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Before us, to the wide east, lies Boston Harbor, decked with islands so various, so fascinating in contour and legend, that more than one volume has been written about them and not yet an adequate one. From the point of view of history these islands are pulsating with life. BEFORE US TO THE WIDE EAST LIES BOSTON HARBOUR DECKED WITH ISLANDS SO VARIOUS SO FASCINATING IN CONTOUR AND LEGEND THAT MORE THAN ONE VOLUME HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THEM AND NOT YET AN ADEQUATE ONE FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF HISTORY THESE ISLANDS ARE PULSATING WITH LIFE
 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! 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. They alone of Boston's residents enjoy to the full that of which too many Bostonians ignore the existence. Will you read the inscriptions first and recall the events which have raised this special hill to an historic eminence equal to its topographical one? Or will you look out first, on all sides and see the harbor, the city and country as it is to-day? Both surveys will be brief; perhaps we will begin with the latter.  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 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 THEY ALONE OF BOSTON'S RESIDENCE ENJOY TO THE FULL THAT OF WHICH TOO MANY BOSTONIANS IGNORE THE EXISTENCE WILL YOU READ THE INSCRIPTIONS FIRST AND RECALL THE EVENTS WHICH HAVE RAISED THIS SPECIAL HILL TO AN HISTORIC EMINENCE EQUAL TO ITS TOPOGRAPHICAL ONE OR WILL YOU LOOK OUT FIRST ON ALL SIDES AND SEE THE HARBOUR THE CITY AND COUNTRY AS IT IS TO DAY BOTH SURVEYS WILL BE BRIEF PERHAPS WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE LATTER
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