. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . JACKSONS TOMB. IN AND AROUND THE HERMITAGE 167. IN OLD TENNESSEE DAYS. went, de ole ginral he planted dese yere willows hisself, beside ole Missusgrave. Dey was jest switches den, but dey clone growed, cept dat ar onewhat was struck by lightnin. De ole ginral loved dis place. Wen he gitsinto his kerridge fer to go to Washington he done tuk off his hat to de house,jest like it was a lady, and den he dribe away. It was all very interesting. Yonder, at the old house in the fields, soUncle Tom tol
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . JACKSONS TOMB. IN AND AROUND THE HERMITAGE 167. IN OLD TENNESSEE DAYS. went, de ole ginral he planted dese yere willows hisself, beside ole Missusgrave. Dey was jest switches den, but dey clone growed, cept dat ar onewhat was struck by lightnin. De ole ginral loved dis place. Wen he gitsinto his kerridge fer to go to Washington he done tuk off his hat to de house,jest like it was a lady, and den he dribe away. It was all very interesting. Yonder, at the old house in the fields, soUncle Tom told them, Aaron Burr had been a frequent visitor, and from it 168 THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS Jackson went to war and victory; here, in the new house, Jackson hadreceived Lafayette as a guest, and behind the mansion were spread the longtables for the great barbecue in honor of the famous Frenchman. Here hereceived the news of his election ; here he outlined the action that made hisname a power in American politics ; here all the world came to see andhonor him ; and here, on a June day, he died, an old man of young peop
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