. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . nk to rest,By all their countrys wishes blessed ! Leaving the temple, they walked up Hancock street, and just at theturn of Adams street looked at the neat stone building surmounted by anobelisk-like tower. This, Uncle Tom told them, was Adams Academy, foundedby President John Adams, built on the site of John Hancocks birthplace,and presided over for many years by the son of Edward Everett. How s that for a combination ? asked Roger. I dont believe it makes lessons go any easier, declared Jack
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . nk to rest,By all their countrys wishes blessed ! Leaving the temple, they walked up Hancock street, and just at theturn of Adams street looked at the neat stone building surmounted by anobelisk-like tower. This, Uncle Tom told them, was Adams Academy, foundedby President John Adams, built on the site of John Hancocks birthplace,and presided over for many years by the son of Edward Everett. How s that for a combination ? asked Roger. I dont believe it makes lessons go any easier, declared Jack. STATUARY HALL IN THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON. The old House of Representatives, and the place where John Quincy Adams died. 3Q THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS As for John Ouincy Adams, said Uncle Tom, continuing the settingright process, which Marian had requested, we can say quite as muchas for his father, although his career had not so historic a a boy he went to school in France and Holland, while his fatherwas abroad on foreign service for the new republic. But he came back. THE HOUSE IN WHICH JOHN ADAMS Old Charles Francis Adams house, Quincy. here of his own accord to enter Harvard because he thought that, for anAmerican career, an American education was best. Good for him! exclaimed the boys. Oh, he was quite a remarkable boy, was John Ouincy Adams, UncleTom assured them. When only seven years old he drilled with a musketamong the Continental soldiers, and I have told you how, from the top ofPenns Hill yonder, he stood beside his mother and watched the battle-smoke of Bunker Hill, the storming of Dorchester Heights, and the evacu-ation of Boston. The good people of Ouincy have just erected a cairn tomark the spot—that memorial pile of stones which I showed you on topof the hill, you know. At ten he sailed with his father, the American com-missioner, to France, and all through his boyhood John Ouincy Adamskept a diary that would be a surprise
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