Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-07-21

and paintings of the gifted author and
his beautiful young wife adorned the
walls. Copies of his work and attrac-
tive editions of other authors made
the room delightful haven for rec
reational reading for those who could
be trusted not to carry anything off
as a souvenir.
No trip to Baltimore could be quite
complete without trip to see Pimlico
Race Track and the Vanderbilt estate,
Sycamore Farm. Under the guidance
of a colored man, we saw many of the
200 horses on the farm, including
Discovery and Adventurer, two OF
the best and most beautiful race
horses. Then we saw lead ponies
and exclaimed at their beauty, but
Immediately were taken aback as our
guide said, ''Them are only ordinary
bosses lax anybody might have
They were just to keep the spirited
and nervous race horses from wear
ing themselves out, we discovered.
See Seat of Government.
Interesting and beautiful as Balti-
more was, we found we must travel
on southwark. Washington was, OF
course, one of our main stops. What
should we see? The capitol? OF
course. We meandered through the
central section and out to the wings
admiring architecture, statuary and
paintings Soon we got a glimpse OF
the Senate chamber and the old Su-
preme Court room. Then suddenly
as we walked along the corridor, an
elevator opened. A tall, lanky, long
nosed gentleman emerged, and with
thrill we realized that we had seen
"Pat" Harrison.
We couldn't miss the beauty and
newness of the Supreme Court build
ing. From the first sight, its start
| ling whiteness and grandeur over
powers one and emerges triumphant
from the dinginess of the older build
ings. Throughout, it is impressive
and beautiful with its cleaning mar
BILE, it's wonderful circular staircases
its rich draperies, its fountains and
courtyards and the two noble statues
under the lofty pillars.
The two libraries, the Congressional
and the Folger Shakespearian, were
wonderful to see. In the Congress
sional Library we saw the yellowed
and faded Constitution and Declare
ton of Independence. We viewed
autographs and mementos of presi-
dents and their wives, of musicians
such as Wagner, dancers like Pavlowa
and even an original copy of Martin
Luther's Elm Feste Burg with his
own signature. In the Folger Lii
brary the folios of Shakespeare
books were displayed from the 1928
edition on, and many articles used
by the fine Shakespearian actors. One
room was especially interesting, fol-
it was made into a theater exactly
like those of the 18th century.
But we must also see the Washing
ton monument and the Lincoln Me-
mortal with the reflection in the
water. Both stand out against the
sky, beautiful and magnificent in size
and meaning. The statue of Lincoln
stands in majesty that cannot be for
gotten. The sculptor has surely
caught the nobility and simplicity OF
the great man.
We stopped, on the way out Of
Washington, at Lees home, Mount
Vernon, and the restored city of Will
liamsburg. In the homes we saw
beautiful furniture and china, charm
ing gardens and simple colonial ar
chitecture. We got an insight into
colonial life through seeing the crude
slave quarters of Lees mansion, the
tiny circular school room at Mount
Vernon, the costumes of the guides
in Williamsburg, and the view of the
gaol of Williamsburg which had been
in use as the county and state jail
of Virginia until about SO years ago
We even tried the stocks at the Jail
We shifted the fresh odor of Mar
tina Washington's lockwood hedges
and enjoyed the calm peace of the
veranda at Mt. Vernon. We sat
listening to the strident voice of the
wizened old negro nanny in the
kitchen of the Governors mansion at
Williamsburg and watched men and
mule laboring to make bricks just
as they were made in early colonial
days.
Swim in Ocean.
On our way to Savannah we
stopped to get a glimpse of the ocean
and saw a man pull in an eight foot,
man-eating shark. There at Whining
ton, N. c., we took our first ocean
dip in the water which had just
yielded the huge shark. We buffeted
the big waves of salty water which
filled our eyes, ears and mouth with
their flavor and left crystals of salt
on our skin.
In South Carolina we saw more
negroes than ever before and watched
the rickety window-less cabins of the
negroes as we passed the pine forests.
Once we stopped to take pictures of
young darby who was blowing
with an OK and a hand pillow. The
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