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The avenue, however, was never completed, as Belcher was appointed governor of, and transferred to, New Jersey shortly after. THE AVENUE HOWEVER WAS NEVER COMPLETED AS BELCHER WAS APPOINTED GOVERNOR OF AND TRANSFERRED TO NEW JERSEY SHORTLY AFTER
 from the back holds even more intimate attraction. Here is the old, old garden, and although the ephemeral blossoms of the present springtime shine brightly forth, the box, full twenty feet high, speaks of another epoch. Foxgloves lean against the "pleached alley," and roses clamber on a wall that doubtless bore the weight of their first progenitors. Another governor who chose to live in Milton was Jonathan Belcher, but one fancies it was the grandness rather than the sweetness of the scene which attracted this rather spectacular person. The Belcher house still exists, as does the portrait of its master, in his wig and velvet coat and waistcoat, trimmed with richest gold lace at the neck and wrists. Small-clothes and gold knee and shoe buckles complete the picture of one who, when his mansion was planned, insisted upon an avenue fifty feet wide, and so nicely graded that visitors on entering from the street might see the gleam of his gold knee buckles as he stood on the distant porch. SE IS EXQUISITE THE VIEW FROM THE BACK HOLDS EVEN MORE INTIMATE ATTRACTION HERE IS THE OLD OLD GARDEN AND ALTHOUGH THE EPHEMERAL BLOSSOMS OF THE PRESENT SPRINGTIME SHINE BRIGHTLY FORTH THE BOX FULL TWENTY FEET HIGH SPEAKS OF ANOTHER EPOCH FOXGLOVES LEAN AGAINST THE PLEACHED ALLEY AND ROSES CLAMOR ON A WALL THAT DOUBTLESS BORE THE WEIGHT OF THEIR FIRST PROGENITORS ANOTHER GOVERNOR WHO CHOSE TO LIVE IN MILTON WAS JONATHAN BELCHER BUT ONE FANCIES IT WAS THE GRANDNESS RATHER THAN THE SWEETNESS OF THE SCENE WHICH ATTRACTED THIS RATHER SPECTACULAR PERSON THE BELCHER HOUSE STILL EXISTS AS DOES THE PORTRAIT OF ITS MASTER IN HIS WIG AND VELVET COAT AND WAISTCOAT TRIMMED WITH RICHEST GOLD LACE AT THE NECK AND WRIST SMALL CLOTHS AND GOLD KNEE AND SHOE BUCKLES COMPLETE THE PICTURE OF ONE WHO WHEN HIS MANSION WAS PLANNED INSISTED UPON AN AVENUE FIFTY FEET WIDE AND SO NICELY GRATED THAT VISITORS ON ENTERING FROM THE STREET MIGHT SEE THE GLEAM OF HIS GOLD KNEE BUCKLES AS HE STOOD ON THE DISTANT PORCH
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