News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-06-28
COPYRIGHT, 1913,
BY HARPER g. BROTHERS.



"Why, of course not, but we argued
just the same. And he asked me to
stay to lunch with him, and stayed
Great ScOttr whistled Mr.. Weston.
GLOW did he come to do that, Joe"
inquired his mother.
"Well" laughed Joe, 1.-THE rest of the
boys-champions Of eleven other states,
you know-won the trip as did. They
went on with one of the heads of the
department of agriculture to take a
boat ride on the Potomac river. We
had Just been looking over the capitol.
Our senator was mighty nice to me
too
Il know him." said Mr.. Weston
proudly.
Eyes, sir. he told me to give you his
regards, and he's going to send ma
some flowers and bulbs from the de-
partment. Well, as l was saying, the
crowd was leaving the capitol, and I
said I'd rather stay and watch 'em
make laws. The senator said he'd look
after me and see | got back to the no.
tel all right. That was about half past
10 in the morning. The senate and
house don't meet until noon"
"That was powerful clever of him.
asserted Mr.. Weston.
so we were walking through the
rotunda. right under the big dome YOU
see in the pictures, when we met an
other senator. He came up and said:
"'EIave you seen the president about
that matter you promised to take up
with him? And our senator said, No,
by George, l forgot it, but I'll go right
on to the White House now and see
him.
80 we went down the long flight of
steps you see in the pictures some
times. Really, they're at the back of
the capitol. 1t faces the other way.
Down at the head of Pennsylvania
avenue there were lot of cabs and
automobiles standing"
did you ride in one of them autos?"
inquired Annie hopefully.
Yes, but not right then.
"'Ride or walk, JoeY asked the SEN
ator.
cd rather walk l told him.
"'Me, too, says the senator. I ate
too many buckwheat cakes for break
fast and l need the exercise" and he
laughed, and we struck out down the
avenue.
'He stopped in jewelry store to get
his watch he left there to be fixed and
then he picked out a pair of cuff but
tons and pays 81 for them and hands
'em to me.
"'Take those with my compliments,
Joe, as a souvenir. They are historical
They are made out of steel from the
battleship Maine that was blown up in
Havana harbor, and which caused the
war with SPAIN"
LES see emp excitedly asked Mr..
Weston. Joe exhibited the blue steel
FURNISHED buttons, which he was wear
ing. you sure ought to be proud of
'em. Are they actually made out of
part of the MaineY
Eyes, sir; no doubt about it. the sena-
tor said. There was a certificate there |
from the navy department showing |
that some of the steel from the ship |
had been sold the jeweler, and anoth- |
er certificate from the manufacturer |
that the buttons were made of that |
Identical steel, so I'm sure they're gen.
uine"
Its a present worth havingr' said
Mrs. Weston. They're real handsome
too"
Then we walked on up the avenue,
and the senator showed me a lot of
Interesting things. Then when we got |
to the end of the avenue we turned to
the right and passed the beautiful
treasury department building. 1t has
rows of big stone pillars around it
mighty handsome. Then right on the
other side of it was the White House."