Eastern times., 1856-03-13

far did its dimensions exceed natures model
that it would have been preserved for aees. as
an anatomical wonder of the 18th century,
Lafayette spoke of his remarkable hand, when
during his triumph in America, he said to US
In the portico at Mount Vernon: 1T was here,
in 1884, was first introduced to YOU by the
good General; ; il is a long while ago; you
were then very little gentleman, rugged out
In cap and feather, and held by one finger of
the Generals mighty hand. 1t was all you
could do at that time, my dear sir
The eyes of the chief were light grayish
blue, deep sunken in their sockets, giving the
expression of gravity and thought Stuart
painted those eyes of deeper blue, saying IN
a hundred years they will have faded to the
right color. His hair was of hazel brown.
and very thin in his latter days. 10 his move
ments he preserved in a remarkable degree,
and TO advantage, the remarkable step that he
had acquired In his service on the frontier.
Being ordered one morning very early into
The library at Mount Vernon, spot that none
entered without orders, the weather being
warm, we found the Chief very much un-
dressed, and while looking on his manly
frame, we discovered that the centre of his
chest was indented. This is an exception TO
the general rule laid down by anatomists, that
where the human frame possesses great mus
cular power, the chest should rather be round
ed out and protuberent, 10 find how thin he " as
in person, being, with the absence Of flesh,
literally man of thews and sinews. lie wore
around his neck the miniature portal, of his
wife. This he had worn through all the vi
cissitudes of his career, from the time of his
marriage TO the last days at Mount Vernon.
Peale, the painter, delighted TO relate incl
dents that occurred at various times during his
intercourse with particularly re-
spectng the display Of his vast physical pow
ers. He said =
One afternoon several young gentlemen, vis-
itors at Mount Vernon, and myself, were en-
gagged in pitching the bar, one of the athletic
sports common in those days, when suddenly
the Colonel appeared among US. He request
ed to be shown the pegs that marked The
bounds of our efforts, then, smiling, and with
out putting off his coat, held out his hand for
the missile. No ner,-observed the narra-
tor with emphasis,-di the heavy iron bar feel
the grasp of his mighty hand, than it lost the
power of gravitaton, and whzzed through the
air, striking the ground far, very far, beyond
our utmost limits. We were indeed, amazed,
as we stood around, all stripped to the buff;
with shirt sleeves rolled up, and having
thought ourselves very clever fellows, while
the Colonel on retiring, pleasantly observed
when you beat that pitch, young gentlemen,
I'll come and try it again
When this noble empire shall have achieved
| its high destiny, and embracing a continent
attained power and grandeur unexampled in
the history of nations, the future American
! from the topmost height Of his greatness, will
look back upon the early days of his country
and call up the time honored memories OF the
heroic era and the age of Washington and
when contemplating the image Of the Patel
Patrie, perpetuated by the mellow iints Of the
canvass, and the freshness of time enduring
bronze, with honest pride of ancestry, he will
exclaim, My forefather was the associate o
that great man in the perils and glores Of The
struggle for American independence. Lei
there be undying honor 10 the memory o.
Washington.
Ever green be the laurels that deck his tro-
phied tomb; ever living be the homage in the
hearts of his countrymen, and mankind for the
patriot. the hero and the sage, who, under
Providence, with humble means, SO much con-
tributed 10 raise his native land from the
depths of dependence, and 10 place her in The
rank Of nations who presided over civic des
TIMES IN the dawn of the great experiment O.
self government and who, after an ilustrious
life spent in the service of liberty and mankind
and without cloud TO dim the lustre Of hi;
fame, descended 10 the grave with the angus
title Of the Father of his Country 7