Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-15

directed that Dr.. Craik who lived at
Alexandria nine miles away. should be
sent for. Still struggling for breath,
as the day frightened into a darkened
morning Washington saw that some
heroic remedy was necessary before
the physician arrived and said: Send
! for Rawlns and let him bleed me; |
need it. The overseer, with his Ian
Get, was soon beside the bed and,
! stretching out his arm over the bowl
/ which was prepared Washington
| gaZed at the white countenance Of the
4 overseer and saw he was frightened.
/ Don't be afraid; go on" said Wash
1 ington. The cut made did not allow the
/ blood to escape with sufficient free
dom. Washington said, the oritice 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 arm,
/ but the old general held up his hand,
and said hoarsely: More. more
more!' Only about half pint of
/ blood had been taken when the bleed
ing was stopped at the urgent solici-
tation of Mrs. Washington
Hot linaments were then applied TO
the throat and his feet placed in warm
water but Washington still continued
I In pain, and breathed with difficulty
| Huuying from Alexandria at sunrise
/ Or Craik reached his llustrious pa
tlent soon after s o'clock, and later in
/ the day came Or E. c. Dick. the health
officer Of Alexandria and DR.. Gustavus
K 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 its setting
when, about 4:30 O'Clock Ms Wash
lngton 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 a. them
and said of one of them rhis is
useless it has been superseded, burn
1t, 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 few moments came forward
and took the hand Of his ration Wash
inson said - find | am going, nv
breath cannot last long DO YOU ar
range and record all my late military
letters and papers Arrange NV ac-
counts and settle my book. as Won
know more about them than any one
else; and let Mr. Rawlins finish record
ing my other letters which he has he
gun Mr.. Lear replied this should he
attended TO Washington then said in
a choking voice. DO you remember
anything that ought now to be d0nea
l have only a short time left To do il %
Mr. Lear said he recollected nothing
but he hoped that the end was NOT so
near The general smiled and SAID.
Its a debt We have all to paw and I
am content to pay it,"
The difficulty in breathing continued
and his throat was evidently filing NO
but seeing that the colored servant In
the room had been on his feet long
time he said christopher sit down
just about sunset he suu to Or Cr3ik
Doctor ! die hard but am not
afraid To die / believed from the frs.
that should not survive IL. my breath
cannot last long Half an hour after
ward as the other physicians gathered
around his bed he said. hoarselv. II
, feel I am going I thank YOU for y0ur
attention but please take no more from.
h'eabout me ] Caouot last long. when
the clock struck 10 in the evening ne
attempted to speak but his voice Ma.
.clogsed and inaudible A. last. SUM
monins. apparently an bis energies
BE said am just going have ma
|decently buried and do not Jet nv body
be put in the vault 10 less than three
days after I am dead DO you under-
stand me Yes replied hls attend
ants and then in a clear voice came
the las words q Washington RS
welt
shortly before u o'clock hi, c5unte-
, mace changed oysrspread with ths