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CHAPTER XV. 



FOR MISTRESS LLOYD, OF MARYLAND. 



In 1803 Morgan went to pass a week with his old 

 friends, the Wings, and the visit was one long to be 

 remembered. 



The talk of the village was Mistress Hannah's new 

 silken gown — the first ever brought to Montpelier, so the 

 town history tells. David Wing was now Judge and 

 Secretary of State, and his wife had to wear fine 

 clothes, as befitted her station, for many were the calls 

 on her to entertain distinguished guests. 



It was at a meeting in their new barn that Alistress 

 Wing first wore the wonderful silk. All the other ladies 

 present had on homespun and linen — silk would have 

 been called "flunk and flummux" on them. 



The Judge that day wore his Indian cotton shirt with 

 the frills — hemmed and tucked. It made a brave- show, 

 for cotton was three shillings the yard at that time. 



I mention these historic facts merely to show that 

 Morgan played his part with the Quality of the times, as 

 well as at the plow, and to occupy a stall in the Judge's 

 grand new barn was no small privilege to a horse ! 



But the greatest pleasure of all was when he heard 

 that Colonel Lloyd of Maryland, and his daughter had 

 come a'visiting the Judge and his lady. 



The Wings and the Lloyds had met in New York the 

 winter before and the Judge had unwoven some legal 

 tangles for the Colonel. A friendship had resulted and 

 now the Southerners had come all the way from Mary- 



