The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-02-13


marrow in his bones; whio he victor fe-
: gardless OF the shouts that proclaimed his
i triumph, leisurey reli.ed to bis shade and
. the enjoyment of his layoriIe volume.
Y The power OF ashirgior's arm was dis
played in several assrloraLle instances. H.
his throwing stone across the RapPsbaD~
noc1 river below fredericksburg, another
: from Tie bed Of tn, stream TO ,ho Top oi the
Natural Bridge. sGd ye, Rnolh-r over the
PsliGades into lhe Hudson --Rhle the late
land venerable &. II. PsALB. was 81 -oun,
Vernon 10 l772, engaged in painting th,
portrait Of ihs provincial Cclonsl, ssa'
young men wero eugsSsd in tbs exercise OF
pitching the bar. Washingtsn looked on
for time, then g,aspins the missile in his
master hand, whirled The iron through the
air, which struck far, very far, beyond any
OF its former limtg-lEs Colonel observing
with smile.
You perceive. young gentlemen, thsr
my aim YET retains some portion Of the Wig
pr Of ny earlier days.
| He was then in his !orlieth year ant
probably n the full roeridso of his physi-
cal powers; bu, those powers became rather
meliowed than GcCayed by ,ime. for his age
was like lus'y winter, frosty ye, kindly,
and up 10 his sx,y-eighlh year lie mouutsd
hose 1i.h surprising agility, and rode
with The case snd grscef0ness OF his better
days. His personal proves that elected
the admiration OF a people who have nearly
all passed away, still serves as model Ior
the manhood of modern times.
W'h all i!s development of muscular
power The form OF HAshiuglon had no sp-
pearance Of oulkiness, and so Harmonious
were iIs proportions that he did nc, sppeor
50 passing tall as his portraits have repre-
'enled. he was ra'hor spare ihaa full do
ring his whole life: this is readily ascertain
I'D by his weight. The Iasl ume washe weigh
I'D was in The summer of 1895, when hsv.
ng made tour Of Ills farms accompanied
by an English gsnilemsn. he called a, his
ailIs and weighed. .-The writer placed the
weight in the scales. The EngIShmsp, no
80 tall, but stsul, square built. aud aeshy.
weighed heavily, and expressed much sur
prise that .ss General had not ouiweig d.
him, when Washing,on obss,ved that The
oest weight o: his best days. never exceeded
2lo 10 22o. In this instance alluded TO be,
weighed lirls rising 2lo.
or the poriras Of Hssaingion, 'hs mos
Of them Give 10 his person iullrsss ih.. II
did not possess, iogs,her with sa sbdomiRs
enlaremsS. greater than in hfs while Sisl
ns!chless limbs have bet in Two ina,nce,I
been faithfully portrayed. In me eqass-
IUian p0rIrsiI sy Trunbuli Of 1890, copy |
Of which ia in ths Ci,y Hall of New York
and in sn engraving by i.o'ier from paint
ing by Coguist French Artists of disIin-
guished mAri, The laller is rot an origi.
nal psinung The head being from Stuart but
the dellnis,ion OF The limbs 10 the most per
feet exIant
OF The remarkable degree Of awe and rev.
srence which The presence OF HwhingtorI
always inspired. we sisll give ono ou, o. 81
thousand instsnoes. DuIing the canton
menI of The American Army at VALLEY
Forge some office Of lhe 4lh Pennsylvs-
MIA regiment. were engaged in game oil
Hves, In The mids' OF their sport, tney dis,
covered The Commander, Chief lespinpI
upon the enclosure and beholding ,he gamt
with evident satisfaction In q moment al |
things were changed. The ball was suffer |
ed TO roll idly away, the gay laugh antI
Joyous shout of excitement were hushed in. !
10 profound silence snd the officers werel
grsvely grocped together. 1t vas in vslul
'hs chief begged Of 'he Plsy ers ,bs, the
would proceed wI,h the game, declared ,ht
u pleasure he had experienced ia witnessing
; 'he'r skill, spoke of proficiency 10 manly
3 exercises thsi hs himself could have bosst.
I ed in other days. All would no. do. Net
b man could bs induced To move, tiu IN,
GensTsl fading that his presence hindered
y their amusement, bowed, and wishing them
d good spou retired.
nj IT'S home where lhe heArl a.