Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1917-10-04
Qunntico. Virginia.
sTrrruHrE -, 1917.

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We stopped 10 Washington On our
vay hack and visited WAssi7g;or' = Old
home a. NJ Vernon Monday before
rar-irg hack O. Quan,ra This ,np
vas very Interesting onr and ,' "a hard
g. End words adequate 20 express ones
thought. and trrHugs while viewing
this historic horne whore Washington
,.y,sd sa happily and which 10 loved 50
dearly
It i nae ~ the most beautiful and
Nouderia. sceues thai the ,uyer Of pie
;ufes4uc scenery can ,nok upon The
old mansion and Tho surrounding build
tngs. Just az they scgr when Washington
situated on an emtnerce s.oping in every
direction and overlooking Ihe broad and
hcAutltu, Potomac, presents a scene so
wonderful aud attractive that words fall
short Of their power 10 iully describe
the scene and give It Justice
,As one gsSs thru the old home and
views the rooms, the furniture, the old
rvstcs and everything Just "a 1t VAS whom
our great American hero lived, he
realizes more fully why this shrine, sn
fomogs and world famed Is visited hy
10 many. not only Americans. but people
from all over the world
We saw General Washingtou's swords
which no said should not be unsheathed
for the shedding Of human blood only in
defense OF the country kd rights for
which they had once been drawn.
Among his swords was the one he
carried when with Gen, Braddock and
another was one that when he resigned
command in the army in l7Sl, and which
<kAngled by his side when he took the
inaugural oath as first president OF the
United States in 1850.
When we looked into the room and
upon tho bed where Washington died.
and then upon his tomb with the beau
tiful tributes to his memory that Mar
shal Joffre and Balfour placed on his
casket when they were in the United
States heading the French and English
missions to this country, We realized
more fully the sublimity OF life, and the
profound influence one great character
can have upon the life OF grea, nation
like ours where the faith OF it's people is
founded In the belief OF the rights OF