, how does it seem to you? The party then motored to Georges Hill, losing theirway in that deserted region when near the place, as has beendone on both trips before, but finally coming out in the 128. * ». - 9Br • , - •? ^/, / -7 ? \ . ^ • ; ^ .i • 7 ... 77> HIS DESCENDANTS glorious open country at the top, near the old the Revolutionary soldiers grave was decorated withflags and flowers. The journey back to Bridgeport, down the mountain,through Kettletown, and along the Housatonic River, overthe road which our ancestors must have traveled many times,was one of the most beautiful and peaceful I have ever taken,and the setting sun lent its most wondrous colors to thedeepening twilight. The following members of the family were present on thisoccasion: Edward J. Morgan, Emma Lowe Morgan, HelenaMorgan, John B. Solley, Sr., Dr. John B. Solley, Jr., Dr. FredP. Solley, Miss A. F. Solley, Rev. George W. Solley, WilliamE. Peck, and the youngest member of the party, RussellEdward Morgan second, the fifth descendant from Thomasand Eunice, through Polly Solley. This is the first time in the h
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