. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . n. They wandered through the big breezy rooms of the old-fashioned man-sion while Alfred drew their attention to things that seemed to him impor-tant— the paper on the halls and stairway, imported from France by Jack-son, and put on the walls under his supervision — a monstrous pattern ofcommingled history and mythology, as impossible in scene as in perspective. He took them to the wide-porticoed piazzas, up-stairs and down, andshowed them just where Jackson stood when he made his last public
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . n. They wandered through the big breezy rooms of the old-fashioned man-sion while Alfred drew their attention to things that seemed to him impor-tant— the paper on the halls and stairway, imported from France by Jack-son, and put on the walls under his supervision — a monstrous pattern ofcommingled history and mythology, as impossible in scene as in perspective. He took them to the wide-porticoed piazzas, up-stairs and down, andshowed them just where Jackson stood when he made his last public speech,and he drew their attention to the cedar-shaded walk that led from the o-ate- o entrance. The great cedars that lined it were planted by the ole ginral,so he explained, in the form of a git-thar. A what ? inquired puzzled Marian; and it required a repetition and anexplanatory sweep of the hand to show that the old custodian meant thatthe cedar walk was shaped like a guitar. Alfred also explained, as he led them about the house to show its pro- 166 THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS o.
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