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Pride (of such simple things as stone steps) had died out of the Hamilton stock in the course of years, and the house had been so long vacant that no one but Lemuel, the Consul, remembered any of its charming features; but Ossian Popham, when he pried up and straightened the ancient landmarks, had much to say of the wonderful steps. PRIDE OF SUCH SIMPLE THINGS AS STONE STEPS HAD DIED OUT OF THE HAMILTON STOCK IN THE COURSE OF YEARS AND THE HOUSE HAD BEEN SO LONG VACANT THAT NO ONE BUT LEMUEL THE CONSUL REMEMBERED ANY OF ITS CHARMING FEATURES BUT OSSIAN POPHAM WHEN HE PRIED UP AND STRAIGHTENED THE ANCIENT LANDMARKS HAD MUCH TO SAY OF THE WONDERFUL STEPS
as a wish to make the front of the house as impressive as possible. The window over the front door was as beautiful a window as any in the county, and the doorway itself was celebrated throughout the state. It had a wonderful fan light and side lights, green blind doors outside of the white painted one with its massive brass knocker, and still more unique and impressive, it had for its approach, semi-circular stone steps instead of the usual oblong ones. The large blocks of granite had been cut so that each of the four steps should be smaller than the one below it; and when, after months of gossip and suspense, they were finally laid in place, their straight edges towards the house and their expensive curved sides to the road, a procession of curious persons in wagons, carryalls, buggies, and gigs wound their way past the premises. The governor's "circ'lar steps" brought many pilgrims down the main street of Beulah first and last, and the original Hamiltons had been very proud of them. SS HOWEVER AND THAT WAS A WISH TO MAKE THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AS IMPRESSIVE AS POSSIBLE THE WINDOW OVER THE FRONT DOOR WAS AS BEAUTIFUL A WINDOW AS ANY IN THE COUNTY AND THE DOORWAY ITSELF WAS CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE IT HAD A WONDERFUL FAN LIGHT AND SIDE LIGHTS GREEN BLIND DOORS OUTSIDE OF THE WHITE PAINTED ONE WITH ITS MASSIVE BRASS KNOCKER AND STILL MORE UNIQUE AND IMPRESSIVE IT HAD FOR ITS APPROACH SEMI CIRCULAR STONE STEPS INSTEAD OF THE USUAL OBLONG ONES THE LARGE BLOCKS OF GRANITE HAD BEEN CUT SO THAT EACH OF THE FOUR STEPS SHOULD BE SMALLER THAN THE ONE BELOW IT AND WHEN AFTER MONTHS OF GOSSIP AND SUSPENSE THEY WERE FINALLY LAID IN PLACE THEIR STRAIGHT EDGES TOWARDS THE HOUSE AND THEIR EXPENSIVE CURVED SIDES TO THE ROAD A PROCESSION OF CURIOUS PERSONS IN WAGONS CARRYALLS BUGGIES AND GIGS WOUND THEIR WAY PAST THE PREMISES THE GOVERNOR'S CIRC'LAR STEPS BROUGHT MANY PILGRIMS DOWN THE MAIN STREET OF BEULAH FIRST AND LAST AND THE ORIGINAL HAMILTONS HAD BEEN VERY PROUD OF THEM
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