Show from I wahl naton nalon ton in domestic lif life etl ell a new work wort by hun nun richard rush rash 1857 I 1 the wrath of washington an anecdote I 1 derived from colonel lear shortly before his death in in 1815 may here be related showing the ile lit hn loht ight ht to which passion would rise nse yet be controlled it belongs to his doni domestic estic life which I 1 am dealing with having occurred his own roof whilst it marks maiks public feeling the most intense and alid points lo 10 a the moral of his life I 1 eive it in colonel lears words wona as nearly as I 1 can having made a note of them at the time towards the close of a winters day in 1791 an camm tammer er in uniform was seen to dismount in in front of the presidents in lit Pm ladelphia and andy giving the tire bridle to his hii hi servant knock at the door of the tran iran sion slon learning from the porter that the president ent was at dinner he said lie was on public business and had bad dispatches for the Pres president dent deLt A servant wa sent into ining room to 0 o give the information to al mr r lear 1 who left the table and wen went in into info to the h li ii 11 the caffi er what he had llad said I 1 I 1 mr air lear red ren replied tied lied thai that as the presidents secretary re tary would take cha charge rge of the dispatches and deliver them at lle ile fi lie ep proper roper time the officer made answer that lie he lidd had just arrived from the tho western army and arid his orders were to del dei deliver dellver var them with all promptitude and to the Fresi Jent in person but that lie would wait walt his directions direlio s mr lear returned and io lit a whisper imparted tAd to the president what had bad passed general washington rose from the table and went to the officer he was back in a short time made a word of apology for ils hs its absen absence e but no al allesio lusio 6 f 0 tie tio tle cause of it he ile had company that da day das everything went oil on as usual dinner over th tin gentle man passed pas paged ed to the draw drawing hg rob room m of MM liri mailling ton which was open in the evening evening 1 tle jle ge spoke courteously to every lady ady in the he boym i ov m d a as s wa hh hii custom hi hii hours bours were early and arid by ten all the company had gone gile mes washinton washington and mr air liar remained Soo soon nalls nAlis mrs washington left the room T the general now DOW walked backward backer 1 and forward ard slowly for some minutes without speaking then he sat down on a sofa by the fire telling mr lear to sit down to this moment thre th thre re had been no change in his ins mannen manner since ili lil his interruption at table mr lear now perceived perceive d emotion this rising in him he broke out suddenly ies ills hils hiis ifa all over st clairs defeated routed the lle ile lie officers nearly all killed the he men by wholesale the tha route cor complete piete niete too shocking t to 0 think if and a surprise in L the e bargain he uttered all this great vehemence veu mence then lie he paused got up from thelfa the ofa sofa an hit I 1 walked about tha room several times agitated but saying nothing near the door he stopped short and wd stood still a few seconds when his wrath became bec ha terrible ayes yes he burst forth here on chii th n very spot I 1 took leave of him I 1 wished him success and arid honor you yon have your instructions I 1 sald said from the secretary of war I 1 had a strict egeto eye to them and will add but one word beware of a surprise I 1 repeat it beware of a surprise you know how the indians fight fi abt us he went off with that thai as my last solemn warning thrown into intia his ears and yen yell to suffer that aimy to be cut to pieces hacka butchered tomah asked by a sir surprise prise the very thing I 1 guarded him film against oil oli god hes worse than a murderer how can lie answer it to his count country rv the blood of the slam slab is is upon him the curse 0 of f widows and orphans the tha auise curse of heaven tit s torrent came out in tones app appalon ap palin alinz his very frame shook it was awful irful stid slid s iid ild lear more than once he threw his haties hands up ul as lid he hurled imprecations upon st clair mr ir le lair ir ie remained speechless awed into breath leess silence the roused chief sat down on HIP sora sofa onee ones more he seemed conscious of h ass S passion pis sion slon and nd uncomfortable he was silent his HIa warmth beginning to subside he at length said iii in an altered voice this must not go beyond this room another pause followed a longer one when ha he said in a tore quite low general st clair glair shall have jus jup justice tice I 1 looked hastily through the dispatches saw tha whole disaster but botill noi ail all the ilia particulars I 1 will receive him film wit without holit sure I 1 will hear him without prejudice he shall shail have full justice ile he was now said mr lar liar perfectly calm half halt an all hour had llad gone by the storm was over and no sign of it was afterwards seel seen in ilis ills conduct or heard beard in ir his conversation the th result is not knowin the whole case was investigated by congress I 1 st clair claireas was exculpated anC ahr arid arld regi regained in the confidence washington had hd in him when appointing him to that command he ile hid put himself into oto the thickest of the fight a nm t escaped unhurt thou though h so ill as to be carried on a litter and unable to ta mount his horse without h elp |