Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-09
.Reminiscence Of Washington.

.Reminiscence Of Washington
Mr.. Willis of the Home journal, who has n
nest at the foot of the Mountain near Newt burg
recently visited Usual Knapp, a surviving sol
dier Of the Revolution who belonged to Wash
ington's Life Guard. He is 95 years old, and
resides a: Little Britain in Orange Co. The
interview was highly interesting
But the old Sergeant's description Of the
parade OF the Life Guard every morning before
the mansion of Head Quarters, aud the look of
the General as he slowly walked up and down
the portlco 'straight as dart and noble as he
could be, was the most glowlng ofnll. They
had the three best drummers in the army"
he said, ''and they made ch music thai it
took you right off your feet 1t entirely
Strengthened the uld mans spinc to talk Of it.
lie sat bolt upright, aud the squeeze of his bony
fingers upon my leg could not have been much
looscr thar the one with which he charged
bayonet" at the battle of Monmouth He said
he remembered verbal order Washington
gave him at that time--not to present arms or
take notice OF him when he was alone. "He
was a man OF few words," he said ''and never
familiar with any body" He repeated a story
he had once before tod TO ileadley. the histo.
rian, OF his having seen Washington dodge a
spent ball that passed close To his head on the
battle held, aud his smiling Immediately as if
at his unsolder.l like weakness in doing So and
tarning to his officers with ,he remark, q All!
the irailty of poor human naturep'
or The Genera, s dress he gave ma minute
description. Mrs. Washington. he said, was
with HIM ao burgh, but "she was o. der than
the General, and not handsome woman -
or General kuox, who was stationed al West
Point, and OF the wonderful beauty Of Mrs
Knox, his mention was very en,husiastic -
Knox was '.large, splendid man The ser
geans s"s o'tes' e'"r'oyrd 20 go wirfr boat 20
ine ioiht aha m orIngr rofnerai aud MRS. Knox to
aine WIN oeherai Washington lie was once
oidsieu py 'he lnPefi"uS oiiic'r to iand at a
1G' ~ 'a'" p'aeo "hefe he knew " was 10" 'haiiow.
he reconstructed out hhoN Insisted 30 they
ooe5su a,u ran my tho mud' ana were opiiged
s't ~ .,'c uoa. ''i 'he tlue rose 10 axe ihem
w. "nu '"o oe'"y was very Fro'ohihS ats the
i'n1 -, 80,
nv o,' eoiuielA Bh'r " Turning uescriP
.o" " uhe PiRaions ~ me army ~ ils forced
a'a'on !" 'no o'olh, ~ vas the "el'est sea,
~" ~ WI, ""o he nau ho' o'y 'htta,l
III, M ~ ioi WeehH' bub he never LOOK
.o,u ,, I ne 'ai'ons were mex 10 siafVa,ioh-
~ ~ 49, nei'ins nay anu "o oreau. h'
,'a,. =, tH'h'"ou't' every t,'ao III nus com
pnay "as snpl' na himself reeeVing no wound
hack ~ AZ I.f, L,,s tSLT,g :, ,nt' - '.o
yot th. haze, of h ~, ann, -, ,a,;a' s
1ny the stir,i,,, .c.n, i, ,,h;oh ha "a ,a'. /.
7 mar, ma n. rch@L.,J ,ery H.. 49, III ne
/ 4.
So ~ siea. pressure 10 'ecaii mem. He
e".u ,o nay uo memory 'or ,hings now but he
1 cou,a iene'n.~t eV.rJ th,uS lha' happened then
a. we're Yesterday; lie enlisted at
s"e aea - ~, anu was va me army nix years
o,noe .,.o uisoahdihs az the Peace, he has been
ia''ne.. sAk,ng no part III the war OF ISl2
iis ~ns ul,a years ago, AZ tne age oil 20, and
hi' .wo oniy chIdren' daughters, Zone OF whom
nssss - .he supPor' oi ner fathar by dress ma
Aihg,l H'e win nm. nls pension OF Sio
month rs huch 700 lit',e-lor nus merits,
should tilhk, as wen as MS wants.
Io see those Two men, to whose eyes Wash
lngish iHih8 FEATURES ahd iprm nag Ieen iaii
ii'af--s''i'2 tosethe' al q taking oi hi'n wiz
.ne,f eyes oehs upon eaeh other iaces, ye
@ se liza LIZ ~ ,;:,o,," p,u,uia =, ana s.ea
mah'as he ta'ked or iis,ehed--gave strange
impetus 10 the imagination new one to me
j. ior the conceiving OF what washington was
a. ne nreathed ana aeted. ~ was the fresen
turned TO the tast, 10 ihe magician 8 in'rror'-
as we drove, leit az u we were turning IRON
Pisce "hete we had seen t,mes gone oy-tho
my horses, py me nnnsuai length oi the driv'
ana the delay IN their dinners, douoties
'no"ght IL more IKE s'reieh INTO the future
, "
The LAsrl-"fou came near losing you
ton, helping her to regain an upright position
when she was nearly crowded from the pave
ment in onert rt.sss, .'ss fs"s q" ~, $3.50 -
save herself. like mountain ciiF above !
from her hands, which tile Doctor gailantiy
picked up and handed to her with The remark
'You came hear losing your equilibrium. =
yes" SAID ne CID lady, blowing the dust IRON
the parcel, I" but II isnt tfat--i havnt got nc
equilibrium, II is blue yarn" The doctor
moved on "Equilibrlun! what r word thai
was for Mrs Partington TO treasure up, ana u
, Law her memory Deavy a hftV.e1l