Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-20

The welcoming shouts of his slaves and the baying of his dogs at Mt. ! Vernon, no doubt, were more pleas ! ing to Washington, on his retirement | from the presidency, than any public |. applause. For the second time he ] had come home with an empty wal ! let from an eight-year absence in the service of his country.
 | When he died Washington was ! worth five hundred thirty thousand l dollars above the value of Mt. Yer
 non and apart from Mrs. Washing ! tons estate. But he was always land i poor. When called to the presidency he was behind in his taxes; even with his doctors bill, and had to DoII0w money to pay his way to the inaogu- ration. As President his steward and fourteen servants at the capital cost him six hundred dollars month for
 their food and wages, and he gave away more money than his latter-day
 successors. Besides providing that his usual charities at Mt. Vernon should be continued. liberal charities
 in the Presidency were a serious l drain on his official pay.
 Without a child of his own. Wash ington always had large family to
 support. He adopted or brought up
 nine children yei .nging to his and
 Mrs. Washington's relatives. and for
 ty-one relatives received bequeSts at
 his death.
 Hating slavery. yet he had more
 than three hundred slaves; but he
 seldom sold one. his negroes growing old and helpless on his farm. NSr
 did this just man, leave them to the mercies of another master after he was gone. In his will he freed them all with a thoughtful provision for those who because of age or infancy
 could not shift for themselves. Many man does not look to the welfare of his brother as closely a' Washington cared for his old body } servant in the Revolution (purchas' } price three hundred forty three dol lars) and in his will he remembered ) faithful Billy with an annuity. Hi s ,v5r h. F--7d.as well. Tn, l war over, he pensioned this veteran o s nIe 1e.--..-.---- .--- .-esel again wor U a saddle.
 e Albert Gallatin said that Lafayett 7, | was the only man Washington loved 1 But Washington himself expressed hi }. love for General Knox and in his loya Il devotion to General Green. he offerel 0 at the latter's death to educate hi t fatherless son.
 0 His d.voion to his wife througl n forty years of married life was illus t trated on his dying day. Although h = awoke in the night with a chill, scarce $ ly able to speak and breathing wit V difficulty, for fear that Mrs. Wash h ington nigh take ccid he would no 0 let her get up to call a servant
 His lifelong consideration of oth tt CTS lasted to the end. When he la " helpless and speeches.. he made :. ,f feeble air for tn 1T servant who had been patiently stand 'f ing at t....
 l. The Nations are united. as in T " other instance in honoring the men r. ory of Washington. England com
 peter with America in her praise
 the rebel who snatched from u
 British Empire its greatest posse:
 Alfred the GreaI is yOurs,'' Freder
 Harrison has told us The pure.
 figure in history" said Gladstone. 90
 life without 9 stain. a fame withol Ia a flaw" Thackeray declared. 'Tf
 greatest man of our own or of ar age" Lord Brougham acclaimed hir ne Byron ranked him only Next to D w vinity." Southey bowed to "Wasl
 i-gton's awful memory" and Lol S. Erskine wrote him. "You are Il in only being for whom I ever felt 2 st awful reverence" a reverence tn m Green, the histoHian said "still hush 'h us in the presence of his memory es The tribute paid in Congress at u he time of his death by Light Hor If Harry" father of Robert 2. Lee. r nd mains the most familiar: First UT war, first in peace, and first in | an hearts of his countrymen."
 a Monday: John Adams and Abby.