Transcriber's Note The reader will note that words in this text are not exclusively "of one syllable," but rather that most multi-syllabic words in the text have been hyphenated into syllables. Hyphenation and punctuation in this text are not standardized, and may also appear oddly placed. There are numerous sections and words in which hyphens are omitted. Some words are spelled variably, including the author's name. These oddities have been retained to match the original text. Some illustrations have been moved from their original positions, so as to be nearer to their corresponding text, or for ease of navigation around paragraphs. The following typographical corrections have been made in this ebook: Page 14: Removed misplaced hyphen (the coun-try turned to him) Page 22: Changed , to . (The Home of Thomas Jefferson.) Page 25: Typo leading to factual error. Changed Mon-ti-cel-lo to Mont-pel-ier (Mont-pel-ier, his fath-er's great farm) Page 47: Moved misplaced hyphen (a ver-y small boy) Page 47: Added missing word 'and' (of the North and those of the South) Page 71: Moved misplaced semi-colon (on July 23d, 1885; his bod-y lay in state) Page 85: Typo leading to factual error. Changed 'one' to 'four' (in 1892, just four hun-dred years since Co-lum-bus)