Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-09-13
BATH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1888.

serve to show the adroit and admirable
manner in which she proceeded on GER
tain occasion.
In the ample pasture belonging to her
plantation was a colt, which, on account
Of his beauty and high promise she valued
very much. Although Of suffi ,clent age to
be used it never had been mounted; no
one seemed disposed to break its wild and
vicious spirit. One day. George proposed
to some of bis companions to assist him at
future time to secure the colt, until he
could mount, and he would curb his proud
spirit According soon after sunrise, one
morning the youthful band assembled and
having drove the animal into ali enclosure,
succeeded with no small difficulty however,
in bridling him. In moment George
spruhg upon his back, and the next mo-
ment the surprised wild ,maddened creature
bounded forth into the open field, rearing,
running plunging; but George grinding
his teeth and clenc hing fast the bride and
the name, held his seat firmly, as much de-
termined to subdue as The colt was deter
mined not to be subdued The struggle
was mutually desperate and as the COM
panions of George looked on, their terror
and amazement increased every passing mo-
ment At length, the colt obtained the adj
vantage, and bounding forward with the
speed of an arrow, made mis-step, and
broke blood vessel, and died on the spot.
George came down unhurt, but when he
beheld the gasping Of the noble animal,
and thought ofhis mothers regard for il, he
was troubled. His companions hurried to
the spot, and joining in the regrets of
George, anxiously inquired, E'What will
your mother say-who can tell herr"
At this moment they were summoned to
breakfast When seated at the table, Mrs
Washington said, swell young gentlemen,
have you seen my fine sorrel colt in your
rambe this morning'" The question was
natural but what question it was! No
answer was returned-and it was repeated.
Upon this, George, with perfect frank
ness, replied, "Mother your sorrel colt is
dead
This was followed by an exact account
of the whole affair As the youthful and
agitated narrator passed along in his story,
flush of displeasure was seen rising upon
her cheek; but it soon passed away, and
she kindly and calmly said, "while regret
the loss af my favorite. Irejoice In my SON,
,cho al,oays spe ais the TRUTH" l scarcely
know in what terms to express my admira-
ton of the woman, or of the manner in
which she treated this delicate and difficult
case George was greatly in fault, and
her rebuke was appropriate and common
surate size frankly forgave the wrong, and
she expressed her high sense of his regard
to truth. That speech, short as 1t was,
dare say told upon his heart, drew his mother
nearer to his bosom, and taught him more
effectualy and more lastingly the import
ance and value of truth and integrity, than
volume of featuring would have done.
1t was by such means that this part of
the character Of Washington was formed.
Under the tuteage of such mother the
foundation of character was laid, which
was the admiration of the generation that
was contemporary with him; which has
lost nothing of its glory to the present time
and will lose nothing as long as his mem
DRY shall last.
Integrity of character this is what we
want in the magistracy of the land-in the
senate chamberlain the pulpit-in the neigh
borhood--in the family--everywhere. What
world this would be, were every one up
RICH, "a lover of truth, justice land equity !!
What world it is, because these are SO
seldom found
Here then is ample scope for parental
toll and watchfulness, for parental energy
and wisdom. "Train up child in the
way he. should go, and when he is old he
will not depart from it," was verified in
Washington: it may be verified in respec ct
others-in respect to mothers, those little
mmortals whom you now press to your Boz
SONS, and whom you love better than your
own souls. So train them, that you may
send them forth having on the breastplate
of trnth; and in SO doing you may accom-
plsh more good for your country than if
you could convert her rocks and her noun
tains into gold The man of integrity is
like the pure and refreshing air of morn on
the mountains top--the dishonest mind.
like the exhalations of the low and pestif-
erous pool: the one, invigorating as the
pure and balmv breeze of the North--the
other, whitening in the Nobian blast.
Judges Of Music.-A Scotch bagpiper
travelling in Ireland, opened his wallet by
the roadside and sat down to dinner: he had
no sooner said grace than three wolves
came about him. To one he threw bread.