Show t t scenes or of AV avak 1 jat ismons iS g lons 14 IM A 4 hew ew life of washington umes rumes has just been som com the fifth volume after narrative of the 1 lion of f washington his A ii from froin office and his mode made ia mount ferhon mr ird the work to a close with m IT description of the ae final anal lad now set in with oceal 1 and rain and frost yet n still kept up his active door an and outdoor avoca aroca As s diary records ile he was alth alth and vigor dined out t ty I 1 and had frea frequent bent guests yermont and as usual was ry day in the saddle go ands icil t s of his estate ant and i in a f y phraseology vividn vi visiting sidn JL recently decently walked with his k anew about the grouns grou nils k improvements he anten and had espe U 1 poin spot where it he e purposed jiniv lew family bault the old Ala maged by the roots of tad haj overgrown it ishall b leal leak this change d shall make inake the first of lay hay require it before t tha ie IN ri parted from him added he be stood st od on the steps door where he be took look leave gil another it was a ly ily inor morning he had taken je and the clear healthy y A cheek and his y night the remark from nhat we had never seen rl look sowell so well I 1 have thought hou at him decidedly the 1 man I 1 ever saw sav and A lively clively brood so full fall of so agreeable to all till with P that I 1 could cola il alze he was naas the same ii whose dig dignity y awed all hed him i time t past tin abington crupie tas in in I 1 digesting ll 11 lin a etem siem on which his estate I 1 t managed lanager for several sue 1 rs specifying the cloiva several leveral farms with tables I 1 the roto rotation of crops it 11 raf folio page sand was aih that clearness and ch characterized all bi his rs this was finished aitu shad avi ji vi december and was d by a letter of that dite date lager or steward it is document ocum ent showing the nd ind vior vigor of his intellect 4 incel stage of exist existence ebee II 11 e of order that thai reigned ft his is affairs my great said he it e on a previous is s 1 to ba have all these con il uch a c clear veir und and distinct 0 o reproach may attach it when I 1 have taken my de 1 the land of spirits aident however that full 1 I and vior vigor he be looked for tp I 1 long cleri cherished shed hope the 1 idof I of a serene serene old age in this hiis is heart ig v to his diary the morn IL 1 I ich these voluminous in 1 I t 0 o liis his steward were nvere dated uund i calm but the afternoon j the next alth etere was v wind and rain gaiu raiu ri liht flight ht a large circle round xa vl f anin aning of the lie was ov cihat ahat borni morning inq he wrote a camilton tI A Ja amilton milton heartily approve if tan fan for a military ac academy ademi V latter had submitted to the IC I 1 it 1 of war mr 0 he mounted his i rode out as usual to make 14 1 iff I 1 of the estate estat e th the 01 omin the moon which hs he aired 1 I jed j ed on the preceding iiii night it fatal portents portent about I 1 ilie ie notes it jaegar bean be an to snow to hall hail and then ll 11 t turned to to lct i old rain 1 I ilay having in g on an the ibe continued his ride with alin aling the weather and did ir a I 1 to his house till after 3 I 1 secretary ecret ary approached him urs ars to be franked that they f L taken aken to the postoffice post office in t ing ing wash ington fra franked t 1 ed t but observed that the advas alvas too bad to send a servi avith them mr lear per it snow was hanin han liangqing lia nging in from and expressed his fea fears that at 11 it wet but lie he replied no gl coat hail kept him dry yr ar had bad been waiting for him tj own to the table without t his dress la ila the eyen even tes hn his Secre secretary be ap p avell veil as usual ia morning the snow 13 43 inches deep and still fall h prevented him frair tali tal 1 I ann ing 11 his hl usual fusul ride ile iio complained coin la I 1 ned 0 of f a sore throat and lia had d bifi evidently L antly tak taken c 1 I cold the he day bafo before r in he aate afternoon anoon the weather cleared cleate dup up and lie he went out on the grounds rounds between the house and the river to mark some trees wai 1 ch were tebo cut down A hoarseness which aich had hung about him through the day grew wor worse se toward night but lit he made light of it lie ile was vc deiy rt cheerful in the evening as a ho he sat in the parlor with mrs washington and mr hilt leiu leav amusing miili the pipers papers which had been brought from the po post office when lie he met gitlan thing m interesting or entertains enter entertaining taini ing he would read it aloud as well as his hoarseness aou bould id permit or lie he listened and made occasional comments while mr lear read the dignified debates of the die virg virginia inia Asser assembly ably on retiring to bed sir mr lea suggested that ho should take lale som something thin ti io lclive his cold no her he replied liet you know 1 I never take anything for a cold let it go as it aaltio came 11 I 1 i anthe inthe niklis lie he tva a ill 11 WI with th ague ng up and difficulty of breath inar ig ben een 1 0 and three 0 clock in i th the e morn morning inq he be awoke mrs airs ivashin lV washington ashin tov who would b have ave risen rie n to call i a s servant but ut he would not permit her lest lie should pike cold at daybreak daybre ilIk when the wo vvo man entered to male make a fire she was sent to call mr lear ile he found the general breathing with difficulty and hardly able to IQ utter a word intelligibly Washing 1 loli dei desired 1 that dr craik who lived in ale A andria andna should be S keiu elit for anahit in in the meantime sio neof of t the overseers should be sunia summoned oneo to bleed h him lie before fore the doctor could arrive A gargle was prepared fur fui his throat but whenever he lit attempted tempted to swallow any 0 of elevans El uhe evns was convulsed and