Plate I.—Statue for a great American military hero who always kept his face to the foe.
Plate II.—Is for another great military hero (a member of militia) who would have kept his face to the foe if circumstances had been favorable.
Plate III.—Equestrian statue of a public gentleman who kept his face wherever it suited his convenience.
Plate IV.—A statue (also equestrian) for a great politician of foreign origin who rose from humble beginnings to great achievements.
CHAPTER XXVII.
SOME ABORIGINAL IDEAS—WISE MEN AT WORK—MOUND BUILDING FROM FORCE OF HABIT—SUBTERRANEAN MISCELLANY—THE LOST TRIBE THEORY WON’T DO—AUTOGRAPH SPECIMEN OF PICTURE WRITING—LIGHT AT LAST—PICTURESQUE HABITS OF THE INDIANS.