. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . THE ST. MEMIN PORTRAIT OF a. photograph in possession of Mr. Charles Henry Hart. 22O THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS the great men they had studied — Webster and Clay and Madison andGrant; and marveled as once again they listened to the story of how thenew Washington had obliterated or swallowed up the old, and become anoble and beautiful capital. So, in time, they came to Mount Vernon,— the Mecca of every Amer-ican who has in his heart one atom of affection for his native
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . THE ST. MEMIN PORTRAIT OF a. photograph in possession of Mr. Charles Henry Hart. 22O THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS the great men they had studied — Webster and Clay and Madison andGrant; and marveled as once again they listened to the story of how thenew Washington had obliterated or swallowed up the old, and become anoble and beautiful capital. So, in time, they came to Mount Vernon,— the Mecca of every Amer-ican who has in his heart one atom of affection for his native land, and timeor money enough to visit the national capital,— no more to be left out ofsuch a trip than Jerusalem out of Palestine, the Yosemite out of California,or Stratford-on-Avon out of Engfland. ^j The place showed no perceptible change from their former visit, exceptthat the trolley-road was more pretentious and the trolley-trips more fre-quent. Still as brightly, between its sloping banks, the broad Potomac. WASHINGTONS SECRETARY AND BOOKCASE AT MOUNT VERNON. slipped southward to the bay; still, through its gaps of green, as they camesailing down the river, the famous old mansion stood just as invitingly onits green and shaded knoll. Trees, garden, lawns, outbuildings, barricadedrooms, relics, mementos, and reminders—all were in as eood condition and as O full of interest as ever ; and, even as before, they found themselves awed intosilence before the sacred tomb, and thrilled into enthusiasm bv the throng BY THE POTOMAC 221
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