The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-22
EULOGY ON washington

(Hel1ert II. Moore, Of the local bar.)
Among the great men of the world
whose names shine with a brilliant
lustre in the galaxy Of fame, there
is one that seems to be sun, around
which the other fit as so many sat-
elites.
We perceive them as they slowly
arise, one by one, out Of the waves
of mrecognition, treading their
trackless courses across the heav-
ems, breaking through the cOrdOns of
cnvious opposition and lighting their
environment with IL brilliance daz-
cling to behold.
We stand in hushed amazement as
they reach their respective zeniths,
heights mapprQached and seemingly
unapproachable forever. AS We
stand in this admiring attitude, lost
in the reveries Of history, there
beams DER the western hills the rays
from another light which bids fair
to be the grandest of them all. AS
it looms above the horizon, we are
struck with wonder at its amazing
beauty. We see it as it majestical.
ly glides through the elements, dis
pelling the darkness as if by magic,
coloring the landscape with its
sparks of genius and pushing aside
the obstacles in its pathway as it
launches to its accorded position, a
position in the dome of fame fan
nobler, grander and loftier than was
ever accorded another. As it swings
TO and fro in its home of sublimity,
being safely anchored by the cords
of renown, we recognize it to be the
name so dear to every American
heart and lover of liberty. George
ashington. A name which raises
in the mind the thought of all that Is
Sublime, all that is noble, all that is
pottrpn
Washington's preliminary educa-
ton was secured while acting as a
frontier surveyor. 1t was not OF
colleges and univerSitics: rot Of arts
ard sciences; but of escapes and
hardships with their lessons, of
marches and battles with their Veto
ries and defeats; an education that
was to prepare him to lead the todd
linz affairs Of infant America
through the swamps and cesspools OF
disalIegiance, around the crags OF
treason and over the cliffs of defeats
TO the smiling wales Of freedom be-
yond.
At the time he was merging into
Young manhood the diplomatic rela-
tons between the English and French
cclonists were tightly strained. The
cause of this stringcncy was the dis
puted ownership of the Ohio valley.
The French were in possession OF
this territory and the English COVER
| nor of Virginia desired to notify
them by letter to vacate the lands.
Whom could he secure to carry the
message? Who would dare face the
trials and dangers Of such a jour-
new? Who would bid farewell to
home and loved ones and start on
mission endangered by the toma-
hawk and scalping knife of the Turk
ling savage; by rugged hills and rag
ing streams; by icy winds and winter
chills, with no guide but the sun b!
1cy :rd tie stars by night? Thes'
questions were answered by TIT
Youthful Washington. He with tina
dauntless bravery which character
lied his entire career offered hlmsel
as the messenger. Upon receiving
his commission, he lmmediatel'
starts on the perilous journey arrav
ing in a few weeks at the FreRc
fort after having encountered hard
ships and dangers that would hav
covered a less determined character
After receiving the French comman
der's reply, he starts on his retur
trip. arriving at the headquarters Q
the English, after an absence of tw