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

farce by pretendins = unea
mo months passed it began |.
edy. Aeo into
Washington seIf.po,.
The h,, troubles of the cop ,s,''
ne nlied his letters with !!
wrung his heart for phra,.. 1ss
and persuasion that wOulS y, y h
ually in the deep labor Of vel 9,
the sufficient remedy Of 4 ,o
united opinion, though y .''s
them personal to himself =. y
his own fame in danger n s =
by them did not break the st., : =
possession of Wasbipy,osS'''S ael
Mount Vernon. u
It's astonishing the nab.
ters that daily come for ~
all parts of the world" avaI'
E"siisn VISITOR; out it was pOl $
had struggled to keep pacs \
correspondence unassisted -
and a half that he emplovaS
tary TO help him.
Letters of friendship 49,.
study" he wrote to Geners, s
the communications are a..
allowances are expected ana
This is not the case with ts..'
require researches, considerstis.
objection, and the ID kuos.
to prevent error. and to ansv.
ends for which they are wr,s.
He grew almost docile, uevs-I.
under the gratuitous task Of 49,
thrust upon him. His gallap,, I
in him since a boy, the sense !,
to which he was born. his feal,,.
what he had done had in San,
committed him to serve his 49,
men and his friends eyerv,.
though it were only in any,
questions, disposed him to 49,
his comfort and his privacy ia -
one who had the slightest claim y
his attention.
Submits to the Painters
He even found sitting for biz ]
trait grow easy at last. On for, !
ny, in for a pound, is an old 49,
he laughed, writing to Francis 1,
kinson. Il am so hackneyed % ,
touches of the painters pencil q.
am now altogether at their beer !
sit like patience on a monuus
whilst they are delineating he :
of my face. At first vyl
impatient at the request, and q !
i've under the operation, as a al
of the saddle. The next time I
mitted very reluctantly, but viii !
fiouncing. Now no dray horse n.
more readily to his thill than n
to the painters chair"
Besides the failure of the ri
credit, it concerned Washingr
note the fact that, though he EsE
hundred COWS, he was Obliged e +,
butter for his innumerable guest
He saw to it that there should y
least a very definite and Eff
government upon his own estate 1
when there was need. put BIS 4
hand to the work. He "often Eu
with his men himself-strips q
coat and labors like a common n
measures with his own hands =
bit of building or construction Ia
going forward, and shows .
turn for mechanics" one Of bis q
noted, amidst comments on bis q
ness and his gracious dignity.
Unchanged by War;
It was such constancy and q;
and spirit in living that took N
miration of all men alike upoi
instant; and his neighbors ever
saw here the same strenuous ali
pie gentleman they had know
ever the war began.
1t was through the openins 6
Potomac, after all, the thing ns
his hand-that a way was NJ
cure the country of its maia4
weakness and disorder.
Washington had been chosen Z
dent of the Potomac company ~
might have the advantage BON
name and of his capacity n a..
and he had gone upon a toul .
spection. with the directors
company, to the falls OF the ~
the summer of 1855. keeping -
to the business he had COM !
and insisting upon being ID
private gentleman busy Win p
affairs. despite the efforts maas
where he went to see and % Z
tain him; and it presently
evident even to the least -
that the long-talked-of WORK W
ly to be carried through.
Plan RidicuIed by 5alti"'r
A visitor at Mount Vernon J
summer of 1855 found vas
quite pleased at the IDEA
Baltimore merchants laughins
and saying it was a ridiculo' {
and would never succeed.
gin now, says the general "
little serious about the ma
they know it must hurt ii'-
merce amazingly" al,
The scheme had shown its y. ,
sequence in the spring OF W.
vear Union II brought c0mnis