Sharp County record., 1879-03-27

gllsh Ot1cerI one OF Washington
paniOns in arms and the vouno
cial was disappointed He was o6l,
26 he paid his addresses 70 thstt ,
stately widow whom he has ms5 -,
of the noted women Of the sOs 70,
was aniable, wealthy, iniaR NJ
Washington had inherited Mour 10,
non, and here he might have h, ~
Opulence and ease had not the =,
of his country driven him to actin. w
chose rather TO live and die for In
lOw-men, and with his usual grav. 00
pOsure exposed his fortune TO con, Al,
tiOn, his head TO the traitors y,
mis- honor to the risk of chance and \, ~
Had he failed an utter ruin, a n. = =
reverse, waited upon his rems5 :,
prosperity. OF success he miabt :,
despair. It was in these momeos > >
self-sacrifice that Washington r,. :
heroic greatness. !
One sees him striding onward An :
the lesser men around him-tbe /, !,
ambitious, enviOus, cruel-aiwavs i,
posed, unselfsh, manly, incapab.
the petty impulses that have toos
disturbed the greatest minds, al,
observing the rules of conduct he
laid down for himself at Is, alwav
ligious, hopeful, active. His ances
had been Cavaliers-the devoted
herents CT Charles [. i; Washingtm
came a republican, took u arms aqs
an unjust King. He cal 5 Cromw.
usurper, but followed him to the
Of a Just resistance. When some
posed to make him q King, he reps
the offer with indignation. He en-
ciDated mis- slaves at his death; he
sists upon the measure with sinr
fervor; be eniOins it 'mOst Doints
and soIemnlvn upon his executors;
plain that he would have been amops~
first to enforce universal emanciua6
Education he thought the fOundatim
liberty. 1t is sometimes supposed n
Washington was inclined to the fen
form of government, was the friend
caste and aristOcracv, a rigid O0ser
of the ceremonial and unreal, fond
official state and sDlendor Itis al
nal error. His hard and painful YOU.
had taught him reDu5licauism and Il
mOcracv; his precOciOus mind saw
the weakness of the Oriental tictiOns
personal disparity. Adams and Ia.
iIton might SIGH for titles, privilege, al
artificial superiority to their fellow-me
but WashlngtOn's clearer intellect d
missed their suggestions without cons
Grafton. Official distinction wear
MIN. He was fond neither of fame 4
power.
His death was like his lie, col
posed, calm; his peculiar organizad
dissolved with no mental disturbant
He caugh- cold, felt that he must d
bore pain with silent resolution. a
was sutfocatad by a quick inhammatit
40 a riend he said: 80 ind that |
gong. NY breath c1R not last long.
believe / from Jhe first that the disOr
would prove fatal. - He was filled "
gratitude for g he kind attention OF tn
around him; his goodness, beneEoien
appeared for t5e last time. A few n
utes before his death he said: L
Just going. Have me decently burr
and do not let my body be pu' into
vault in less than three days after |
dead. Do you understand me?n
said to his friend, who replied, " Ye
He said: ''Tis we'll" He eXpi
with ut a struggle or sigh. Itwas
graceful flight of one of the moo
spirits nat have lived upon the earlf
the golden mansions of eternal pea
/ he seemed 10 spread MS wings and
easily away. . IS only 50 years a
yet already much that Washing
had taught himself, and would h
taught all his cOuntrymen, they n
learned in part and will still learn mi
He was not an avOwed teacher; he
always modest, silent, thoughtful.
upon all the chief elements Of repuOli
/ progress ne never failed to speak v
/ clearness. He knew that republican
meant rehgiCl, knowledge, honesty,
Dor; that it was something new am
the mighty p wers OF feudalism, ella
/ thought once more restored to mankl
He would have schools everywhere
founded churches, planned canals
roads, tOresaw the greatness OF the
/ vancing West, toretold the future OF
country. He would make all his &C
4 trymen, of whatever race or creed,
publicans and Americans. He liveC
the future; he would throw Off the dc
! decaying past. 1t is not in Europe,
America, that men like Washington
OOrn.-Harper'S Weekly.
A Humorous Governor.