Christmas on Capitol Hill A Washington Christmas Tale
Correspondent depicts a festive Washington during Christmas week 1867. Scenes include crowded churches, quiet urban streets, and varied gifts and gatherings. The narrator recalls church services, family ties, and a discreet intrusion with a visitor sliding a card into a crimson velvet book.
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