Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-03-30

master, that do. Great times. sir. great
tunes shall never live to see the like
again." And Washington looked lire n
man, a proper man. hey. Gully ?m continu-
cd the inquirer. "Ne6er seed de like. sir
nebber de likes of him, though | have seen
many men in my days ; so tall. so straight /:
and den he sat on u horse. and rode with
such an air All, sir, he was like no one
else Many of the grandest gentlemen
were there, in gold lace, at the wedding.
bat none looked Ike the man himself.n
What Il life time impression Washington
and his wedding made upon the mind of
tins uncultivated negro that three score
years could not eiface
We have seen that Washington married
n widow; 80 have many distinguished men.
among whom were John Wesley and Geo
Whitetield. | am not advocating second
marriages. but stated a historical fact [
AIN aware there are those who are directly
opposed to them, and who would have a
law unalt"rablr as the Medes and Persians.
that no widow or widower should ever be
married. If that had been enforced we ne
yer would have had George Washington
FOR he was a child of n second marriage [:
and he would never have had a Martha.
for she was widow
Martha Washington is one of those per-
sons whom we can contemplate with ever
increasing delight. no matter whether YOU
view her as the Queen of Mount Vernon.
in the soldiers camp, or in the house of the
President. Her character is not easily ex-
hibited in cOlors of poetry for she was a
matter OF fact woman. She had not only
external, but internal beauty-beauty Of
character and beauty Of life. She was en-
dowed with all those qualities that rem
4 ~,
had wealth without pride beauty without
vanity tenderness without weakness. She
was high-souled woman. with strong
common sense, an iron will, genuine patri-
otisn, uniriug industry. beautiful simpli-
city, majestic sweetness, dignified self pos
session, and unNbtrusive piety. She was
well worthy to have been the wife of the
father of his country y man can af-
ford to be disappointed twice who can sue
coed so well the third time. She was in
many respects The model woman. Favor
is dcCeitlul. and beauty is vain but a wo-
man that ttareth the Lord, shall be pras.
ed
Forty years they lived together, and
Mount Vernon was their earthly paradise,
their ,crrcstial Eden. But the hour OF Sc
palation came. aud on the 14th of Deccm-
Der, 1893. Washington gave his great soul
to Gud, and his body to the dust. Mrs.
Washington was resting her head on q
well-worn Bible. when he expired. She in
CURED in II m0urnfLl tone, lis he gone :?
lis well ; all is over | shall soon follow
him; | have no more trials to pass
through" Her prediction proved true. Two
years and Il half after his death Mrs. Wash
ington expired at Mount Vernon the 22d
of May, 1902. y few months ago | WAS at
Mount Vernon, and in the rooms where
they died, and felt it halowcd place.
went te the old vault. where they We're first
buried, and Il beautiful bird had made its
little nest Within. | then visited the new
tomb where The iliustripus dead are sleep
ing in marble collins. Over the iIun gate
are these words i am the resurrection
and the life; he that bcli'vclh in me,
though he were dead. yet shall he live. -
Over the arch is white marble tablet on
a IS Inscribed -- "Wilhin this enclosure
r,st the remains Of General George Wash
ingtnn.n
| felt that was a sacred spot-that was
trcading on halluwed ground. l too would
have taken oil my sandals.
1t was in May. The sun was shining in
Spring-like beauty, the birds were singing,
the flowers blooming, as | turned from the
tomb, cXclaiming,
''Sce truth, love and mercy IN triumph descend
iug.
Aud uaJIrc all glowing in Elan's first bloom
On tho cod check of death smile, AMI roses are
blending,
Woods HoaSshJ!G Na9G-.ns.