The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-02-18

yellow gold. or beautiful silver, according
to individual preferences, while the most of
my children who now pay 4 newspaper
penny L day to do their thinking for them,
are duly served at the breakfast table next
morning with column or two of sound,
empty, rustling sound Nevertheless that
Is what they think till the next breakfast
| am glad had too much modesty to in
dulee in that sort of cheap notoriety. |
did not meet AN office seeker on the whole
journey; simply enjoyed my unique
position as the head Of the largest and most
promising family on earth The next day
we dawdled along and did not reach PhiIa
delphia. The fifth day of our journey,
however brought us to the City Of Broth
erly Love With the appearance Of its
broad, straight streets, and plain old build
ings, me'Gories Of the recen; past crowded
So thickly about me that | forge. fur a
moment the object of my present journey.
and was turning of on the road tn Valley
Forge. thinking hat the brave, haIf-naked
fellows must have suffered even worse dur
ing nv lons absence just then crowd
Of gayly dressed people appeared in the
road, throwing flowers in the way, tossing
hats and bunnets, and shouting as If de
termiued 70 rouse me from my revere. |
drew up the reins on my proud charger,
shook hands with al who came in reach
and was escorted into the city aud lodged
for the night Nany Of my old friends
and comrades came in during the evening.
We talked Of Howe winter ia PhIladei
phil, Of the briliau, Tory society which
led poor Arnold a,tray aud Of the New
hur.h Address, when, as they maintained,
! saved the day for Il republic pure Aud
simple without any interference on the pars
Of the military The next day We reached
Princeton. where We received the creates;
ovation "a the whole journey We fuund
great arch of flowers put up over our
road and thraue~ Of people pushed up
o. gree, me and shake my haua. Thu>
our journey eoa;iuucd ior some three DAYS
more the crowds -r,wm. larger aud larger
As vc nc,red New York which AT last. ai-
ter a Ic,-uryIy tnp Of about ten days. we
reached
lu New York were gathered many Of
the men sho had led the colonies during
the Ecvoiulion. and the states afterwards,
Preparations fer the Inauguration were go
iu- slowly forward The ceremony was to
he performed nu a baIruRy Of Federal Hall
at ths corner of Nassau snd Wall street
talked ei,h tbe leaders tnot about ap-
psutment- ta oilioc1 uron my arrival and
il gra> arranged tia, | should be inaugu-
rated an the thlr;ietb cf April Every
thing took place 81, arranged aud inom
that day. Apnl 3n, l7o9, government
under the constitution has proceeded along
she line, which | ,.,lu. with the invaluable
ala al Hamilton aii down set the eX-
ample. which souc Ut ms children do not
remember a. sell A. they do my words
about alliances With the French Revolution,
II .li.in,crc.se,lnt-s, IN thc conduct Of poii;
zeal Affairs. aud Hamilton planned aud put
iut, operation the financial system which
iu-a,rci che success of the ryjpe for gov
crumen, which we were supposed to follow
whenever it vhanced tn he pf ANY assistance
on any point.
Such were some of the incidents con-
ucstei sith my journey to New York IN
l7~9. OF my resent Trip shall tell some
thing in a future paper.
GEnRGg WAsHlNeruN.