almost irl made his oooo after suit r ne is abut but when tho the Genen ls was ready for forthe operation opp ration became agitated dont be afraid 3 said the general as well as aa he 10 could speak 11 ali made an incision the T orifice is not large enough said the blood bo ever ran pretty freely and mrs mr washington uncertain x whether the treat treatment wash na pr proper 0 pa and fearful that dial too much blood bloo d I 1 might m betoken betaken be taken begged mr le lear ar lo 10 t to s atop at p L it hen n he e was about to tounsie tit it U I 1 the li e string string I 1 the general put pot up hit his hand to alel allt him hinand and as soon va us lie could ezeak muril murmured Lured more inore iti niort ciro but mrs airs a efforts orts prevailed an and the bleed i mT vas stopped after abo about ut half a pint of blood had been taken external were wei enow now made to tho the throat and his feet were bath od cd in warm warin water but without aft afford ingaby ing any relief j his old trend frond dr craik arrived between eight anil and nine little and two other r physicians drs ack jjck and brown blown are called in various remedies were tried and additional ble bleeding edill but of rio no avail about half past four fiur 11 1 w writes aites mr bir lear he desired roe me to call mrs washington to his bis bedside bed side nhen lie he requested sted her to go down into llis his ro room om and d take bom his desk two wills NIti hick cli she would find there and bring them to him which she did upon looking tit at them he be gave her ier one which lie he observed s was useless as being superseded by the other and desired her to burn it which she did and took the other and put it into her closet after this was done I 1 returned to liis his bedside and took liis his hand he said to me 1 I rind find I 1 am going going my breath cannot lat last long I 1 believed from the first that twe the disorder would prove prave fatal ho do you arrange all my mil military ilary letters and papers arrange my accounts and settle my b books as you yolk know now more inore about them than han any one e else ho and let mr raw ani ii finish record ing my in other letteri chich he has begun begum I 1 told hii him this would bo be done ile he then aske askea d me if I 1 rec collected anything which it was essential for him to d do a as he had bad a very short tinie time 1 to conti alinee nue with us I 1 told him that I 1 could roe rec c collect 0 elect noth nothing ilig g lut but that I 1 hoped he was not so near his end ile he observed v ea suit smiling lit m that jie corta certainly aias as an and d that as it was the debt which we must all pay he looked to the event w with ith perfect resignation in the course of the afternoon he appeared to bo be in great pain and distress from the difficulty of breathing and frequently changed his posture iu in the bed mr lear endeavored to raise him and turn him witha with as rn enuch case as possible taum 1 I am afraid I 1 fatigue you too much the general would v kay ay upon being assured r ed to the contrary well 11 observed he gratefully ra ul it is a debt we n all pay to each other aud and I 1 hope when you ou wa nant staid aid of tha liml yota yoi ivull will I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 jand I 1 his sen an christopher had been in ia the room during the day aigid almost mo st ike the whole on orf his feet the general rio noticed it in the after bosit doan about 5 bylock hi old friend dri dr a again aidi lii inisi the roon loon anil and the hii bebide doctor Du clor 1 jid aid tho the generali general 1 I telfird iel fird but ut I 1 anz ain not afraid to go I 1 from my first attack that I 1 should not survive it rny iny breath cannot last long the rhe doctor pressed ins his hand in silence retired from the bedside and sat eat by he fire absorbed in grief between live five and six the other physicians carne came ln bi and he was as assisted aisted to sit up in in hia hi bed 1 I fuel feel I 1 am going goin 7 said lie he 1 I thank you for or your attentions Atten tiona but ifray I 1 pray you to take no more trouble rouble about me let me go kofl quietly I 1 cannot last long vi 11 he laydon again irmin all retired ex capt dr chaile the general meay beay and reckless less but without coin bunag 1 lain mg frequently asking what ill at hour lour it if was further remedies were ere tried without lut avail inthe in llie evening lie he took whatever was offered him did as he was desired by the physicians and never III uttered tiered asih a sigh r w r eom complaint plaint about ten writes mr air lear lie he made several attempts to speak to me before lie he could effect it at length lie said 1 I 1 am just going have me decently buried and do not jet my body biddy be put into the vault in less than three days day after I 1 am dead I 1 I 1 bowed assent for I 1 could ahe then looked look M at me again and said IM do you yoi understand nie gnep I 1 replied plied ie ye yes well said fraid be about ten before he ax ex ch was va between ten and eleven roh oh the inight hightop of december 14 1799 1 his bir athing became easier cadei F il he lo 10 lay lav qu felly s ho he withdrew hi haw from mine and falt his own pulse I 1 saw his coun bendner lena tend ner biango 0 I 1 td 0 o dr craik who whit sat by he fire tit lit tame icae to the bedside 1 the generals band fell arbra I 1 took it in in mine and pressed it to my bosom dr crail craik put his hand over ins his acs eyes anthe expired withof wi a struz lle or a siai sighs 1 1 while we were fixed i in n talent silent grief mrs Wali IT ft ho was as seated A at the foot fool of the 11 bed ed alvea with a firm anil and collected Is lie he gone I 1 could not speak but held up mohandas my handas as a signal si lial that lie he vas fias no more atis well sold oid s she it in the same voi tace cc all is is now over I 1 shall soon follow km him I 1 have no mare trials ta through |