Now that the grand old mansion has escaped the ‘hand of the destroyer’ and its future seems assured by the public interest aroused thereto, the article quoted from is of especial interest. Possibly its allusion to the tiled fire places and iron firebacks stimulated investigation, resulting in their restoration.
But should the summer house be restored, by all means let the swift messenger of the gods in his hastening attitude resume his old place, instead of the effigy of Mars the god of war.
With thanks for the interest shown by the writer of 1870 this is written as a waymark in the old mansion's history.
