Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-21
How General Scott Looked in Church.


from Washington, IN which the writer thus
tell, u. how Gen. Scott looked q, church
low Sundays ago;
swell. I have seen the great man. How
many times I have feared should die. or
he would, before the general. OF oil gener.
als tho greatest. should be seen. but many
an incidental good comes from going resu'
larry to church; ifyou don't believe IT,
reader. try IL. Yesterday I went to Rev. DR..
Pyne's. because I liked his remarks over the
dead body Of Ellsworth. II was charm
ing day. and !, would have 5een wicked to
stay In doors TO man Of taste, who loves
sunshine. swcc,ly tempered; trees in leaf
and 5loom ladies In full bloom too. with
stacks OF roses on their ha,.-not inside,
mind you. lady readers. hut piled up on
top.
Nothing occurred 10 mar my quiet m ]
walked in the shade Of the grand old trees
In front OF the Presidents, In the nid., Of
which the horse Of Gen. Jackson seems in
ten, on throwing him OF but tho old An.
drew il enough for hi. tsntrums. as 10 was
for John y. Calhouns. Ono tree came
to made mo feel 'ad both for the cake OF
tho tree which had been peeled. and be-
cause there fell Key by the hand OF siek''s.
jus, a. was there. the suifiest negro boy l
have yet seen came riding horse. as II the
enemy were attacking our troops. and he
were riding to the Presidents to tell the
tale; and it wa. all the more exciting be.
cause three cannon reports were heard a liz.
lie before. But ! am getting to church
slowly.
jus, then saw VIM. H. Seward and
wife. HI. son and his wife. come into side
door. and dcyo,edly drop their heads. This
cooled me down 4 little; and while | turn.
ci to soc who 20 many Others were turning
TO SOC. 10. AMI behold there was General
Scott I hal never seen him. No one
told mo 10 was he. Bot knew IL was him.
s once knew Henry Clay in the same
kind Of an appearing to my vision in a
church. There" said !, that's Henry
Clay. I know" and % said this time TO
myself, for would no. speak to nv IN.
con.cionable neighbor. that's Winfield
Scott" oh. oh, wha, man. DID you
ever sec such frame. such q lions head on
sm.n, such an eye Of an old lion in IL. flash.
ing, undimmed (: such greatness, conscious
Of oil but himself. lie came TO tho very
neI, rev bu, one 10 iron, OF me. and kneel.
ed forward in prayer.
Then he hid hi. face Tor several moments
in q plain black hat, then rising up, pat
hi, hat and gloves inside q colored stand.
which he bad f,ei evidently for himself.
The rev ~ Abou, as large rs two OF those
next 10 10, and ye. was none too commodi'
OIL, for such an immense man. Ills drc's
wa, a plain blue irock, which he kept but
toned with one button /; his pants were OF
the same cloth his vest black cloth hi.
collar. the old fashioned stand mp. which
wa, held tight to his halfshorn. full cheeks
by q military stock. lilo found his placs
readily. and read audibly, making tho 70
spon.c.. and rising at every singing an'
doIology. There were two or three time
uh.r n, fall hack NJ the first effort 10 rise
lie had no glasses and seemed to Nee
none. even when he mus, have read ever,
word. a. for instance in the p.altcr. Bu
I could .es that his handsome hand trem
bled . little, showing that solomon's beau
,ifal imagery Is true to all tho aged. wher
!, he says. f." the keepers Of the house do srem
bic" sat and looked at that hand. anC
a. 10 turned the leaves TO every lesson,
,aid to myself, what history has tha
hand how i, has grasped the rsins OF Tia
. war.hor.e; how !, has brandished tn
sword how IL has pointed to action an
to victory on Lundy's Lane and McIico
how il has now. fbr weeks and months
! been mapping GU, the plan Of the campaign
which j, every day and nigh, becoming
|, victorious history. lie, mono blame N.
? thoughts. for I DO not think | wor,hirpe
, any the les devou,ly, bu, oil the moro 70
r having him before me.