186. Franklin's Prophecy
It was with a feeling of real relief that the delegates finally came to the end of their labors . As they were putting their names to the Constitution , Franklin pointed to a rising sun that was painted on the wal behind the presiding officer ' s chair . He said that painters often found it difficult to show the difference between a rising sun and a set - ting sun ." I have often and often ," said the old statesman ," looked at that behind the President , without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but now , at length , I have the happiness to know that it is a ris - ing and not a setting sun ." And so indeed it has proved to be .
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