
          1058.

Bonapartes.  He showed us also the old staircase, now converted into
a library, many choice volumes were no doubt here to be found.  One
side was reserved entirely for French works.  Here were all the works
of Voltaire, Moliere and the French poets.  The captain seemed to
be a man of about 60 yrs. of age, erect and military looking, full
6 ft. tall.  He chewed tobacco incessantly and spat out huge
mouthfuls of tobacco juice every few minutes.  He was dressed in 
rather course and dirty looking garments; his trousers were tucked
into the tops of his boots.  He spoke rather gruffly and coarse
but with all he was a most interesting, sociable and gentlemanly 
a man.  After showing us his home, he showed us his
barn.  What a huge, old-timed affair it was!  On one of the
stones was cut the year 1769.  In the barn-yard were the cattle.
In the rear of the barn was a large affair for the grinding of corn.

The captain's estate is a very large one and adjoins that of
"The Caves".  He pointed out the way to it across his fields.
The captain had seen service in the Confederate army, he knew
all <s>the</s> its various officers and spoke entertainingly of many
of them.  We now bade the captain good-bye and started
onward for "The Caves".  We soon came to some lime-kilns, showing
        