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The State House is a distinctively American building, and Bulfinch, the great American architect, did an excellent thing when he designed it. THE STATE HOUSE IS A DISTINCTIVELY AMERICAN BUILDING AND BULFINCH THE GREAT AMERICAN ARCHITECT DID AN EXCELLENT THING WHEN HE DESIGNED IT
irl with bone spectacles; a student, shabby, like the Back Bay matron, but for another reason; a writer; a business man whose hobby is Washingtonia. These, all of them, you may enjoy along with your cup of tea for three cents, if--and here is the crux--you can only be admitted in the first place. And if you are admitted, do not fail to look out of the rear windows upon the ancient Granary Burying Ground, where rest the ashes of Hancock, Sewall, Faneuil, Samuel Adams, Otis, Revere, and many more notables. If you have a penchant for graveyards, this one, entered from Tremont Street, is more than worthy of further study. This is one of the many things we could enjoyably do if we had time, but whether we have time or not we must pay our respects to the State House (one does not call it the Capitol in Boston, as in other cities), the prominence of whose golden dome is not unsuggestive, to those who recall it, of Saint Botolph's beacon tower in Boston, England, for which this city was named. SMARTNESS A VERY WELL BRED YOUNG GIRL WITH BONE SPECTACLES A STUDENT SHABBY LIKE THE BACK BAY MATRON BUT FOR ANOTHER REASON A WRITER A BUSINESS MAN WHOSE HOBBY IS WASHING TONIA THESE ALL OF THEM YOU MAY ENJOY ALONG WITH YOUR CUP OF TEA FOR THREE CENTS IF AND HERE IS THE CRUX YOU CAN ONLY BE ADMITTED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND IF YOU ARE ADMITTED DO NOT FAIL TO LOOK OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW UPON THE ANCIENT GRANARY BURYING GROUND WHERE RESTS THE ASHES OF HANCOCK SUWOL FANUEL SAMUEL ADAMS OTIS REVERE AND MANY MORE NOTABLES IF YOU HAVE A PENSION FOR GRAVEYARDS THIS ONE ENTERED FROM TREMONT STREET IS MORE THAN WORTHY OF FURTHER STUDY THIS IS BUT ONE OF THE MANY THINGS WE COULD ENJOYABLY DO IF WE HAD TIME BUT WHETHER WE HAVE TIME OR NOT WE MUST PAY OUR RESPECTS TO THE STATE HOUSE ONE DOES NOT CALL IT THE CAPITAL IN BOSTON AS IN OTHER CITIES THE PROMINENCE OF WHOSE GOLDEN DOME IS NOT UNSUGGESTIVE TO THOSE WHO RECALL IT OF SAINT BALTOLF'S BEACON TOWER IN BOSTON ENGLAND FOR WHICH THIS CITY WAS NAMED
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