Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-10-22
WESTINGHOUSE VISION.
= By Z rssLxr, sRADsHAw, 81 W

sai The last time I ever saw Anthony
Sherman was on the 4th Of July, 1859
in Independence Square. He wa.
then ninety.o and becoming very
feeble; bat though so old, bis dim.
ming eye rekindled as he looked al
Independence Hall, which, be said. be
had come to gaze upon once more, be-
fore he was gathered home. =
"What time is it?" said he, raising his
trembling eye to the clock in the stee-
pie, and endeavoring to shade the for
.mer with shaking hand. "What
time is II? I can't see as / used to-"
"Half.psst three"
.Come then" be continued. ''let rs
90 into the Hall; 1 want to tell you an
incident of Washington's life-one
which 90 one alive knows of except
myself, and if you live, you win be-
fore long zee it verified, Mark me-, I
am not sapersdtious, but you will see it
verified" '' t- '' '''''' '''1
10 Reaching the visitors room ia which
the sacred relics OF early days are pre-
served, we sat down upon one Of the
old fashioned wooden benches, and nv
venerable friend related to me the fol-
loving singular nerrative, which, from
the peculiafity of our national affairs
at the present time, hsve been To-
duced to give to the world. give
il. as nearly as possible, In m DIS
words. -. -. .-..,l, r..l.,..iu
"When the bold action Of our Con-
gress in asserting the Independence OF
the colonies, became known, we were
laughed at and scoffed at as silly, pre-
sumptuous rebels, whom British grena-
diers would soon tame into submission;
but. undsuntedly, we prepared to
make good what we bad said. The
Keen encounter came, and the world
knows the result. It's easy and pleas
ant for those OF the present generation
to talk and write of The days Of Seven
ty-six. but they little know-neither
can they imsgine-the trials and
sufferipgs of those fearful days. And
there is one that / much fear, and that
is. that the American people do not
properly appreciate the boon of free
dom. Party spirit is yearly becoming
stronger. and unless il is checked will,
at no distant day, undermine and tum-
bic into ruins. the noble structure Of
the Republic. But let me hasten TO
my narrative,
''From the opening Of the Revolu-
ton we received all phases Of fortune
now good and now III, at one time
victorious. and at another conquered
, The darkest period we had, however,
was think, when Washington after
several reverses, retreated to Valley
Forge, where be resolved TO pass the
winter Of TT. Ali l have often seen
the tears coursing our dear old COM
mander's careworn cheeks as be
would be conversiDg with a con6den-
tial officer on7the condition Of his poor
soldiers You have doubtless heard
the story OF Washington going to the
thicket to pray. Well, il is not only
true, but he used often to pray In se-
cret for aid and comfort from that God,
the interposition OF whose divine provi- |
dence alone broughtus safely through
those dark days of tribulation. 30
Zone day. 1 remember it well, the
chilly wind whistled through the leaf
less trees, though the sly was cloud
less and the sun shining brightly-he
remained in his quarters nearly all the
afternoon, alone. When he came out,
| noticed that his face was shade
paler than usual, and tha! there
seemed to be something on his mind of
more than ordinary Importance. Re-
turning just after dark, be dispatched
an orderly TO the quarters Of the officer
l mentioned, who was presently in at
tendance. After preliminary conver-
sation, which lasted some hall an hour,
Washington gazed upon his companion
with that strange look of dignity,
which be could command, said to the
latter: ts-; 8,.e II, !; a.,, IN, ,al
81 do not know whether it was
owing 10 the anxiety of my mind or
what, but this afternoon. as ] was sit
ting at this very table, engaged in pre-
pairing a dispatch. something in the
apartment seemed to disturb me-
Looking up, / bebeld. standing ex-
actly opposite me, singularly, beauti-
full female. So astonished was for
Ibad given strict orders not to be dis
turbed-tbat it was some moments be-
fore I found language to inquire the
cause of her presence. A second, a