Viewing page 44 of 100

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

4

gave a charming trick to the noble place - and the day was perfect.

On coming to the great gateway where there were a couple of sentinels, we stopped a moment, and an attendant in attractive attire, asked if this was the family of the Kings portrait and directed the driver to go to the front entrance which was at the other end of the of the wide avenue in sight maybe what would be 3 blocks off.  The "Portals" of course were quite imposing.  An attendant stepped forward as we drove up took my painting traps, and an army officer greeted me as I entered a very large hall with a dome like ceiling.

After depositing my things the officer a Col. I should say, conducted me through two or three spacious rooms, I carrying in my hands the mask of Lincoln which I had wrapped in a silk handkerchief