The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03

freshed Have the honor of addressing
General Washington" exclaimed the as
tonished player AN odd sort OF intro
duction. Mr.. Bernard smiled the heated
soldier; "but / am pleased TO find you can
play so active part in private, anu
without prompter.'
Those who saw him now at Mount Yer
non thought him Gentler with little emil
dren than Mrs. Washington even. and
remembered how he had always shown a
like love and tenderness for them, going
oftentimes out OF his way TO warn them
OF danger. with a kindly pat on the head,
when he saw them watching the soldiers
in the war days.
Now all at Mount Vernon looked for
ward TO the evening. That was af tne
sehildren's hour he had 1, written SS.tea s%ee'
upon love matters half grave. half play
full. In the midst OF his presidency, when
the troubles with England were beginning
a comrade, and had loved him with an
Intimacy very few could know Now
she was to be married, to his own Sis
ter's son; -ssnd and upon his birthday' @ feoaur
the grand embroidered uniform just
made for the French war. at her wed.
ding; but he shook his head and donned
seen real campaigns. Then the delight
ed girl told him, with her arm about his
neck. that she loved him better in that
AGE BRINGS SERENITY.
The quiet days went by without incl
dent He served upon a petty jury OF
the county when summoned, and was
more than content to be the simple ciu-
zen again. great duties put by. small ones
diligently resumed. Once and again his
anger famed at perverse neslects and
tasks I'll done. Even while he was presi-
dent he had stormed TO find his horses
put to the chariot with unpublished hoofs
upon a day OF ceremony. But old age,
and the consciousness Of a lfework done.
| had added serenity now to his self~cou-
troll; and at last the end came. when he
! was ready,
| On the 18th of December. 1899 lie was
| chilled through by the keen winds and
| cold rain and sleet that beat upon HIM as
he went his round about the farms. He
spent the evening cheerfully. listening 10
| his secretary read, but went To bed with
a gathering hoarseness and cold and
woke in the night sharply stricken in his
| throat Physicians came almost at dawn.
but the disease was already beyond ther
| control, Nothing that they tried could
stay L.: and by evening the end had
in time OF battle knowing what be-
tided. but not fearing 1t; steady. noble
| a warrior ngure TO the last: and lie died
as those who loved him might have
| wished to see him die.
The country knew him when he was
dead: knew the ma jcsty, the nobility. The
unsullied greatness Of the man who was
gone and knew not whether To mourn
any more. but they his light shine
| already upon the future as upon the pa
and were glad. They knew him now the
Happy Warrior.
Whose powers shed round him. IN the common
strife
Or mild concerns OF ordinary l!fc,
constant Influence. a peculiar grace:
But who. II he no called upon 10 face
\ Some awful momcnt 10 which Eosvon has loned
Great Issues. good or bad. for humankind
Is happy a Lover; and ottrod
with euddcn brightness. Ike man Inspired:
And. through The heat OF conflict. keeps the Law
In cAlmncss made and what he soresaw
soul whose maNtcr-biaS iclns
To homsiclt pleasures and Ia gentle scenes:
Moro bravo for thlx. that he bath much TO love-
tho man. who. lifted high
Consp!cuous object In nations eye.
Or left unthoueht Of In cbaourtty.--
| Who. with toward untovard lot
Prosperous or adverse 10 his wiph or not.
PLAYS, In the many games OF life. that
Where what he most doth value must be won.''
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