. The true story of George Washington : called the father of his country. higher. The call cameas suddenly, as unexpectedly, as sharply, as ever on the bat-tlefield his orders to his soldiers had been issued; and hemet and obeyed it as calmly, as uncomplainingly and as wil-ingly as he had taught his followers to obey. Washington was now nearly sixty-eight; he seemed to beas well, as strong and as vigorous as ever; he had scarcelyever been ill; there was not the least sign that sickness couldlay him low, and he rode and walked and looked after thingson his farm and conducted the affairs of the
. The true story of George Washington : called the father of his country. higher. The call cameas suddenly, as unexpectedly, as sharply, as ever on the bat-tlefield his orders to his soldiers had been issued; and hemet and obeyed it as calmly, as uncomplainingly and as wil-ingly as he had taught his followers to obey. Washington was now nearly sixty-eight; he seemed to beas well, as strong and as vigorous as ever; he had scarcelyever been ill; there was not the least sign that sickness couldlay him low, and he rode and walked and looked after thingson his farm and conducted the affairs of the army as wiselyand as well as ever. But one cloudy day in December, 1799— the twelfth ofthe month — just after he had finished a letter urging theestablishment of the school for soldiers, now known as theMilitary Academy at West Point, he mounted his horse androde away to visit different points of his big farm wherework waS being done. A snow storm caught him, while hewas riding; it turned to hail and then to rain and the Gen- IfOW THE GENERAL GOT HIS DISCHARGE. 169. ONE OF WASHINGTONS RECOMMENDATIONS. (The U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y.) eral came home wet and chilled. The next day he had asore throat, but rode out to see about cutting down some treesand then went home again. His cold increased; he had achill and then a difficulty in breathing. The doctors whowere called could not help him and he grew worse. He hadwhat was then called a quinsy sore throat — a sort ofcroup or laryngitis, as it is called to-day. I70 HOW THE GENERAL GOT HIS DISCHARGE. He called his household around him ; he said he knew hewas going, but that he was not afraid to go ; he thanked thedoctors, for their efforts, gave directions to his beloved wifeand his faithful secretary, and with the words it is well upon his lips, answered the call that had come to his fingers upon his own pulse, calmly counting thefeebly-coming strokes, at eleven oclock on Saturday night,the fourteenth
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