Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-09-15

greatest, wisest. and best men the
world ever saw. the hand which WELD
ed the warriors sword through the
seven years war of the revolution, and
which had welded the pen of the
statesman, counsellor, and moralist, SO
wisely and SO well TO think that thai
very hand Qong since mouldcred into
dust) had rested upon that long faded
ACE bedimmed, and time disco'oured
paper, was to me a most touching and
interesting thought. Strange thrills
Of emotion swept through me, the
tears sprung to my eyes, ! could not
keep them back. And when !
thought Of the noble and trustworthy
men who controlled the affairs of the
government at the time the above let
ter was written, COZ years ago. and
thought of the noble women also, not
one of them clamourng for ''woman's s
rights !" and when | thought of the
general morality, integrity, and homes.
ty, which pervaded all classes of the
people in that far away time, both in
public and private life, and then com.
pared that time with the present, the
present preeminently noted for the in
sane mania of large portion of the
people in the pursuit of riches, preemi-
nently noted for startling crimes, for
immortality, corruption, and dishon
esty, both in public and private life,
when | thought of all these things,
and then compared that far.of' time
with the present, the contrast was tru.
ly appalling. Some ofthe readers OF
your paper may think the word ap
palling, pretty extensive term to be
used in the sense in which / have used
it in the above paragraph. But to the
close student of the past and watchful
observer of the present, one who views
with anxious eyes the headlong speed
with which his country rushes along,
where our forefathers, the wise foun-
ders Of our nationality, did not dare to
tread to such q person, no more fit
ting term or appropriate word can be
found in the language.
NORMAN TAYLOR.
The following is the letter in which
| took so much interest, and which I
copied in the floral hall from the orig
nal, and also the explanatory note at
,ached to it. The punctuation and
ablidgement of words, is the same
here as in the letter copied from.
Camp near Valley Forge
July 3rd 1918.
Sir,
1t was with very great pleasure that
! read your interesting communica.
ton. The news your forwarded re
garding your Daughters marriage
with Lord = was highly pleas
ing to me, as having known Miss
Alice from her birth. | could vouch
for her amiability Of disposition, and
her elevated mind and tastes. Let
me most heartily assure you, that
when this unhappy war has ceased,
and Providence once more gives us
the blessings of peace and tranquility,
| shall not only be most happy, hut
eager, to renew my friendship and in
tercourse with you and your family,
with whom some Of the most agree
able moments of my life have been
spent.
/ am, dearsir, with the highest esteem,
Yr. most Obed Serv't
GEO WASHINGTON.
"The above autograph letter of
George Washington, was formerly in
the possession of w. M. Thackery !;
after whose death in 1850 it was pur-
chased by gentleman in South Ken
sineton England. Exhibited by J.
w. Andrews Jr., who purchased it in
London in June 1875"
"A philanthrolic Frenchman has
achieved a great success over the med
ical profession. He has discovered a
new and highly scientific method of
medicine without the
knowledge of the patient. He keeps
A medical dairy of goats and the ami
mails take the medicine instead of the