. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . told the girls what a charm-ing grandfather was the great Democrat. He liked nothing better than alively romp with his boys and girls, and he was always devising and makingall manner of toys and contrivances for them — cupboards and closets, and WITH THE SAGE OF MONTICELLO I 23 dishes, and doll-houses, until the little Jeffersons and Randolphs naturallycame to the conclusion that grandpapa could do about everything. I dont blame them, said Christine. It looks as if he could. Of course not many
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . told the girls what a charm-ing grandfather was the great Democrat. He liked nothing better than alively romp with his boys and girls, and he was always devising and makingall manner of toys and contrivances for them — cupboards and closets, and WITH THE SAGE OF MONTICELLO I 23 dishes, and doll-houses, until the little Jeffersons and Randolphs naturallycame to the conclusion that grandpapa could do about everything. I dont blame them, said Christine. It looks as if he could. Of course not many real relics of Jefferson are to be seen about theplace to-day, Uncle Tom told them. Change of owners and the fortunesof war have sadly depleted its belongings and marred its beauty. But itseems to be the desire of the present owner to make the restored mansion asnearly Jeftersonian as possible, and the furnishings of the house are, as yousee, on the colonial plan. But, after all, it is the environment that Monticello is to-day, in situation, outline, atmosphere, and outlook,— in. THE WEST PORTICO OF MONTICELLO. De rar front. the real breath of the place, — so it was in the days of its famous master, plusthe life of a great baronial estate; for that it was in its palmy days, whenall the world knew it as the home of the Sage of Monticello. After they had inspected the house and rambled about the beautifulgrounds, Uncle Tom brought them all together at last in the spacious out-look, a stones throw from the house. 124 THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS
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