Thus the party of seven had twenty-one large trunks.
They took but two servants—Pina to nurse little Leonard and to wait on Drusilla and Anna; and young Jacob to attend upon the General and Dick.
Old Jacob, Marcy and Matty were to be left in charge of Old Lyon Hall. Leo was to go for a visit to his parents at Cedarwood.
All things being ready, the party of voyagers left Old Lyon Hall on the seventh of April, so as to have a day in Washington and a few days in New York before the sailing of the steamer on the fifteenth.
General Lyon had many friends and acquaintances either permanently or temporarily residing in Europe. To add to the number of these he had procured letters of introduction from distinguished people in America to their peers in the old world.
It was a very pleasant day of sunshine and showers in the capricious month, when they finally commenced their journey.
They traveled from Old Lyon Hall to the Stormy Petrel Landing in the capacious old family carriage.
They were followed by two wagons taking their heavy baggage.
At this steamboat landing they took the Sea Gull for Washington, where they all arrived in good health in the afternoon of the next day.
According to previous arrangement, they had a hack, and leaving their luggage at the railway station, went out to Cedarwood, where mammy and her old man were expecting to receive them, and where they found everything prepared for their comfort.