Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-04-26

/ We were not too tired to see aThs
/ Bostonians' in their favorite open.
"Robin Hood, that night.
FIRST DAY AT THE CAPITAL.
T sunday was day Of rest. mostly
though we strolled up TO the White
House, but a short distance away. iel
in with a yoluble guide who pointed
out all The sights at hand and relieved
Us OF dollar. These Washington
I guides ar" a sect unto themseIye.
/ They either know a good deal or they
pretend TO, which answers just as well
in most cases, The imposing state
war and navy building on one side o.
/ the White House and the treasury
building on the other duly Impressed
Us. The White House. Itself is dwarf,
ed by comparison it has a stately look.
but no one would claim beauty for g.
There are many nicer residences 10
Washington.
In the afternoon, we engaged s
colored driver 20 show us the town
and take us over 10 Arlington. The
silk hat j. always the insignia Of the
coachman and sometimes Of the Con
/ gresham. Look out that You don't
get them mixed. Our darkey had q
horse whose merits be descanted on s.
we trotted along. The driver was
on intimate speaking terms with the
horse and had curious way Of
pleading with the animal whenever 10
wandered from the way Of rectitude
addressing il in an earnest and friend
ly undertone.
We enjoined our driver TO ''use biz
mouth" in pointing out all objects Of
interest. an do dat, all right, boss
he said, 'If you don't like me, you
needn't pay" IN never givea negro
that license again. He had US speech
less in five minutes and the tales that
he told during that afternoon would
put Grimm's Fairy Tales out Of busl"
ness. paid him without a murmur
"Dar's where Missus secrei5rl
Whitney was cremonated, be ln'
formed us once. and we were too
phased TO smile even.
He knew the city like book ana
pointed ont where everybody lived
now and had lived in the past, oil ihe
legations, monuments, streets ana
parks lie drove us around 10 see
the celebrated Dewey Home Oh
Rhode Island avenue. We CHANGED 70
see Dewey's son going in. The hoaT
is plain outside, but the quarter h
very fashionable.
After making a sinuous journey
We crossed the Potomac mudu!
and unwholesome stream-and were III
''Secesh" land for the first time Fa'''
ing the government post at fof,,
Myer, we soon entered the naliona.
cemetery at Arlington, whcfe e'l
over 10000 Of our soldier dead .ou'
guide made it $4,000, probably VII"
his fee in mind.
Arlington is a hallowed spot nov
upon row OF headstCnes marx thy
resting places Of those who have aleIt
for country. These headstone- are %
two kinds-the flat topped, WHICH
means unknown, and the Eouiu
topped, Inscribed with the SOLDIER
name. In separate lot are the new.
ly-made graves Of the Cuban war
heroes, several hundred in ALL eaou
with a small flag waving. Near "a "a
lington House, which was once o~igu
by Washington's step-son ana ll', 5
by Gen. Lee. Is the section de.o'co
10 the higher officers graves. Aaii
Of whom we read are here oa'ieuli
Gen. Lawton's grave is the latest ai,1
as yet unmarked. Here is the m0hu'
ment to the unknown Dead od6
der which are the bones OF over
gathered after the was ''O'I
the battlefields OF Virginia.
This was a delightful day. The wv. ~.
from Arlington House is one Oh IA
famous ones, but like many -ueh -
not greatly surpass, il indeed
aqualled, others that are not 80 -
able. A beautiful panorama is 0e'O..
one. though, with the Poio'l,a. !.
ones feet and the spires ana u0. w
and shining roofs Of the capii4 1
IN the distance.
CONTINUED next week
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