The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-28

TIE POSTAGE PORTRAIT 4
TRlTESTY.
WHAT CAUSED THEDEATu OF WASH
INGTON.
Incidents In the LIE "i
the Father of His Country Inc
uondon statue ~ the Capit"i-a
Hundred Years AGO.


who wa. 90 Doe called 10 direct the dcs-
rnic- ol the Young American Republic
Tlfxfv-fve wears before George W ash
inrfon wa. inaueuraied first President
Al Ncw York. he had stood amid a storm
of death shots his fallen chief lay pros
trafc: almost every other officer was
killed. and the keen eve and steady
Hsnd of the savage were directing deadly
.'--ile- to effect his own destruction
But Dee still maintained the fight, and
seemed 90 bear am enchanted life, when
Iii else was lost I'm that single life was
thc fate of future empire. I'm after
years. when The Indian brave had become
he AGED warrior. hc rec0untod 90 that
.amc Washington the prophecy he then
bad made Listen said he. "Whon my
best Young men failed 10 pierce your
BODY. and saw you still stand unframed,
said io my people the Great spirit
protects that mln and guide. his DIES
iuics. Doe will become inc chiei OF "l.
n..s and people yet unborn viii hall
/ him 20. tine founder of mighty empire.
lhu, had spoken "Nhitc Nnro,
I chief of ihc Six Nations. 90 his dis
hcariened warrior, 40 the fall of Brad.
lock. 0n the iatciul field of Mon0nga
lcla The prediction of the Indian chief
.has been verified hy the events OF the
css hundred years. The mighty em
ofc" bis weird Imagination then pic
.nrod actually exists and its hosts are al-
ready preparing to go to ITS great cen
iDlniai cOmmemOratOn.
when 70 hundred Yeas ago ihc men of
flat day had succeeded boz forming con
.muti0n. con- basis of compromise upon
which to rest The pillars of "a more per
feet government than the Oh c0nfclcr
alton. the people looked to him who had
'cl ,lem through the revolution io take
Charge of tine great and novel expert
mant The subsequent events are ia.
m.liar to every reader OF American IBIS
fnri and therefore need not Doe referred
io here We are 40 present chiefly W
uacicd ythc picturesque pageant when
STD much interested our ancestors ccn-
ury ago We read with care every inci-
dent that then occurred How the peO-
ole Travelled in those primitive times and
how DO consumed sO much time to go
f8m place tO place. ln these days of
last moving and quick intercommunica-
ION we canno. understand bow they
could have borne ihe delay and iurun-
,rnionce- tO which they were then SUBJ
',ctcl Bui $50 should remember that
according to their way of living they
were mot 500 much subjected Oh restraint
70. we suppose An hour with them "as
ID. short as fcW minutes to u-. and they
were as satisfied with q day journey AS
ue are now with an hour run hy rail.
Sc are therefore not surprised t0 learn
tlat 10 took Mr. Charles Thomson more
diam week fO travel from NeN York io
Mount Vernon FOB inform General Wash
urf0u ri hi- unanimous election t0 the
office of President by hoih houses of
Congress Two more days were spent
iu preparations for his departure before
tIe illu-triOus chief could seq out On DIS
Journey back with Mr Thomson. Tie
travelled in DIS carriage and four horses
for sucha Journey. and TOOK his iayOrtc
body servants along with him lie had
t0lcaye Mrs Washington 40 home. there
not being time enough for thc delay
necessary for % lady preparation for
such IL nip We need not attempt t0
express here what the people lcIt OF
what they did u.s. soon as Washington
lrn the bounds %. bis home tO take
charge of The new government. From
tine moment be- entered Alexandra bis
Journey wa more than the trumphm
progress obi asu''e-7i'l cone
every Guy, al every Tow ~"
And Terry from l'ailiii'oie D." ''."'', i'',,'
lhIoush lhe 7eFeiai inter 'Hli's ''1'y' '''0
pOpulacc. men. women ana children
greeted him more with affection than
WITH praise. ne punic ""'"D ''i'7
came in "I-"Hlle' Do'''o' D." "0'''''''
nun. IIoiiilHe"' ''''@,n''
me late war, young H''lnc"7 "'Hi pug
wees ana chanting "n,ii'ii' Oh P'''.''
children spreading lne way VIA"
hoNci- ana women 'ouslIu.lih- """''5
ana lofal arches along Tue Hi-H""1 ana
700 entrances io ihe l""H' cons ''"''''
pageant never ucloie seen ii 'n' ''""
lfy. me booming OF aIliliet' tl' way
ing obi H"s-' ana 'ne ""1'c' i"5 "i wv"
SANDS obi sl-nai7 Iio" N'H'.9"' "l.'
hlu't'"l- Hi" ny '"' nay
tokens obi -u'h hi''ti"ii' '"'', ", '''''" ~
his person 70, never before hti -i',''N .
man. II was not alone because The nero
hu brought "a alteiui war To- "a ."',e-''Ui .
close DO was MOI "nis liH1 'n'.' aunt
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