. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . WHAT NEWS? WHAT NEWS?In gallant Nat Bacons day. ing to the left is one of the largest tobacco factories in the world, and thefragrant weed Fragrant? Oh, Uncle Tom! cried Marian. I speak in a general sense, my dear, said her uncle, and as a preva-lent, unconfmed perfume, I must say it is—well—a bit fragrant. And herein Richmond it is a chief staple, for it gives steady employment to thousandsof workers, and does a yearly business of millions of dollars. And all to go up in smoke, persisted Mari
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . WHAT NEWS? WHAT NEWS?In gallant Nat Bacons day. ing to the left is one of the largest tobacco factories in the world, and thefragrant weed Fragrant? Oh, Uncle Tom! cried Marian. I speak in a general sense, my dear, said her uncle, and as a preva-lent, unconfmed perfume, I must say it is—well—a bit fragrant. And herein Richmond it is a chief staple, for it gives steady employment to thousandsof workers, and does a yearly business of millions of dollars. And all to go up in smoke, persisted Marian, who, you see, had heropinions. What a waste! Nothing is a waste that is productive, my dear, said Uncle Tom. And really, you know, tobacco has played an important part in the historyof this country. To be sure, said Bert. It gave Washington his fortune, so that hewould nt take a cent for what he did in the Revolution. A FAMOUS OLD CAPITAL IO7. AN IMPORTANT PERSONAGE OF COLONIAL captain of a train-band. And Grant won his victories on it, said Jack. But still Marian was not convinced, and the talk might have drifted intoa discussion of the tobacco habit if Uncle Tom had not drawn it back tothe original topic. The personal atmosphere, he declared, is Jefferson. He, as I said,is in the air. You feel his presence growing upon you gradually all theway up from Williamsburg. There he went to college ; there he made hisfirst entry into public life; here he won position and fame. The fine oldCapitol yonder was designed by him; here he served three terms as gov-ernor of his State in a rough and stormy time, and, all about, you find tracesor reminders of this remarkable man. For fifty years Thomas Jefferson wasVirginias representative man. Jefferson! exclaimed Roger. What s the matter with Washing-ton ? He s — all — right! Jack vociferated, and Uncle Tom added: Washington, Roger, was Americas representative man. Well, that
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