Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-22

/ that he should send for physician, be
| directed that DR.. Craik, who lived at
Alexandria, nine miles away should be
sent for. Still struggling for breath,
as the day frightened into darkened
morning Washington saw that some
heroic remedy was necessary before
the physician arrived and said: Send
for Rawlins and let him bleed me; 1
need it," The overseer, with his lam
Get, was soon beside the he'd, and,
stretching out his arm over the bowl
which was prepared, Washington
gazed at the white countenance of the
overseer and saw he was frightened
Don't be afraid; go on said Wash
| ington. The cut made did not allow the
blood to escape with sufficient free
dom. Washington said the orifice is
not large enough" Mrs. WASHINGTON,
| in fear lest too much blood should be
taken, urged Mr.. Lear to unite the
string which bound Washington's arm,
but the old general held up his hand,
and said hoarsely: more, more,
more!" Only about half a pint of
blood had been taken when the bleed
ing was stopped at the urgent solicit
tation of Mrs. Washington
| Hot linaments were then applied to
| the throat and his feet placed in warm
water, but Washington still continued
in pain, and breathed with difficulty.
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DR.. Craik reached his illustrious pa
tient soon after o'clock, and later in
the day came Dr. E. c. Dick the health
officer of Alexandria and DR.. Gustavus
r. Brown of Port Tobacco BY their
advice, and in evident accordance with
| Washington's desire, the lancet was
again put in requisition, and more
blood taken. Soon noon passed, and
the sun was already nearing it's setting
when, about 4:30 o'clock Mrs Wash
ington was called to the bedside of her
husband, and he begged her to take
from the desk two papers. each marked
will" and bring them to him. He
took both in his hands, being evidently
in great pain, but he looked at them,
and said of one of them. This is
useless: it has been superseded; burn
it." He handed that paper to her and
she put it into the open fire, and as il
curled up in the flames she took the
other and placed it in her closet. Mr.
/ Lear in a few moments came forward
and took the hand of his patron. Wash
| ingon said: 81 find l am going; my
breath cannot last long. Do you ar
range and record all my late military
letters and papers. Arrange my ac-
counts and settle my book, as you
know more about them than any one
else; and let Mr.. Rawlins finish record
ing my other letters which he has be-
gun" Mr.. Lear replied this should be
attended to. Washington then said. in
a choking voice, do you remember
anything that ought now to be done?
| have only short time left to do it,
Mr.. Lear said he recollected nothing
but he hoped that the end was not so
near. The per eral smiled and said:
| It's debt W have all to pay, and
am content to pay it."
The difficulty in breathing continued
and his throat was evidently filling IN
but seeing that the colored servant in
the room had been on his feet a long
time, he said: Christopher. sit down"
Just about sunset he SAID to DR.. Craik;
Doctor, die hard, but | am not
AFRAID to die 7 believed from the first
that should not survive 1t; my breath
cannot last long, Half an hour after
ward, as the other physicians gathered
around his bed, he said. hoarsely: ~
teei | am going. | thank you for your
attention, but please take no more trou-
bleabout me: cannot last long" When
the clock struck 10 in the evening he
attempted to speak. but his voice was
clogged and inaudible. At last, sum-
moning, apparently. all his energies,
he said: Il am just going: have me
deeently buried and do not let my body
be put in the vault in less than three
days after am dead. Do you UNDER
stand me?" yes" replied his attend
ants. and then in a clear voice came
the hast words OF Washington, "'Tis
WELL"
Shortly before IL O'Clock his counte-
mace changed. overspread with the