The Holly chieftain., 1922-02-16

free people - , tbs privilege en-.
ioyed by the Immortal Washington.
1t might seam strsnSs that two
men Of Saach opDeaits characteristics
should eAeh attain to fame aMons
the same people. Linsoln. born in
the cradle OF proyerty. Of . lowly
ancestry. ferxinS sh0d b. hh eWn
indouttAble psrsistence: man Of
homely virtues: And WaAhinsten
born In the oFadle Of luxury a0d
refinement. rsputed the rishsst man
in the colonies. who traced hk bleed
for Centuries through . line Of Kng
llsh country E0tlalnan, Who bad .
coat Of arus. vhich gave ~ sussep
.tion IN the forraatian Of the coat
,ot sr1as and Aas. Of tbs American
Union, and uhS vas IN high reputs
and greatly aaaistsd by the social
position be enjoyed in Yirsinian
sooisty y . rich end s1tsnivs
planter.
Yet there ives . resemblance too
and it Is this likeness IN the twc
that raised them equally to thr
pisnscls Of tame with the aazae frs
people: thsy wore both pstriots:-
rnsfraid Aggrsssivs md sf spetlss
honor. They both vsn and held th"
full copndaaee Of . grateful people
Not that there were no detrsators
No men were more maiigpsd thar
they: misundarstood. arfticizsi'
and hated by . partiaan crowd who
did not or would not believe then
to b sAsiors OF their nation On
fell st the band Of his dstPsGtors
OF bseaMse ef fAHAtieiaD brSs
by their ealupnte: the other Lived
down Ills III fime md ASd n psacr
the idol af 9 pnitsl s0untry.
III. Waahingtan vas . .gentIezean
Of ths nast 4iEpity md statsaines
Of manner. fhdaad % royal was hi
personsl Iorsarancs that It s1afR
cd partain uhs colonial ne1h vir
glntA whs aaid- vasbngtsn' hsws
ars nsse dhtaat sad xti6 than sny'
toNbs seen u nss ssu1t Of q
James" TEis rsbeft oouing 70 the
ears of the great Raa. hs replied
Would Il not be bettAr fer him
to throw the ve2 Of character ever
my msnnerisns rather Ascrihs thei',
stiffness to tbs. effects. Of age. or
to the nhsk Mfulnas sf ny teacher
rather than to pride and dignity o.
odiess Il viii BE- perceived that
Ike Lincoln. hs had . keen sanse
'Lof hunor.
Washington vAs honest. hsd 8
strong senss Of j,,sttas md loves
liberty 20 dsarly that he would wiz
ipgly risk 'i1fs" fortune and tssc
r red honor for tho publis veal H
hated seli.ssakers. tina servers enc
men. Of political axs6 6iency. H
sss alean. sound and loyal demo
at. He though . rebel aGains'
highland. Won har respect BY his
high and noble oharsctar. The par
not less than the principles b.
;poused. won for him not only th
cotton Of bis own people but thf
psat Of! the mother country
inst whom he rebellsd Though
sutocrat IN manners be was net
.urh at heart WhaD like Csasar
ot old. the crown was offersd to bin
s,s rspulsed It with no hsakerings
Or 1t a Csssar may have had.
!, sshinEtnn. Of course YVES not
perfect lnan which he u pictur
n the school readers a. baing.
~ have said that be could not
lie: whan he cut down bis
"a hers cherry trea. II he ever did
but, perhaps. his vsracity was no
more nearly parfact than yours or
mine But be YES goed man HiS
\ tory says he was warm bleoded end
rome to sudden. gusts Of tempAr
4 nd !passion. yet he was . man OF
raAt endurance end faith - we'll
shsn It Valley FsrEs. bts 'seldisra
& Eged and hungry. walked barefoot
the NOV, leavins trsAks Of hloed
here the rough walking wounded
tsir fest. Washington vas - gan
ss q mother With them And
Il shen their sunariaS was LRsst
asrs than bis heart could bear, 1t
rspsrtsd that be vas found eut
the woods In the depth OF winter
meelinS in the snow. pstitioning
sss God Of battles to sucoor the
cause that WIS we'll niEht lost
It u deeply significant and worthy
notice that ~ eur presia@ts. or
nth very tsw excsptsns were not
k..y Godtsarins nsn but nen o.
IN With the taith Of . eh& Lin