. Historic homes of New England . which werebrought over from England by Major the door is a row of old bulls-eyes, specimensof early American glass, green in coloring and roughinside where they were taken from the moldingbar. The door swings open on large, wrought-ironstrap hinges, which extend two feet each way, andone enters the long hallway. This apartmentdivides the house into two parts and ends in aduplicate door at the rear, which opens upon theold-fashioned garden. During the summer-timethis door is left open, and here, in the cool recess ofthe hall, accompanied by the droni
. Historic homes of New England . which werebrought over from England by Major the door is a row of old bulls-eyes, specimensof early American glass, green in coloring and roughinside where they were taken from the moldingbar. The door swings open on large, wrought-ironstrap hinges, which extend two feet each way, andone enters the long hallway. This apartmentdivides the house into two parts and ends in aduplicate door at the rear, which opens upon theold-fashioned garden. During the summer-timethis door is left open, and here, in the cool recess ofthe hall, accompanied by the droning of bees andthe sweet scents from the posy beds in the gardenbelow, it is a favorite custom to serve tea in thelong, warm, summer afternoons. Flowers, books, old-fashioned furniture, andpictures of the choicest are everywhere. A fineportrait of General John Stark, painted in 1830by Samuel F. B. Morse, the inventor of the tele-graph, is hung on the wall at the right. Facingthe door another beautiful portrait is seen. This [172].
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