Show A CHARMED lire LIFE it was the sincere sincero belief of many sharpshooters sharp shooters among the enemy that washington bore a charmed life that providence constantly shrouded him in an impenetrable halo of protection there was a report that an indian once said he would never fire at the general again he had three fair shots at him when he could have killed a turkey every lime time and touched him he knew it it was never meant that he should be killed A few years ago the remains of general washington were di sintered for the purpose of placing them in a new coffin even these were found in a remarkable state of preservation so much so that one who knew him in life would at once have recognized his features his fame is is immortal nothing p to him goes to decay but hi his s tomb and the beautiful home to which he was so much attached how long shall this exception last 1 |