Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-25

THE Asst HOURS OF WASHINGTON
Fco.l tie Chs IS Peeoiierti0aS, and Pr
vaie Memoirs of ne life and Character Of
Washington.
Twenty -e,sh, years have passed away. since
an interesting group were assembled IN The
Detth-ror M, aid witEessed the last bouts oi
w shmg,rn. So keen ami unspaying hath been
,hr $ he OF Time, that all Those who watch
ed oy.rthe Pa,riarch's couch, ON the 9Th and
l4h Decsl79e, but single parsonage sur
wives. ss
On the morning of he b, The General was
engaged in making some improvements IN
front OF Mount Vernon. As Was usua! with him
he carried his own compass, noted us obsrr>
yatioas, aud marsed out the ground thesdav
becam, rainy, with sleeI, and The improver re
msintd 81 long expnsed,Slo lhe lnciemeney OF
tn weather, as 10 be considerably weted be-
fore his re,uln tn the house. About one o.
clock. he was SIX with chis!"ess ard nausea,
bu, having changed his cl :hes, he sat downto
his indoor work-thcre beng M moment oil
hi> lime for which ne had not provide sap
probate employ nrrt
Assniehr, on j"ininc his family CIRCLE the
Genersl com famed OF sig I ndisposiuon,
after sirglr cup Of tea,repaned 10 his Library,
whore h renamed writjag Dutii hstw c" Gle
yrr aud twelve o'clock Mrs. Washipgspn 'r-
,i,cd about thc ns.;,l family hour, but-becom
mo alarmed 4 not htarlpg the .acebssomed
sourd OF Ga, Library Ior, as Il closed 1sr th'
night. aid g we s,grul + r res IN tie ~elirs-
en,a,,d MANSION, she arose again. ava cohsinu'
ed sitting up in much a'x'cY anu s"spShse:-----
At length the well known step was eaen on
,hs& ,,ir. and upon the G. nrrar' snt-rmg his.
chamHer, the ladv Kindly ehided nm for re-
ma,oinp up So late, ktowng hmsclisto beunr
wi. 10 wrIch Washine,o made his memo
rable rsply. 81 CAM assosp asmy business vas was
{. ,ccomplist ed Yeutweil K ow thatS thfo'
no h,orEE. IL has been n.Y Whoaried Tufe
SO, ,e,er TO PIT offiN The m0rroe The auttes
",phich shouH be performed to-day. 49,
Having first covered up the fire With care
the man Of mighty labor, al last s'ught repose
~, i, came not a, il had long been wont to Ito,
>, comfort and restore, after the many and
a.r,sst occupations OF the W, II spent day he
mint was passed ~ frveIish reslessness ana
noi, "Tired naiure's sweet resiorcr, baimY
s,rep." was destined no more 10 Visit MS conc
g., he manly sufft rer4ufsered no complaint,
~ Md hermit no one 70 be disturbed IN their
res, ON his account, snd il was only at day
br,ak hr would couseNts that The Orsrst~
mi, h. be called in, and Meeting escorted to-
A vein was opened, bur wi bout affording re-
lit. Conriefs were dispatched To summon
d Craik, the family. and DIS. Dick and own
as consulting Physicians, all OF whom came
=. VIII speed. The proper remedies were ad-
mioisrred, but withoutproduoi ing their healing
effects, while the pa,ient, yielding to the anx'
ious looks Of al round him, waived his usua
iectipn 10 medicines, and took those which
The medical gent!em'n spared not their skill
were PR seribtd, ~i,hou. hesitation or remark
,,s ali the resources OF their arr fwere exhaus
ted in up~esried endeavors 10 preserve this no
bis work ofnA,are.
Nigh, approac bcd-the last night OF Wash
ias,on; the westherzsbecame severely cole
w,al. The group g,sherfd nearer 10 the ooucl
Of h. suff rrr, y SIC hine with intense anxeiy
for the shgh,es, dawn,ng OF hope. he sp0k