The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-08
term Father Of his country as fol-

term father of his country" as fol-
lows:
We arrived there at-night on March
IL. The whole of the population had
assembled from the suburbs we were
surrounded by a crowd of children
carrying torches, reiterating the ac-
CARNATIONS of the citizens; all were
eager to approach the person Of him
whom they called their father. and
pressed so closely around us that they
hindered us from proceeding. General
Washington was much affected. stopped
few moments and. pressing my hand,
said: I'VE may be beaten by the Eng
lish: ii is the chance of war, but be-
hold an army which they can never
conquer
n connection with the use of that
term in referring 70 washington 1t
is interesting to note that recent
biography Of Washington has been
published BIZ the Bobbs- Merrill com.
pany under the title. of "The Father
of His. Country" 1t is written by
William e. Barton, noted as a
/ biographer of Lincoln. and in his
chapter, 1.-THE Influence of Washing
ton" Barton makes some interesting
comparisons between these two great
men as follows:
He ioyed his country and he was
capable of loving every part of it. He
was born in the South, but we do not
think of him as a southerner He
spent his life in the East. but few men
~ uoy fas
In the West. or strove more earnest
ly and intelligently to bind East and
West together by roads and canals
Railways, of course. he did not know
about, but he would have been inter-
ested in them. There is something of
close kinship in Washington's eager
ness to see a great national highway
from the coast to the interior, and
Lincofnss great hope OF seeing the
completion of the Union Pacific rail-
way. Indeed, there are many fine quail
tiles which these two men had in
common.
washington believed in education,
and sought to secure a large Ameri-
can university. This country, as he
believed. needed intelligent citizens.
and well-trained leaders.
He believed in peace with all ma
tons. and he sought to secure that
peace Dy 1uSt1ce ana nOnOf- But ne
was man of courage, and when ma
tional existence or integrity was at
stake, he risked his life and his for
tune for his country.
Lincoln was born in poverty and
spent nearly all his life poor boy
and man. Washington was born in
comfort and became a man of great
wealth. Lincoln overcame the handi-
cap of poverty. Washington over
| came the greater peril of wealth.
While none Of the detailed descrip-
lions of Washington describes him as
a man the details of whose appearance
could be accounted marks OF beauty,
he was man of striking physique
and had q certain. symmetry that
made him nothing less than handsome
in his impressiveness.
Washington and Lincoln were near
ly OF height. We do net know what
Lincoln measured in his stockings, and
he was proud to add the height of his
boot-heels 70 what would have been a
possible gymnasium stature. He called
himself six feet and four inches in
height and probably in his stockings
was little over six feet and two
inches. Concerning Washington We
have no precise measurements and a
somewhat widely varying series OF
statements. He probably was just
about Lincoln's height. Lincoln at his
heaviest weighed about one hundred