. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . CLAYS WALK AT ASHLAND. I confess, I had not seen or known of all these points that you bring have a sharp eye for curios, old fellow. The door of the mansion was flung open in hospitable welcome, andunder the guidance of an affable colored butler the children were shownthrough the handsome house, every room of which is eloquent with memo-rials of the great man who once called Ashland home. The house, they were glad to know, was in almost every respect an exactand faithful reproduction
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . CLAYS WALK AT ASHLAND. I confess, I had not seen or known of all these points that you bring have a sharp eye for curios, old fellow. The door of the mansion was flung open in hospitable welcome, andunder the guidance of an affable colored butler the children were shownthrough the handsome house, every room of which is eloquent with memo-rials of the great man who once called Ashland home. The house, they were glad to know, was in almost every respect an exactand faithful reproduction of the original Clay mansion, built by the greatpacificator in 1809. But, even more than the house, the surroundings of the house spoke ofthe famous Kentuckian. Here, at least, were things that actually environed. HENRY CLAY IN he was nominated for the Presidency of the United States. IN THE BLUE-GRASS COUNTRY 153
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