Washington telegraph., 1851-08-27


which was seated a gentleman whose
striking personal appearance impressed
me) was called in those days chariot.
It was entirely unique, and unlike any
thing in present use, except in its run
ming part. | saw the outrilers gal!op
on in advance of tue chariot, and hold
some parley with my employer, who &C.
cupied the entire road with his loaded
cart--tEe roads at that time being so
narrow that two teams could not pass
unlesSoue Welded the way to the other.
I.perceNed that my employer yielded
none of his right of the road and that
the chariot was detained by the cart un-
til they reached '.turn out, when the
cortege passed by. l soon overlook my
employer and inquired who the d!s,in-
guisled fpersonage was who had just
passed Us, and was Informed that 1t was
George Washington I obtained per-
missionto to ruE Oh and see If could not
catch another glimpse of the great chief
tain whose deeds during the war had so .fill-
ed my wondering fancy. As there was no
bridge across the Connecticut at that
time, | hoped that the ferry boat might
be on the opposite side, and that | might
reach the beach before it arrived In
:his { was not disappointed. | found
General Washington standing upon the
shore Of the river, dressed in a snuff-co-
ored snrtout, with a long lapel.ed vest of
the same color and material, and in
"smal clothes" and boots. and the most
majestic and Glgnified looking man /
ever saw.
Whilst : was gazing upon him, one OF
his postilions drove up, and dismounting
and uncovering his head. said in the most
deferential manner, and with an express
sion Of injured dignity: "Your Excel
lency, as we were driving along, little
way back, we overlook a man with a
loaded cart who occupied the entire road.
might pass by. He declined. l then
told him that President Washington
was in the chariot. He again refused,
and said that be would not stop, that he
had as good right to the road as George
Washington had" The simply reply OF
Washington to this was, "And so he
had" The postllion, after a moments S
look of wonde. aud astonishment a. the
condecension of the President OF the Uni
ted States, quietly put OH his hat and again
mounted his, horse. watched the cor.
tege uatil it was out Of sight, bus my
impression and memory of Washington
are as vived aud distinct This moment, as
if ! had seen the great man only yester.
day.
boa orr ha Ofh I,v,
which |. will give you. A distinguished
member of the legislature was ADDRESSING g
a temperance society, and be got rather
prosy. but showed no disposition to 'lel
up" though the audience waxed thinner
and thinner. Finally, the presiding Off
Ger got excited, and repairing to friend
of the speakers, inquired how much
longer he might reasonably be expected
to speak? Whereupon ''ihe friend an.
swered he didn't exactly know-when
he got on that branch Of the subject he
generally spoke couple of hours.
"That'Il never do; I've got to make a
few remarks myself" said the President,
show shall | stave him Off"
"Well, don't know--in the first place
l should pi,-ch his left leg, aud then il
he shouldn't stop. I'd stick pin in it. .
The President returned 10 his seat, and
his head was invisible for moment.
Soon afterwards he returned TO the "bro-
thel who had prescribed "the pin style
of treatment" aud SAID:
IL pinched him, and he didn't take the
least notice at ALL stuck a pin i'll his
Leg and he didn't care d-n-I crook
ed it in. aud he kept on spoutipg as hard
as eyer.'
every likely" said the wag, "that leg
as cork"
Nothing has been seen Of The ffesi-
ds:st since.
RecreatiOn.-Men need and will have
some kind of recreation. The body was
not made for constant toil-the mind
was uot formed for constant study. Goo
has not ordained that life shall be spent
in constant series Of efforts to secure the
things Of this world. He has fitted man
for enjoyment as we'll as labor, and made
him susceptible of pleasurable emotions.
He did not design him for slave, to dig
the earth awhile aud die-to toll OIL un.
til the hour of death comes to couduct
shattered system back to dust and
ashes On the other hand. he has given
hin. physical system which, like the
harp, may be touched TO any tune. He
has made the eye, the ear, the mouth, al
inlets of pleasure. He has so constituted
US, that we may be wound up to tie
highest degree of pleasure, and receive
through the medium of the senses, a
food Of happiness. Besides this, he has
arranged the outward world in such a
manner as to give man the highest Ell.
joyment. Had God designed man for
ceaseless labor, he would not have given
him such body as he now possesses, he