who lay flat on his face kicking and groaning at intervals she upon the major with so much vehemence that he was almost carried away by the sudden oh you wretch what have you done she panted scarcely able to articulate done madam asked the major gravely yes what have you done to that poor miserable creature � there she actually seized the major and whirled him around with one hand whilst with the other she l last pointed at the prostrate and now motionless george washington what have i been doing with yes with him have you been out your barbarous on his person she gasped the major s eye lit up yes madam he said taking up one of the pistols and i rejoice that you are here to witness its successful george washington has been selected as the victim this year his monstrous lies his habitual drunken his in the open to day of my best coat and waistcoat mai him naturally as the proper sacrifice i had not the heart to cheat any one by selling him to him was therefore constrained to him he was with his usual not killed at the first fire although he appears to be dead i will now finish him by putting a ball into his back observe the shot he advanced and the pistol click � click stuck it carefully in the middle of george washington s fat hack miss gave a piercing shriek and flung herself on the major to seize the pistol but she might have spared george washington s last for george washington suddenly bounded from the ground and with one glance at the weapon rushed crashing through the followed by the laughter of the young people the shrieks of miss and the shouts of the major for him to come back and let him kill him that evening when margaret seated on the major s knee was in his pockets for any loose change which might be there which by custom belonged to her she suddenly pulled out two large round bullets the major seized them but it was too late when however he finally obtained possession of them he presented them to miss and solemnly requested her to preserve them as of george washington s miraculous escape s i had the good fortune to come from the old county of as that particular division of the state of virginia ia affectionately called by nearly all who are so lucky aa to have first seen the light amid its fields and heavy forests and to this happy circumstance i owed the honor of a special visit from one of most loyal citizens indeed the glories o� his native county were bo in his memory and were so generously and imparted to all his acquaintances that he was in the county of his universally known after an absence of forty years aa old i had not been long in f when i was informed that i might in right of the good fortune respecting my to which i have referred expect a visit from my distinguished fellow and thus vas not surprised when one afternoon a was brought in that lis r j p was in the yard and had called to pay his to de man what de honor to come de county i immediately went out followed by my host to find that the visit was attended with a formality which raised it almost to the dignity of a old was accompanied by his wife and was attended by quite a number of other who had followed him either out of curiosity excited by the importance he had attached to the visit or else in the desire to shine in reflected glory as his friends old himself stood well out in front of the rest like an old african chief in state with his followers behind him about to receive an he was arrayed with great care in a style which i thought at first glance was of the calling but which i soon discovered was intended to be merely of to the dignity which was supposed to to that profession he wore a very long and coat which had once been black but was now by exposure to a brown a which looked as if it had been velvet before the years had eaten the nap from it f and changed it into a fabric not unlike leather his shirt was obviously newly washed for the occasion and his clean collar fell over an ample and somewhat white cloth which partook of the qualities of both stock and his skin was of that black which shines as if and his face was closely shaved except for two of short white hair one on each side which shone like snow against his black cheeks he wore an old and very quaint and a pair of large old fashioned silver which gave him an air of dignity when i first caught sight of him he was leaning on a long stick which might have been his staff of state and his face was set in an expression of importance as i appeared however he at once removed his hat and taking a long step forward made me a profound bow i was so much impressed by him that i failed to catch the whole of the speech with which he greeted me i had evidently secured his approval for he boldly declared that he would a me for one of de rail quality ef he had me in a cup p pen i was immediately conscious of the effect which his produced on his companions they regarded me with new interest if any expression so deserved to be thus i tell folks up don t know bout rail quality he asserted with a contemptuous wave of his arm which was intended to embrace the entire section in its comprehensive sweep ain had no it he 