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The Wampatuck Club, named after the Indian chief who granted the original deeds of the town, has found quarters in an extremely interesting house dating from 1680. In the spacious living room are seventeen panels, on the walls and in the doors, painted with charming old fashioned skill by John Hazlitt, the brother of the English essayist. THE WAMPA TUCK CLUB NAMED AFTER THE INDIAN CHIEF WHO GRANTED THE ORIGINAL DEEDS OF THE TOWN HAS FOUND QUARTERS IN AN EXTREMELY INTERESTING HOUSE DATING FROM SIXTEEN EIGHTY IN THE SPACIOUS LIVING ROOM ARE SEVENTEEN PANELS ON THE WALLS AND IN THE DOORS PAINTED WITH CHARMING OLD FASHIONED SKILL BY JOHN HAZLITT THE BROTHER OF THE ENGLISH ESSAYIST
 and small, which fringe the fine old highway. Ever since the days when the three Misses Barker kept loyal to George IV, claiming the King as their liege lord fifty years after the Declaration of Independence, the town has preserved a Cranford-like charm. And why not, when the very house is still handsomely preserved, where the nameless nobleman, Francis Le Baron, was concealed between the floors, and, as we are told in Mrs. Austen's novel, very properly capped the climax by marrying his brave little protector, Molly Wilder? Why not, when the Lincoln family, ancestors of Abraham, has been identified with the town since its settlement? The house of Major-General Benjamin Lincoln, who received the sword of Cornwallis at Yorktown, is still occupied by his descendants, its neat fence, many windows, two chimneys, and its two stories and a half proclaiming it a dwelling of repute. Near by, descendants of Samuel Lincoln, the ancestor of Abraham, occupy part of another roomy ancient homestead. E HOUSES LARGE AND SMALL WHICH FRINGE THE FINE OLD HIGHWAY EVER SINCE THE DAYS WHEN THE THREE MISSUS BARKER KEPT LOYAL TO KING GEORGE THE FOURTH CLAIMING THE KING AS THEIR LIEGE LORD FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE THE TOWN HAS PRESERVED A CRANFORD LIKE CHARM AND WHY NOT WHEN THE VERY HOUSE IS STILL HANDSOMELY PRESERVED WHERE THE NAMELESS NOBLEMAN FRANCIS LE BARON WAS CONCEALED BETWEEN THE FLOORS AND AS WE ARE TOLD IN MISSUS AUSTEN'S NOVEL VERY PROPERLY CAPPED THE CLIMAX BY MARRYING HIS BRAVE LITTLE PROTECTOR MOLLY WILDER WHY NOT WHEN THE LINCOLN FAMILY ANCESTORS OF ABRAHAM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE TOWN SINCE ITS SETTLEMENT THE HOUSE OF MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN LINCOLN WHO RECEIVED THE SWORD OF CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN IS STILL OCCUPIED BY ITS DESCENDANTS ITS NEAT FENCE MANY WINDOWS TWO CHIMNEYS AND ITS TWO STORIES AND A HALF PROCLAIMING IT A DWELLING OF REPUTE NEAR BY DESCENDANTS OF SAMUEL LINCOLN THE ANCESTOR OF ABRAHAM OCCUPY PART OF ANOTHER ROOMY ANCIENT HOMESTEAD
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