Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-09-11
THE BOY ENJOYED I GU
But The MAN WITH HIM HAD VERY
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They Were Seeing the sights Of
81 Alexandria, Va. and the Youth
From Chicago Managed to Combine
Pleasure with Business. S%If VIZ

@ AlexandFia,& Va, and the Youth
From Chicago Managed to Combine;
r. Pleasure with Business.
"A Washington man invited a Chicago
boy to accompany him to the city Of
Alexandria, Va. The boy was in the ma
tional capital with his mother, who was
sightseeing. The Washington man al
ways suggests trip to Alexandria after
the visitor has done the capital. The
boys mother could not go, SO the man
took her boy. The boy was II years old.
but he had been kept SO busy on modern
events and the happenings Of today tibet
the man found it di6acult to interest him
in the history Of Alexandria. ...~
The first thing the boy asked when they
left the trolley and started rambling over
the cobblestoned streets was, "Why don't
they call it Aleck :. t.;i y
This was short stop to the Washing
ton mans enthusiasm, but he was In for
1t. He ignored the boys query.
, "See that house over there" said the
man. pointing out a landmark. The boy
looked and nodded his head. . D.
"That's where Colonel Ellsworth was
shot and killed."
"What'd he been doin?",
"Why. don't you rememberY' Then
the man told him the story that was the
talk Of the country in the beginning of
the civil war. 49,.
TITS candy shop now" said the boy,
who had got glimpse Of the window.
Nov we will 60 up and see the Con-
federate monument" said the man.
""Not until you take me over and blow
yourself In for some peanut BRITTLE said
the boy, leading the way. The man fol-
lowed, spent a nickel and suggested to
the boy that he ought to save some Of
the brittle to show his playmates and tell
them the history Of the house where it
was bought.
II can tell 'em without shown the can
dy," he replied III they don't believe
the story, don't care. don't see what
the KILN of one mans got to do with a
nickeps worth Of peanut candy anyhow.
II it was a quarters worth, it might be
different"
The Washington man made no reply,
but led the way to the handsome bronze
In the center Of street.
That" said the man, lis q Confeder-
ate statue to the memory of brave Vir-
ginians who died for the lost cause. I
reckon you have never seen q Confeder-
ate statue before?"
1T amt in It with the Grant monu-
ment in New York." said the boy. "Did
you ever see the Grant monument In New
York?''
"Oh, yes. The Grant memorial was
erected to a great soldier by the people of
the country and New York city. am
glad to know that you have seen it and
remember it. This statue here is to the
memory Of some who were opposed to
Grant in the civil war. Now you have
seen memorials by both sections Of the
country"
II don't think much Of this one" said
the boy, biting. off more brittle than he
could chew. 1--WE seen wooden Indians
out on Madison street bigger'n that
. Now we win walk over to the Brad
81 "Bully!''' exclaimed the boy. "That's
the hotel, amt it2 I am hungry for din
ner, amt you? Is it far?"
+: The Washington man made no reply,
but led the way to the old historic home.
Standing before it, he told the story.
"What was his name that stopped
there" asked the boy. ,4
General Braddock, British officer"
"What was he doin down hereT" asked
the boy.
"Why, you know he was sent here in
1854 to help the colonists get rid Of the
French, who, with the Indians, were
causing trouble out west"
mot in Hawaii"
"Oh, no; in Pennsylvania"
"Say, Pennsylvania amt out west.
Now come off,
"But it was in 1854"
"Well, don't care anything about that.
Since were expanded we call Hawaii out
west and the Philippines, which belong
to US now, are 80 far west that the sun
sets way this side Of 'em, so that we call
EN- in the east, see? thought this Brad
dock house was a hotel"
: Nov we will 60 over and see Wash.
ington's lodgeroom," said the Washing.
ton man, hopping his forehead.
I'D rather see the room where he ate, !"
the boy replied. ."What do you want to
see where he lodged for?"
"This Is where Washington was made
q Mason" explained the Washington
man.
"Oh, know; where he rode the goat.
Gee, that's bully. thought you meant
It was where he stopped nights"
, After this landmark had been inspect
ed and explained the boy caused the
Washington man to have chill by say.
ing: ''''
II Washington was the great man
they say he was, don't suppose the goat
ever lived that could do him, do your
ct want to show you the house In
which Lafayette was entertained" said
the man, ignoring the boys opinion about
Washington and goats.
HE was 4 Frenchman, wasn't he?"
asked the boy. ~.
HE was" Il .:s.,.,
"What was he dom down hereY'
"Why, he was guest of our country,
and Alexandria was doing the honors."
'"Why, you just said that that British
er, what's name Bullock, or Bradford, OF
whatever it is-you just said he was down
here helpin the Americans git rid Of the
French, and now you say this Frenchman
was down here bein entertained. Amt
you gettin mixed little in your dates7"
The Washington man bought another
bag Of brittle and explained briefly how
he was right. y, ,.--...