“Hey Bonnie Hall” 
Bonnie Hall” and recognizing the stone bent over 
it exclaiming, “My Rock of Gibraltar!” 
Returning to the entrance hall and ascending the 
stairs by easy treads one finds himself in an upper 
hallway exactly corresponding to the one below in 
dimensions. Colonial tables and rich furniture make 
appropriate fittings for such a hall, and rare, old 
books are found here and there, some of which con¬ 
tain the original book-plate used by Henry Middle- 
ton of colonial fame. Here also hangs a steel engrav¬ 
ing of Henry Middleton, evidently a copy of a most 
excellent painting by one of the famous artists of the 
close of the eighteenth century. The frame has carved 
at one side the conventional palm branches, at the 
other oak leaves and acorns, while at the top both 
are intermingled. In the lower rail is carved the 
name. At one end of the room is displayed a fine 
bit of architectural work in a fanlight window over¬ 
looking the garden of old-fashioned flowers, the 
velvety lawn, and the sea. 
Chambers open on either side of this large hall 
and these in turn are furnished in the style of colonial 
days. In one room there is a particularly fine Chip¬ 
pendale fourposter, while another contains one orna¬ 
mented in bow and arrow design. A fireplace of 
wonderful Italian marble, such as is found in the old 
palaces of Italy, is a feature of one of the east rooms 
facing the harbor. As for the family which old “ Hey 
Bonnie Hall” has sheltered during its century of 
existence, little need be said, forjthe name of Mid¬ 
dleton has been prominent in both English and 
THE ENTRANCE TO MIDDLETON HOUSE 
PORTRAIT OF HENRY MIDDLETON 
American history. Of the American branch of 
the family perhaps the most'famous members were 
Henry Middleton, one of the presidents of the. Con¬ 
tinental Congress and an 
important agitator of the 
Revolution and his son, 
Arthur, who was a signer 
of the Declaration of 
Independence. The fam¬ 
ily was also well known 
in the South, for the ear¬ 
liest settlers came to 
Carolina and there nu¬ 
merous plantations were 
purchased by the Middle- 
tons. 
The DeWolfs, too, 
have been prominent in 
the history of the country 
and particularly of Bris¬ 
tol, where many fine 
homes were built by 
various generations of the 
DeWolfs. Surely the 
names of two so illustri¬ 
ous families would lend 
charm and distinction to 
a far less beautiful and 
imposing old mansion 
than “Hey Bonnie Hall.” 
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