136: A PEEP AT 



the largest ship in the American navj, -vvith the pro- 

 ducts of American genius and manufacture, for the 

 Exhibition of all Nations, in London. This great 

 man-of-war was built some years ago at Philadelphia, 

 and cost about $800,000. She has never yet made 

 a voyage. Her first voyage, then, will not be to 

 produce desolation and death, but to exhibit the arts 

 of peaceful and happy industry of the country to 

 which she belongs. 



My home for the present is the city of Worcester, 

 which is situated in the heart of the State of Massa- 

 chusetts. It is called the " Heart of the Common- 

 wealth," and contains a population of over 17,000 

 inhabitants. It is the centre of a great inland trade, 

 and of an important railroad communication ; which 

 makes it one of the greatest thoroughfares in the 

 country, and contributes much to its growth and pros- 

 perity. It has railroads diverging from it in almost 

 every point of the compass. 



