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Yes, the pigeons have discovered the charm of this lofty loveliness, and whenever the caretaker turns away his vigilant eye, they haste to build their nests on balcony or stair. YES THE PIGEONS HAVE DISCOVERED THE CHARM OF THIS LOFTY LOVELINESS AND WHENEVER THE CARETAKER TURNS AWAY HIS VIGILANT EYE THEY HASTE TO BUILD THEIR NESTS ON BALCONY OR STAIR
ven upon the annals of American history, has been allowed to lose its ancient prestige and to sink low indeed in the social scale. Nevertheless it is to Dorchester Heights that we, as travelers down the Old Coast Road, and as skimmers over the quickly turning pages of our early New England history, must go, and having once arrived at that lovely green eminence, whitely pointed with a marble shaft of quite unusual excellence, we must grieve once more that this truly glorious spot, with its unparalleled view far down the many-islanded harbor to the east and far over the famous city to the west, is not more frequented, more enjoyed, more honored. If you find your way up the hill, into the monument, and up the stairs out to the balcony, probably you will encounter no other tourist. Only when you reach the top and emerge into the blue upper air you will meet those friendly winged visitors who frequent all spires--Saint Mark's in Venice or the Soldier's Monument in South Boston--the pigeons! AND BRILLIANTLY GRAVEN UPON THE ANNALS OF AMERICAN HISTORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO LOSE ITS ANCIENT PRESTIGE AND TO SINK LOW INDEED IN THE SOCIAL SCALE NEVERTHELESS IT IS TO DORCHESTER HEIGHTS THAT WE AS TRAVELLERS DOWN THE OLD COAST ROAD AND AS SKIMMERS OVER THE QUICKLY TURNING PAGES OF OUR EARLY NEW ENGLAND HISTORY MUST GO AND HAVING ONCE ARRIVED AT THAT LOVELY GREEN EMINENCE WHITELY POINTED WITH A MARBLE SHAFT OF QUITE UNUSUAL EXCELLENCE WE MUST GRIEVE ONCE MORE THAT THIS TRULY GLORIOUS SPOT WITH ITS UNPARALLELED VIEW FAR DOWN THE MANY ISLANDED HARBOR TO THE EAST AND FAR OVER THE FAMOUS CITY TO THE WEST IS NOT MORE FREQUENTED MORE ENJOYED MORE HONORED IF YOU FIND YOUR WAY UP THE HILL INTO THE MONUMENT AND UP THE STAIRS OUT TO THE BALCONY PROBABLY YOU WILL ENCOUNTER NO OTHER TOURIST ONLY WHEN YOU REACH THE TOP AND EMERGE INTO THE BLUE UPPER AIR WILL YOU MEET THOSE FRIENDLY WINGED VISITORS WHO FREQUENT ALL SPIRES SAINT MARK'S IN VENICE ARE THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT IN SOUTH BOSTON THE PIGEONS
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