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

hut little. To the respectful and aHrcuonate
ioouir,es Of an old fanny serSSn, as she
smco,bed Gown his pillow, hcw he selt him.
self he answered, | ala very Ill 10 Or.
Craik. his earliest companion IN arms, lon
ces, tried and bosom friend, he observed:
II am diving Sir--but am rot afraid to
die" To Mrs Was ingrou, he sad:s"Go
10 INV rscrito.r, and in the private d"awcr you
will fad two papers-bring them mr." Inc!
ere brought. lie continued: "ihrsc are my
lls-pre servesthis one, and hutn he Diner
Which was Immediately done. Calling To Col.
Lear he dire, ted: "L,t my corpse De kept i"r
! the usual period OF three days
Here we would beg leave 10 remind our
readers, that, in former part OF lhis Work
We have SAID hat Washington was oid-ldsh :
toned IN much Of his habits and manners, anu
i'm some ( his opinions; nor was he tn less 70
be admire on thuse accounts. he custom U,
k eping he dead Tor he scIip'u'a' pe'iod "i
three GAYS, is derived from !emo'e an!lNuiy
and arose, not from Far OF prcmotuGr ihier-
meni, IS in more modern times, b"' from ~ :
/ tivrs of vcneration toward the drceastdi 10
he better enabling the relatives aud ir'en"s 70
asst mhle from dis anc', perform 'hc W.
neral rites; for the pIous walchlngs OF !he
CORPSE; and for tn, III ny SAD, yet e"nea'l"S
! cere monlal, wi h which we delight 10 pay our
! las, duties to The remains o! thos we have i"'-
eI..
| The patient bore his acute soh rings w''h
manly fortiiude, and perfect 'esignauon 10 Inc
Divine will, while, as the night adv ed, 1t BE-
came evident that he Striking, and h.
seemed fully aware that his "hour was zig
He inquired tie time, and it rs answered, 4
A. ,lyn IL k =
tie hand of atr was upon him, AID he s
CO scious tina, lis "hnu" was com w In
>ur3sls,ng self possessi n, hr prepared to die
{ umpo,ing Il $ form II length. and Folding AIS
hands upon his BOSOM; Without sigh; wit out
groan--,h Fa'her of his Cuunry expired,
q, nrly IS thou.; h an infant died No pang or
struggle old, when the mob spIrit took its
roiseless fligh' while tranqai' appeared IN,
maui, features in. the rcpns OF death, that
some moments had passed ere those ar,und
could believe ,ha, he Pa riarrh Wa, no more.
Il NAV ~ asked, ana why WAS the ministry
of rclig on wan ng TO shed lis peaceful and
bcnien lu,trr upon tie last hours OF Wash
ruetoI,? Why was he, 10 whom tie ubsrTYan.
rs of sacred things were ever primary duties,
TIM, ugh life, witaout their Consolauons III his
last moments! We answer, circumstances
did not permit. 1t was but "a little white
tina: the disease assumed SO tire atening a
character as 20 forbid the encourag mcnt OF
hope; vet 10 stay that sHmmons which noue
may REFUSE; 10 give sui farther length OF days
10 him whcse tune honpred life" was 81 dear
10 manhiud, prayer was not waning To til"
ih, oue OF Grace. Cos /" the couch Of The
suH rer, resting her head upon that ancient
nook, with " siJh she I'd been w n, 10 hrid
pious communion, porIIon OF every day, f'r
more than bali century, was tie 'rneraNte
consorr. absorbed in silent prayer, and from
which size only arose when he m urning group
prep ,red 10 bear h, from the chamo,r If he
dead Such were the last hours Of Washing
ION. a
NoTE.-We understand tat the puhlicati
Of Recolec ms and Private Memoir OF thr
Fiji, and CHARACTER Of III" paer Payie, which
has be en- fer some tim eXl eC ted by tie Ame~
rio an pub &c, is delayed f. ia: ,hs author MOI b.
ing as VT enabled 20 avail mselF Of he Kind
and De- nal in, il alton If Gcnrral l. fryri's {,
to visit La Grange, where tne urblr m'n"~
randi, to he obiairel from thu lips ard papers
If the god General, have loug ,IGcrzbr D." N
Ter, d to the authors acceptance. W .rn we
rec rll-c rns, the venerable PATH 'cH OF La
era. g. i, the only su,'iNo OF the 'liis'y FAM
iy of x az .ingtrn 81 far back IS l777; AND
,sun two Exceptions, of me whole military
ni'y Of N. Gael, in h war of The Rev ola.
ton, We can dulyestimarr the importance OF
hr ,ru h. whicbLalay cite an di'utg', 'onch>
ius the .Cr and chara, ter Of lie Paler Paule,
IT, tnr mr.nrntous period Of our days oil trial
We learn, how er, thai, j. the mean une,
he Recnirc,irn> are progressing, aud that the
work receives contributions f,om various and
ye;er ablc sources, and consisting # deans,
anecdotes, aud private memoirs, heretofore un'
published
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