The advocate., 1895-08-14
CHAPTER II.
A REPUBLICAN PAGEANT.

-OOwPER.
No Is wise enough nor good enough to be trusted with
unlimited power.-CoLTON.
Greatly to Jobs relief, soon after he and the Doc
tor returned, Sydney awOke. Just at that moment
the clock struck 6, and Cotte was startled again.
Sydney spologized for having fallen asleep, and
would not believe he had slumbered three hours 1t
soon became evident that he had no recollection of
his supposed glimpse of Gertrude, for he made no
allusion to it whatever; nor did he in any manner,
during the whole evening, exhibit any signs Of such
recollection. Job was beyond measure astOnished at
this wonderful proof of the despotic power of one
mans will thus silently exercised over even the
memory of another man; and he stood in awe Of this
mysterious Doctor whom he had not feared at all as
"The Hermit"
The next morning the three men rose early Even
had early rising not been habitual with them, the
almost ceaseesS din and rattle the streets would
have forced them to Wsken at daylight.
Washington had arrived at New York several days
before He had come from EliZsbethtoWn Point in
q splendid new barge built for the occasion, COM
manded by Commodore and manned by thirteen
pilots dressed in white. Other bsrges had on board
the chief officers of the still existing Confederation
and several distinguished citizens" whose names
history has neggently permitted to fade into OBJ
liVion Still other barges with private parties Of
apparently undistinguished citizens had fallen in,
and the whole had become quite fleet as the pro-
cession of barges passed through the Kills on It's
way to Murrsy's wharf. Here parties of ladies and
gentlemen on board two vessels ''ssng congrstuls.
tory odes as Wsshington's barge approached to the
sound of instrumental music from the other bargeS
Ships at anchor in the hsrbor, with flags flying, fred
sslutes as Washngton's barge passed them. The
Galveston, Spanish war vessel, played a pretty
trick by making no display whatever and maintain
ing seemingly sullen silence, until, had some
lstterday political Grand Army leaders been pres
ent, mob would have been proposed, and even our
patriotic" ancestors were becoming angry when,
ol just as Washingtons barge was nearly opposite,
the derelct vessel suddenly burst forth into red,
white and blue all over and thundered forth salute
of thirteen guns while the stonshed crowd cheered
Washington stepped ashore amid the ringing Of
bells, the of cannon and the shouts Of the peo-
pie, and was received by the Governor of New York.
An officer wearing all the uniform for which he
could provide room on his person, approached and
requested orders from his great chief, announcing
himself as the commander of Washington's body
guard. A carriage stood in readiness to carry the
future President to the corner of Pearl and Cherry
streets, Franklin Square-his future residence and
gorgeous carpets had been spread for his majesty to
walk on to reach the conveyance. Distinguished
citizens known now to history were there other dis.
tinguished citizens great for that day only and
therefore, even more pompous than the others, were
also there and all were clad in the fullest display of
grand opera clothes allowable on state occasions in
those theatrical days Eminent generals Of the Rev
oution-some of them-were there; conspicuousy,
General Knox, who yearned for "strong govern.
ment," whom Jefferson called "a man Of parade, -
and who was to be WsShngton's Secretary of War.
Hamilton, who hoped the government would evolve
into monarchy, and who was to be Wsshington'S
Secretary of the Treasury and start it well on it's way
to monarchism. Jay, who had written Washington
that the new government would do till they could
get something better, and who was to be Washing
tons Chief Justice. Colonel Humphreys, who had
been secretary of the legation at Paris and become