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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...scene before them. By an invariable courteous pre-arrangement, every four years the outgoing President accompanies the incoming one for a while, in order, as it were, that the latter may be amicably introduced, and witness the public functions of Washington. Thus both President Fillmore and President Pierce honoured Thackeray by going together to hear his lecture at Carusi's Rooms. He compared them, to their amusement, to the two Kings of Brentford smelling at one rose. On another occasion they, as we also did, joined an invited party of guests to witness the mechanism of the new caloric ship recently completed by John PRESIDENTIAL INSPECTION. 117 Ericsson. The cost of the vessel and her fittings had, it was said, amounted to 130,000 dollars. She was moored in the stream, and as she was seen high above water-mark, looked at this early date capsizable. The two Presidents, discussing her probable future, which was trumpeted as promoting a new era in naval propulsion, are here grouped together, as they stood apart waiting for the tender which was to fetch the assembled company on board her. There was an amusing instance given, as we got on board, of the diffi culties that superior frames, mental and bodily, have to encounter in adapting themselves to the situation. The breeze of the riverside had chilled most people, IN THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON. 119 who at once took refuge below deck. I noticed the small form of Washington Irving, as seen through the intervening steps of the companion ladder, beneath which he was esconced; whilst Thackeray had, in order to chat with him, carefully to keep his head between the roof-beams, as otherwise there was insufficient height to enable him to keep his head erect or to stand straight on his legs. The...

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