Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-06-30

1T The sxistencs Of the Republican party
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Washington has bssu recently deserib-
ed BY one whose personal recollections
Of him sre very vivid:
saw this remarkable man four times
It was in the month Of November. 1898,
! FIRST beheld the Father Of bis County
He Was six feet and one inch high, broad
and athletic, With very large limbs, entire.
~ erect, and without the slightest tenden-
cy to STOPPING bis hair wss woite. and
tied with silk string his countensnce
lofty. masculine and contemplstive his
eye light gray. He WAS dressed in the
clothes Of q citizen, and over these blue
surtout Of the finest cloth. His weight
must have been two hundred and thirty
pounds, with no superauous flesh oil WAS
bone and sinew and be walked like SOL
der. Whoever has seen, in the Patent
Office Of Washington, the dress be wore
Wien resigning bis commission a. Com
msnder in Chief, in December, 1893, 1t
once perceives how large and magnificent
was his frame. During the time tina. I
was observing him, something at dis
lance suddenly attracted his attention.
His eye was suddenly lighted up q with
the lightning's flash. At this moment I
see his marvellous animation, its glowing
fire, exhibiting strong passion, controlled
by deliberate reason.
In the summer Of 1899 again saw the
chief. He rode purely white horse. sew.
enteen hands high, well-proportioned, Of
high spirit; he seemed conscious that he
bore on his back the Father of bis Coun.
try. He reminded me Of the war horse
whose neck is clothed with thunder. I
have seen some highly-accompiished RI
ders, but not one Of them approached
Washington he was perfect in this re-
spect. Behind him, at the distance Of per-
haps forty yards, came Billy Lee, his body
servant, who had perilled his life in many
a field, beginning on the heights of Bos-
ton 10 l775, and ending in 1881, when
CORVALLIS surrendered, and the captive
army, with unexpressible chagrin. laid
down their arms at Yorktown. Billy rode
on cream -colored horse Of the finest form
and his old revolutionary cooked hat in-
dicated that its owner had often heard the
roar Of cannon and small arms, and had
encountered many trying scenes. Billy
was dark mula,to. His master speaks
high Of him in his will, and provides for
his support.
Some time during this year, perhaps, I
saw him at Scenes tavern in Georgetown;
the steps, porch and streets were crowded
with persons DESTROYS Of bebolding tho
man.
Ivie~ed him through . window. The
most venerable, dignifed, and wealthy men
OF the town were there-some Of them con.
versing with him. Washington seemed
almost q diIcren, being from any of them
and indeed from any other person ever
reared in this country. His countenancs
Was not 40 animated as when FIRST saw
hin, for then his complexion was as rud-
dy as If he were only twenty years old.
few months before his death l behsld
this extraordinary man for the las. time.
He stopped 1t the tavern opposite the
Presbyterian Church in Bridge street.
Georgetown. At that time q regiment Of
soldiers was stationed in their tents on the
banks Of Rock creek, and frequently at
tended Dr. Balch's church dressed in their
costume and powdered after the revolu-
tionary fashion. attended their parade
almost every day. and on one of these oc.
casions recognized Washington riding
on horseback, unaccompanied by any one.
He was going out 10 see his houses on
Capitol Hill, As supposed. They were
burn; BY the British in 1914. My youth
full eye was rivited on him until he disap.
peared, and that forever. was surprised
that he did not once look 1t the parade, so
far IS l could discover on the contrary,
he appeared Indifferent 10 the whole scene.
In personal appearance Washington has
never been equa'led by any man in the
United States. Iagree with Lord Erskins
when he said that the Father of his Coun.
try was the only man he ever saw whose
character he could not contemplate with
out awe and wonder.