. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . t smother or overthrowthese last memorials of the homeof Alexander Hamilton. Why, was this his home? in-quired Marian. The Grange, Hamiltons countryhouse, stood just to the left of thatclump of trees, said Uncle Tom. Now it has been removed. Thereit stands across the way, next tothat Episcopal church. With much interest the boys andgirls looked across the avenue where,on the eastern side, stood the re-moved and renovated homestead of Hamilton, which he so clearly loved,and from which he had go
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . t smother or overthrowthese last memorials of the homeof Alexander Hamilton. Why, was this his home? in-quired Marian. The Grange, Hamiltons countryhouse, stood just to the left of thatclump of trees, said Uncle Tom. Now it has been removed. Thereit stands across the way, next tothat Episcopal church. With much interest the boys andgirls looked across the avenue where,on the eastern side, stood the re-moved and renovated homestead of Hamilton, which he so clearly loved,and from which he had gone direct to his death that fatal i ithof July, shook his head meditatively, as if he too were recalling Hamiltonstragic story. It was a great shame, he said emphatically. What a pity! Isuppose there always are two sides to a story, and there may have beenlots of outs about Hamilton- -but I dont care ; he was a great man, and Isay three cheers for him. We are none of us perfect, Jack, said Uncle Tom; but I am tryingto show you young folks, in our great Americans, the things to remember,. TREES PLANTED BY Avenue, New York. IN THE NATION S FIRST CAPITAL not the things to forget. Alexander Hamilton was born to be , our foremost Chief Justice, ranked him next to Washington. Noman has made a deeper mark on American history, or is entitled to a moreexalted station in the remembrance of the republic. He was a great orator,,
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