The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20

freeing all his slaves on the death OF his
wife ITO cmancipate them during her
life. would. tho earnestly, wished by
me. be attended with such insuperable
difficulties. on account OF their intermiE-
ture OF marriages with the Dover negroes
as TO excite the most painful sensations
Provision was also made for caring for
those TOO old or iriirm To earn living.
His Final Ambition.
Washington welcomed the end OF his
presidency as school boy does his vaca-
ton and he lost no time In leaving the
seat OF government. To Oliver Wolcot,
he wrote soon after:
ITO make and sell a little flour an
nually. TO repair houses going fast to
ruin. TO build one for the security OF my
papers OF public character. and to
amuse myself in agricultural and rural
pursuits. Will constitute employment for
the next few years l have to remain on
lhis terrestrial globe; II, also. I could
1t would fill the measure and add zest
10 my enjoyment; but II this ever hap
pens. 1t must be under my own vine and
nS-tree. as do nor think IT probable that
them"
To another friend he wrote that he
began his "diurnal course with the sur" H."
and: If his hirelings were not in place
sorrow for their indisposition.' Having
set the wheels OF the estate In motion
and attended TO other matters. he break
tasted. This being over, I mount my
horse and ride round my farms, which
employs me until 1t Is time for dinner at
which rarely miss seeing strange faces,
come. as they say. out OF respect for me-.
Pray would not the word curiosity an
swer as well? And how different this
from having a few social friends at a
cheerful board! The usual time of sit
ting at table, a walk, and tea. bring
me within the dawn Of candle light; pre-
Vious TO which. II not prevented by COM
pany, ] resolve that, as soon as the
glimmering taper supplies the place Of
writing table and acknowledge the letters
have received but when the lights are
brought feel tired and dlsinclined TO en-
gage In this work. conceiving that the
night comes, and with 1t the same causes
of postponement, and so on. I
have not looked into book since came
home"
A visitor at Mount Vernon in 1898
records that Washington "often works
with the men himself-strips off his coat
and labors like common man. The
general has a great turn for mechanics
It's astonishing with what niceness he
directs everything in the building way,
condescending even TO measure the
things himself. that all may be perfectly
uniform"
Washington in Dishabille.
An English actor named John Bernard.
has left us a delightfully."- Intimate pic
ture OF an episode in this period Of
Washingtons life Bernard had ridden
out below Alexandria to pay a visit and
on his return came upon an overturned
chaise, containing a man and woman.
About the same time another horseman
rode up from the opposite direction The
TWO quickly aScertained that the man
was unhurt, and managed to restore the
wife to consciousness, whereupon she be-
gan to upbraid her husband for care
lessnesS.
THE horse" continues Bernard was
now on his legs. but the vehicle still was
PROSTATE, heavy in its frame, and laden
with at lhst hall a ton of luggage. My
fellow helper set me an example OF ac-
tlvity In relieving 1t of the internal
weight: and when all was clear, we
grasped the wheel between us, and TO the
peril of our spinal columns righted the
The horse was then put in
and we lent a hand to help up the lug
gage. All this helping, hauling. and lift
ing, occupied. at least half an hour, un-
der meridian sun, in the middle OF
July. which fairly boiled the perspira-
tlon out Of our foreheads."
After the two Samarltans had declined
q pressing invitation to go to Alexandria
and have a drop OF something sociable.'
the unknown. a tall man. past middle
age, wearing a blue coat and buckskin
breeches, exclaimed impatlently at the