And as if there were no surgeon in the staff of officers, they took a “doctor’s book” and a “physic box,” to say nothing of boxes of lemons, bottles of peppermint cordial and cases of soda powders as preventives of sea-sickness, or of books, magazines, checkers, chessmen, and musical instruments as preventives of ennui. 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. Rooms were aired, beds made and bright little wood-fires kindled. And an exquisite early supper was in progress. Mammy received her mistress and mistress’s friends with a mixture of deference and dignity in her manners that was quite impressive. And her joy over the fine growth and beauty of her nurseling, little Leonard, was natural and delightful. The meeting also between Pina and Leo and their parents was very pleasant to see. Our party had reached Cedarwood at the most beautiful hour of sunset. General Lyon and Anna, who saw the place now for the first time and under its fairest aspect, were delighted with the cottage and its surroundings. It was not an imposing and venerable mansion, overshadowed by mountains and forests, like Old Lyon Hall, but it was a pretty, wildwood home, fresh, bright, fair, and youthful. And Anna was in ecstasies over it. But the sparkling shower-gems that glittered in the rays of the setting sun, from every leaf and flower and blade of grass, while they added so much to the beauty of the scene, made it a little too damp for health. So Drusilla pressed her friends to go into the house, and General Lyon seconded her motion, and drove them in before him.