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sponse and appreciation, not only IN
the hearts, but also in the final Judg-
meut of all Americans. The mists
Of time have magnifed the nobility
and grandeur of WashingtOn's life
and deeds as the rising sun is magni-
fed by the vapOrs Of the morn He
vas in every sense a great man, and
the words Of Lee, a devoted friend,
sDol1en from the depths Of heart filled
with love and torn with poignant
sorrow, First in the hearts Of his
cOuntrymen," ring JTUeT today than
they did on the day Of their delivery,
for today Washington is more perfect
" understood, more thoroughly Vene-
rated and loved, than when be lived.
= is easy 70 see why he has such
hold on the affections Of Americans,
for his traits were such as 70 COM
rnand admiration and respect even
from his. enemies. and by them he has
firmly eufwined himself in the heart
string Of his children. The lofuest
nurnoses actuated and controlled his
lffe: no small or narrow, OF petty
considerations entered into his Te-a-
tons with others, public or private.
He combined true patriotic courage
and farvOr. fearleSsness and audacity
A attack with the far greater quail
~. ability 10 endure -calumniaIiOn
and suffer insult. with calmness and
sarisnce. HIS honesty and probity
Eorbade suspicion, and are a model
Hor our men of power and influence
Aodsv. Tyhs balance and pOise of his
character. combined with his uncOm-
Nrouising. answering, honesty were
perhaps his most striking character
4stics. He. once said, Z hope I shall
Aossess firmness and virtue enough 10
maintain what I consider the most
anviable Of al titles-that Of an hon.
est man" How well his hope is full
HIled the tongues Of eighty million
3oyal 20 his memory stand ready 10
proclaim. B0untiful nature in her
snOst prOdigal mood. attended at his
birth. endowing him with those gifts
(Which best fitted him To completely
bill the various and successive Offices
10 which he was called by the voice
sOf the people.
Nature Generous 70 Him.
But not only was nature generous
( IN her endowment Of gifts. bat also in
the opportunity for their nourishment
and perfection. He was born and
reared where nature in her grandesL
manifestations looked constantly upon
him. and babe him fix his standards
by her own magnificent heights. The
solitude of the mountains and the
forests forced him 10 commune with
himself and TO listen to the voices
which told him Of the power which
lay within him. From the Virginia air
in its purity and calmness he absorb
ed into his own character the inf1u-
ence which by night anE by day sx-
hailed from IT,
His Country Rearing.
But best of all and far more important
In its effects upon him, was the enforced
reliance upon himself which his coun-
try rearing entailed, a rearing which
has helped to make some Of the fore
most men Of the world. To the city
lad things come ready made: 70 the
country lad. that which comes is
made by him. Money cannot buy tn,
pleasures which he is compelled Il
seek, and his sorrows are his owl
and UncOmmunicable to the many
who surround the city youth. Unabl,
to divert his sOrrOws By the shiftin:
scenes ami thoughts Of urban life
they remain his own and he wrestles
with them alone, and early learns tc
know the isolation OF the individual
the isolation of the soul, a knowledge
which must come to every one before
he can be fully awake 10 the sense
that uDOn him alone rests the reSnon
sibility Of his own acts and the re
sponsibility for the performance OF
his duty to his fellow men. Washing
ton was full 10 overlooking with this
sense OF responsibility. and well did
he measure up TO the strength which
st required. Ever seizing and receiv-
ing wisdom from his friends and cOun-