The Washington herald., 1909-06-13

IL seEms Mr.. Harrison was, 10 express
Il mlld,y. quite corpulent. but Mr.. Gerry
was slender and spare. and except for
Ms brain qualifications. "A lightweight '
Harrison and Gerry stood together AZ the
time Of afiXing their names TO the docu-
ment and as Harrison raised hls hand
aiter inscribing his name on the roll. he
turned 20 the gentleman from MasSachu-
settS and fscetiously observed thar when
the time OF hanging should come he CAfr
HarrisOn) should have the advantage. for.
said he, 1T Will be over with ne IN a
minute. but you viii be kicking in rhe air
half al hour after I am gone" AS Nr.
Gerry's reply is not recorded, Il Is safe to
say he was rendered sDeechless-
Mr. Gerry, though never the father. nor
the great-grandfather OF a President
was at the tine or hts death Vice Presi-
dent OF the United States. and. on the
way 20 preside over the Senate expired
IN his carriage Like the more light
hearted Harrison, his had been A bril-
liant and upright lie, but probably his
viewpoint was more spiritual He had
taken for his rule Of life the motto now
inscribed on his tombstone, a very bean
tiful one. erected at national cost and
admired probably by every visitor during
the last ninety years TO ConEressIona
Cemetery: 1T is the duty OF every citi-
zen. even II he have but one day 10 live.
20 devote that day to the service OF his
country. Remembering how he lived
and how he died. three generations have
read the sermon IN stone, and have had
opportunity Of noting that he practiced
what he preached, so ne being dead.
yet speaketh."
All glory 10 the numerous patriotic So
cieties OF America who are rousine long
dormant Interest In the graves OF the
nations great ones. The latest atteupt
In this laudable scheme OF honor is the
plan TO bring the body Of william Penn
from England and inter il on the banks
OF the Delaware River.
The remains OF the founder os .be
Quaker City have lain in a Quiet prava a,
Buckinghamshire. England, since MS and
though the spot Is neglected. II is the
native soil Of this peace-loving English
man, and one IS tempted to wonder n
Penn could be consulted. II he would NOT
rather his ashes were unGisturbed. Penn
sylVania, the State, Is his monument and
hamesake. and numerous memorials in his
honor have been placed about the coun-
try why not compliment our English
cousins by caring for the grave where n
Is and create another mecca for the
American visitor 10 England by putting a
beautiful and lasting monument build of
material cotton from the soil OF the Key-
stone state around all that remains of
the English admiraTs son. showing the
love and honor still felt for the memory
OF William Penn by the country Of his
adoption?
Uncle Joe Cannon has been expressing
hts qualification that the Father OF his
Country was not so inhumanly righteous
as the books for American bows would
indicate. so the following true incident {s
reprinted for the special edification OF All
Ike minded citizens:
Mrs. Washingtons drawing room was
usually noted for the serene air Of ouief
dignity pervading Il and all its occupants
but on one occasion a caller was aston
ished TO find the ladies grouped together
near the fireplace In a kind OF hu6dled
umidity much resembling the panic OF
covey Of young partridges while the gen
eral strode UP and down the center OF +he
spacious room waving his hands. his re-
poseful manner entirely forgotten. The
cause OF the excitement was a pauphlaf
which had Just made its appearance
written by Edmund Randolph. the Attor-
ney General, declaring the location OF the
ten miles square" had been chosen for
the benefit Of Washington's relations IN
general and the families OF the Custlses
and CAROLS in particular Gen. Wash
ington directed Maj. rEnfant 10 reply In
pamphlet form, the fevorlte method OF
the day. 70 the charges: and thus tbA
some time placid gentleman expressed
himself; by the eternal G.. he fs the
a-est liar on the face OF the earth