A Bit about the Old Hall.
We visited Independence Hall one day while in Philadelphia. It was most interesting. In one room were the portraits of all the men that signed the Declaration. On the floor were the chairs that the men sat in. In the hall there hung the great Liberty Bell "with many a chip and crack." In the west room was the arch that Washington walked under when in the house.
In a case on the right of the door were a piece of Penn's elm, the paper England tried to make us use before the Revolution, and some old-fashioned money. On the left was the frame on which the Liberty Bell used to hang. Right near it was a case with Lafayette's epaulets In it, also a drum, a gun, a cannon-ball, and many other things. We went out wishing we had more time to spend. Shall I write again and tell you about our visit to Girard College?
Julian Breitenstein.
Tidioute, Pa.
If you please.