The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-23

had Just become aware Of the presence Of 9
glue factory on the opposite shore. His mas.
sive b ow is crowned with n neat triangular
hat OF n now. happily. obsolete pattern, and his
| cloak Is carelessiy thrown back over his shout
der 30 as 10 best display the cute rcd lining.
vi, whole dem. amor Is that Of innate majesty,
commingled with dolce FAR nfsnte, nuL rotltco.
and pro bono pubiico. and tao likeness is so
speaking that we can al most hear George say
a cold day when the father OF his country gets
left. and. cold rs Il ls. I'm not the only pebble
on the beach there's other coonr as warm as
~ have sometimes fancied that the artist
did not depict George ae he actually appeared
e ca ' NUTS ses and Sbii ief ins i hsa a pi nrs 1 oi pork
bound around LIS throat with a red flannel
rag. and had his feet tied up in hay; because re-
search shows US that II was a cold. cold winter.
and George eos the, frozen face ever and anon
or even %oftener. Crossing the Delaware was
TONED 10 crossing Amsterdam avenue on the
way home from the Colonial Club, in all stages
of sobriety. with the elevated road numbering
down with changing bells on ths dead level. IL
seems as II crossing the Delaware would be q
"But Valley Forge was tough I must admit
that. When I think Of those ragged Conti-
neptals wal ling up aud down. leaving bloody
i've often had cold feet myself. and have eyon
dallied with cold hands. but ] never yet have
been called " mpon to let ~ ny ~. rin 81 - red heats
call. md | trust | never will. never 20 down
into our cafe and gaze upon the tree lunch
simpiici.y and severity. but what I am forci.
oily reminded of the sui!erings OF the starving
soldiers AT Valley Forge.
lie Idol and ruthlessly yent George OF the
lofty perch whore no has been enshrined. in
IN h,': sons thing. he showed a sin singular indiiier.
ence to- the rights OF posterity. Take a littlo
thing. now. like the selection OF the date of his
birth. Gould he d. sslbly have hit upon n moro
disagreeable date2 What 10 the use Of q holt
day on the ed of February It's too late for
sielghins or skating and too early for golf. or
break up the business week and give a man az
opportunity to hang around the house and
patient wife and exasperate his children, and
make himself gene lily obnoxios to al! with
whom. he comes in contact. Perh ips II VIII
not ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for me to sound my own
raises, %butwhen the lime comes that the %anniver-
sary OF my natal day will be made the ocsasion
OF public.rejoicing 1T IL n satisfaction for me to
know that l picked out o date when n man can
20 fishing, or swimming. or shooting. or sail.
Ing. and not q bleak. miserable day, az the rag
end OF the most cussed month OF the year.
And yet. simple iu ,tice demands that i should
say. that perhaps George was not consulted.
S SnT.n asss sr az assd f sis sa nSr'i fur III him ms career Ms
II have always felt. AN Intense Interest In
this club. because j have ben told that Il
stands upon historic ground. i don't recol-
lect what occurred here. but know something
occurred, and that Is enough for me. not being
Of a prying CIR inquih,iyc nature. And some.
times when | am sitting dOwnstairs watching
the leading residents or the west side PLAYING
bottle. pool or drinking wine at Col. Brown's.ex-
pense, the thought suddenly flashes through
my mind that l am sitting right on that his.
toric spot whore something. which for the mo-
mcnt has escaped ny, mind. occurred, and 1
am so deeply moved that I have to bury my
face in q beaker of Park & .Tilford's home
brewed rye whiskey TO conceal my emotion-I
remember now what It wa, that occurred here
1T was tho hattie of the Brandywine.
And yet far be H. from me " withhold
from George hat NEED OF praise which is his
but l won't be stinny emo to Withhold It. any
how. George certainly had his strong points.
ana the manner in which he played tag. with
the British army. always managing to be on
hunk WHOM they caught up with hun, and to be
lit" most OF th- time. tncontestEbly proves
that he was u smooth article. Take him for
I trust that no hing which l have said about
him will dctract from his fame. ITS n wise
child that knows its own father and II YOU
want to know the father Of your country you
tatnB, Tot II will never lift u chattci MORTGAGE.
and you can; believe everything ynu hear:
ITO look ut George as b" appears In that
genuine portraits for which he sat. and for
which Brother Evans soaked US all ten apiece
you would think ho was Just waiting TO feel
his wings sprout. but don't you believe he was
so slow.
During my brief yet ienominio as career. [
have already seen some $50 different houses
In which George temporarily sojournsd. and
he must have been pretty quick In order to
have played ali these one-night stands and still
preserved his reputation unspotted. In order
to preserve an unspOtted reputation you have
II am proud and happy. gentlemen. to have
had an opportunity to add this eloquent trib-
ute TO the several others which have from
time to. time been sprung. by various orators
Tho last speaker WAS the Hon: George Post,
whose subject was "The Lesser New Workers."