MOUNT VERNON—MEMORIAL DAY—ARLINGTON.
The Tomb of Washington—The Pilgrims who Visit it—Where George and
Martha Washington Rest—The Thought of Other Graves—The
Defenders of the Republic—Eating Boiled Eggs—A Butterfly
Visit—Patriarchal Dogs—Remembering a Feast—The Room in which
Washington Died—The Great Key of the Bastile—The Gift of
Lafayette—Moralizing—Inside the Mansion—Uncle Tom’s
_Bouquets_—Beautiful Scenery—Memorial Day at Arlington—The
Soldiers’ Orphans—The Grave of Forty Soldiers—The Sacrifice of
a Widow’s Son—The Record of the Brave—A National Prayer for the
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