The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-04


81 the nEhtlng. lieutenant and a cap
tain abung the Virgiuian forces, from
tho time nunmore vas driven from
Norfolk fll fhe eve 81 Yorktown. was.
uuw that that duty uas done. a lawyer
g. quiet FauguIer. drawing 20 himself
thn ryea ~ every man no had the
perception t0 note qualities of force
mud leadership
1amea Monroe had come out OF the
var a. faenfl Csc % go "a once into
ths ratl councils 90 bis state. an
equal anraF ha elders Young men
came f.raard upon every side 90 take
fhr|r par ga the novel rush OF affairs
shat falloaed upon The heels OF rev
olufion
RoYai Welcome FOR Washington.
Washington found himself no strang-
~ ln the neN state. for an IL had
gruwn ~ q sudden s. unlike that old
community ln which his own life had
Neen formed He found a very royal
weicome awaiting him az his home
seeming
The old commonwealth loved a hero
Nflf az much a. ever vas as loyal TO
Elm now a. lf had been IA the far-away
days 81 che French war. when Din
sFitdle alone fretted against him: re-
reiVed him uith every tribute OF az
fecflon. offered him gifts. and loved
Ain aI fhe better for refusing them.
nui he must have felt that a deep
shanNe had come upon his life. none
SO hess aud even upon his relations
xith BE old famillars and neighbors.
Nest Famous Nan o. the Day.
fu had gone away honored indeed.
ard marked for responsible services
mmuuH his people Burgess as a mat
ser az course. a notable citizen. whose
aaFce no man Whc knew him could
sail O. remark but By no means &C
Eaunfed greatest. even among the men
Who gathered FOR the colonys business
80 Wlaaamsburg chosen only upon &C.
NaNiou for special services OF action;
80 dobafef o. statesman. so far as or
alnarY met could see. too reserved TO
D. popular with the crowd. though il
should lke hts frankness and taking
nadreas. aud So out 81 It's way to see
Aim ca horseback. man for his neigh.
NoFa. who could know him. not for
she world. which be refused 20 court
tlul TIE war had suddenly lifted
Atm ca the vlew % all mankind. had
Nat BIN among the great captains OF
the world had marked him a states.
man in TIE midst 81 afairs-more q
Ntatesmau than a soldier even, men
must have thought WhO had read his
aeitnrs or heard them read In congress
on the hooF or Ia the committee rooms;
had drawn Co himself the admiration
of ths very men be had been fighting
2ha very nation whose dominion be
had helped 90 east OF
Ne bad come home perhaps the most
famoua man - bis day. and could not
take 40 the old life where he had left
a % much as be wished TO; was
obliged 10 spite OF himself, 20 play
new part 10 affairs
Befrienaed By Nature.
Per a feW weeks indeed. after he
had reached Mount Vernon. Nature
herself assisted him 20 a little privacy
and real retirement
The winter U1S3-N was an un.
rommouly severe one. Snow lay piled
ail BAT Impossible. upon the roads;
froata hardened all the country against
travel d. could not get even TO Fred
erickabnre to see his aged mother;
and not many visitors. though they
were Bis na@r neighbors. could reach
him az Mount Vernon
u Fancied Retirement.
AZ lfugfh my dear Marquis" he
could write to Lafayette in his secur
tty. - am become a private citizen on
tho banks % the Potomac. and under
fho shadow 81 my own vine and my
0un ag tree. free from the hustle OF
q camp and the busy scenes Of pub
Dc ifr ! ann solacing myself with
fhuan tranquil Cnioyusents of which
the soldier. who is ever In pursuit OF
fame. the statesman whose watchful
DAYS and aieeplesa nights are spent in
deViainR schemes 70 promote the vel
fare 80 his own. perhaps the ruin Of
other countries as lf this globe was
insufficient Tor as an. and the courtier
who e. alHaya watching the counter
nnce ST h.s prince can have very little
enucHrt an have not only retired
frum a'l public employments. but am
refiflnE efhiu myself Envi.
cas- 80 nane. I am determined TO be
uirased sinh an and this. my dear
friend. being fhe order 81 my march,
vii mote gently down the stream Of
time unt1 Z sleep With my fathers"
The simple gentleman did not yet
rralEe shat the breaking up OF the
fruafa ueaid bring
With che spring the whole life OF
the uer.a seemed 90 come pouring in
rron Washington
Men nafe everywhere pressed
fher t"rresro Hdenre upon him: no
wnNr visited America but thought
HrH 81 HaH Vernon in planning
hw shfl en aui what he