Mount Vernon, the home of Washington . sculptor is to be held blame-less for the libels upon hiswork. A good picture of Wash-ington, in his last years,hangs in the old Masoniclodge room at Alexandria,Virginia. General Washing-ton was master of the Alex-andria Lodge, and approvedthe portrait which hangs onthe wall. It was produced byWilliams, an obscure artistwho lived in Philadelphia. In [se; this hall there are preservedmany interesting Washing-ton relics, including his Mas-ter Masons apron, and thechair in which he sat as mas-ter. There is also the trowelused by General Washingtonin laying t
Mount Vernon, the home of Washington . sculptor is to be held blame-less for the libels upon hiswork. A good picture of Wash-ington, in his last years,hangs in the old Masoniclodge room at Alexandria,Virginia. General Washing-ton was master of the Alex-andria Lodge, and approvedthe portrait which hangs onthe wall. It was produced byWilliams, an obscure artistwho lived in Philadelphia. In [se; this hall there are preservedmany interesting Washing-ton relics, including his Mas-ter Masons apron, and thechair in which he sat as mas-ter. There is also the trowelused by General Washingtonin laying the cornerstone ofthe National Capitol, hisspurs, pocket compass, thelesser lights and the hourglass of the The chair in which he sat as master [371 And lastly, let us climbto the attic on the third floorof the mansion at MountVernon, for here we findthe room in which MarthaWashington spent her lastdays and died. A chair,dressing glass, desk anddressing set are among theoriginal relics to be foundin this room. Only a small,narrow window lets in thelight. Here the great wifeof Americas first Presidentspent her days in compara-tive solitude; for, although itis one of the least desirablerooms in the mansion, thetomb, where her husbandsbody rested, lay in plain viewbeneath the window, and 38]
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