The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-06-27

| with carriages containing ladies, it being
customary with them to order their COACH
men to stop and let down their glasses,
,ha, the President nigh. approach TO pay
his compliments.
| The other charger was named Jackson,
from the circumstance of his having ran
laway with Major Jackson, aid de camp
to the President, when coming into
Princeton. en- route from New York to
| Philadelphia, in 1890, TO the sad discom-
flure of the Major, and the no little
| amusement Of the Chief and the brilliant
cortege of gallant cavaliers with which he
was attended. Jackson was superb ami
NAL. purely white, with flowing name
| and tail He was of a fierce and fiery
! temperament, and when mounted, moved
with mouth open. champing the bit, his
nos;riis disteuded, and his Arab eyes
| flashing fire.
Washington. disliking fre,ful horse.
rarely rode this fine but ,mpetuous ami
NAL. while Kruse whose duty ii was to
accompany the President when On horse
| back, had divers combats with :he fiery
! charger, in several of which. it was said.
the old Austrian dragoon came off rather
sings and caparison for the Chief to ride
Jackson, Kruse would say, ''Ah, ha, my
fine fellow, you'll have your match to-
day, and know you'll take care to be-
have Yourself. In fact, the noble horse
had fe!t the power of Washlng.on's stall
wort arm, a power that could throw
horse upon his launches in single mo-
ment, and the sagaoious animal quailed
before force not easily resisted nor soon
forgotten.
Among the coach horses were pair of
beautiful blood bays. bred at Mount Yer
non from the celebrated stallion Magnolia.
These thorough breds were the pets of
the stables, and always drew the coach
when Mrs Washington paid her visits in
Philadelphia. One day, but for the cour
age and presence of mind of servant.
serious catastrophe would have occurred.
Mrs. Washington and her granddaughter
were just seated i'm the coach, and James
Hurley, "a native of Ireland,) was putting
up The step, when, the day being warm,
and the flies troublesome, one of the hor-
ses rubbed off his britlle. The coachman,
of course, sat powerless on his box.
The affrighted animal at first stared
wildly about him, and was IN the act of
springing forward, when Hurley. percei-
/ wing the imminent danger, with pres
ence of mind equalled by his courage.
grapped the animal around the neck, and
amid his furious and maddening plunges,
clung to him, and SO incumbered him with
the weight of heavy man, that the pas
sengers IN the street were enabled 10 come
To the rescne, when the bride was re-
placed, and the carriage drove off.
The President was much gratified when
Inspecting his stables in Philadelphia
They were large and roomy, and every
thing in and about them i'll the most per
feet order; the grooming Of the horses su-
perb, such as the moderns can have no
idea or.
PUNcTUALITY.-Wash ashington was the
most punctual of men. TO this admirable
quality, and the one equally admirable OF
rising at four o'clock and retiring 10 rest
at nine at all seasons this great man owed
his being able to accomplish mighty labors
during long and rluslrious life. lie was
punctdal in everything, and made every
, one punctual about him. During his
memorable journey through the Union,
: he had, before setting off, arranged all the
stages for the whole route; the ferries, the
inns, the hour of arriving at and departing
r from each, were all duly calculated, and
punctualy did the white chariot arrive al
all its appointments, except when preven-
: ted by high waters or excessively bad
roads.
, His punciuality on that long journey
= astonished every one. The trumpet call
: Of the cavalry had scarcely ceased It's
echoes when a vidette would be seen COM
ing in at full speed, and the cry resound
t far and wide, "He's comng"' Scarcely
would the artillerymen unlimber the can
8 non, when the order would be given,
, Light your matches, the white chariot is
in fall viewr'
! Revolutionary veterans hurried from all
r directions once more to greet their beloved
$ Chief They called it marching TO head
quarters, and as the dear glorious old iel-
lows would overtake their neighbors and
friends. they would say, 'sPush on. my
boys, if you wish TO see him; for we who
ought TO know can assure you thai he is
never behind time, but always punotual 10
the moment"
II was TINS that Washington performed
his memorable tour of the United States
| everywhere received with heartfelt. ho-
mage that the love, veneration and grail.
tude Of whole people could bestow; and
there is, no doubt, yet living, gray head
who can tell of the time when he CALAMITY
| rode tn some VILLAGE or inn on the Iono-