"Yes; that is the house where Washington had his headquarters at the close of the Revolution."
"Oh, I'm glad!" exclaimed the little girl. "I'd like to see every place where Washington used to be."
"Yes," said her mother; "I think we all would. But, now, let us not miss the beautiful scenery we are passing through on our way to Newburgh."
"Oh, yes, mamma, it is lovely! and I am proud of it as being part of my country—my own dear native land."
"As we all are," said Grace. "I think my native land the best and loveliest the sun shines upon."
Her father, standing near, smiled his approval of the sentiment, and Grandma Elsie remarked pleasantly: "That is a good frame of mind to be in when visiting Revolutionary scenes."
"This will not be your first visit to Newburgh and the Hasbrouck
House, mother?" said the captain in a tone of inquiry.
"No," she answered, "I was there some years ago, but am well pleased to repeat my visit."
"When was it that Washington was there?" asked Elsie. "I know that some of the time he was in Massachusetts and at other times in New Jersey and Pennsylvania."
"Yes," said her father, "but he was here on the Hudson, holding his headquarters at Newburgh, at the close of the Revolution. It was in April, 1782, he took possession of his quarters there, and there he continued most of the time until November, 1783, when the Continental Army was disbanded."