Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-02

may DC permitted TO visit you ogalD,
have brought you these, 10 be- used by
you % your comforts shall require, or as
your pleasure NAV dictate. And hope
you will be free TO accept and use
! Them"
"YOu was always good and dutigul,
George" replied she with emotion. "and
have often taxed myself in your sbse nee
of late years, with being backwards in
making suitable acknowledgements TO
you, snd resolved within myself, that
when next saw you l would have more
fomiliaT talk with you and iell you how
much ] think Of your kind very kind
attentions. But il has always happened
that when again found myself in your
presence, the thought Of your elevation
BY your countTymen, or something else
which cannot define, has prevented me
from talking 10 you as | should 10 my 9th
er children"
Washington attempted some playful re-
ply, ba; could not succeed in dsarming
even bis mother Of the awe which his
presence. never failed to inspire in the
boSoms of all who approached him.
Washington, while in the army, was
known TO be exceedingly careful of bu'
man lives; and he applied the principle 10
the brute creation, BY sustaining from the
destruction of all animals, however infe'
riOr, whenever it could be done consists
emily with the safety and absolute wants Of
man, willIunusual scrpulOnSness. As |
was once walking with him over the
grounds Of Mount Vernon small snake
Of harmless species, appeared in our path.
| instinctinely lifted up my heel to crush.
il; when be Instantly caught my arm, and
in tone Of earnest expostulatiOn ex>
claimed: --.r
"Stsy, sir Is there not room enough
in the world for you aud that harmless
little reptile I Remember life is all-ev.
erylhing to tho creature, and cannot be
unnecessarily taken without indirectly i'm.
pugning its Creator, who bestowed il to
be employed, with all its appropriate plea.
sureS, through its natural term. Of Sxis-
tence."
The same system aud order which was
exhibited by Washington in al his public
Transactions, was seen in all his private
acts and domestic arrangements; even his
charities; which were not siinted were
nicely systematized.h II was his custom
in yearsOf plenty, 10 hoNrd up grain D.
gainst times OF scarcity. And when such
times arrived he threw open his store
house TO the poor; aud however ire.
sponslble hey might be, he always made
il point TO supply them in preference to
Others With all the grain they needed a t
the ordinary prices, for which ho reg
ularly took their bonds or notes, but never
demanded payment.
Some writer's, in treating of the private
character of Gen. Washington, intimsle
that he vas man OF warm temper, which
would often have exhibited itself but for
his self,cOmmand. His selEcOmmand was
undoubtedly great but do not think he
had often to exercise it to prevent any out
breaks of passion. On the contrary | be.
lieve him 10 have been mild. and not
easily ruffied, certainly quite as much as
men in general. I never saw bin angry
but once ID ny life, and this was conSid-
cred SO remarkable a thing by myself, a.
we'll as his family, that although we knew
he had good cause 10 provoke most
men 10 anger, we were yet greatly sur.
prised, and looked upon il 60 qnile an ,
nomaly in the GensraPslife. Il happened
while he was President and travelling in
his carrisge, with small rslinue Of out.
riders, from Mount Vernon, 10 Pbila 1eI-
phia. Il vas during the first day of our
journey. snd We were passing through the
baErena Of Maryland, where at intervols
Of afew miles, the solitude Of the road
was relieved ct that time BY set of low
laverns OF groceries, at which we did no.
think Of siOpping. nF."5
Butwe had . thOughlless young man
in our train who by favor had been ad.
mittsd into the family as a sort Of gentle
man attendant, and who seemed much
more Inclined to patronize these places
The GeneT BY TequeSt,had permitted
him to ride faVorite young mareotwhIch
he was exceedingly careful the animal
being almost as slight in proportion As
rOebuck and very high spirited. But the
young fellow, Notwithstanding the inti-
nations he had received at starting to
deal gently with Ter, appeared bent on
testing her speed and other qualities, and
that too in manner little likely to meet
4 With favor in man of WashingtOn's high
sense ofproPriety. He would leave the
train, and riding up 10 one Of the liquOring
establishments there remain till we were
out Of sight; when he would come upon
| the run, ride with us awhile, and gaIIop
on forward to the next. This he Tepea'
ted the third time, the last of which
brought the meIIlesoms creature to
| foam and evidently much frattad har