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Of the question. n The Colonel, however.
did not surrender at discretion, but stoutly
maintained his ground, tifl aChamberlayne
bringing up his reserve, in intimation that
he would introduce his, friend ito 70 young
and charming widow, then beneath hi root,
the soldier capitulated on condition that he
should dine, only dine, and..then, BY pressing
his charger and borrowing Of the night, he
would reach Williamsburg before his excel
lency could shake off his morning sIumbers,
Orders were accordingly issued 10 Bishop,
the Colonel's body servant and faithful fol.
lower, who, together with the fine English
charger, had been bequea,hed by the diving
Rraddocko toiiMajor Washington ON the
famed and fatal field of the Monongahela.
Bishop, bred in the school Of European
discipline, raised his hand to his cap, as
much as to say, "Your honor's orders shall
be obeyed." ,i1,.
The Colonel now proceeded to the man
sion, and was introduced to various guests,
for when was a Virginian domicl Of the I
olden time without guests and, above all,
to the charming widow. Tradition relates
that they were mutually pleased onthis their
first interview, norris ii remarkable they
were of an age when impressions are strong /,
est. The lady was fair to behold, Of ifas- !
cnating manners, and spendidly endowed
with worldly benefits the hero fresh from
early fields, redolent Of fame, with a form
on which t'5 "7t' t'l.s 't8'4 ~" t'''"i'' 7"
II, l.."7 la smml sa .1tl buanisd y ol7agasL
"Eyery god did seem to set his seal, 5oaa @''o
To give the world assurance Of man., aas
The morning passed pleasantly away ;--a
evening came, with Bishop, true 10 his Or,
ders and firm at his post, holding the favor
lite charger with the one hand, while the
other was waiting to offer the ready stirrup.
The Sun sunk in the horizon, and vet the
Colonel appeared not. And then the old
soldier marvelled at his chiefs delay
"'Twas strange, twas passing stranger
surely he was not wont to be single mo-
ment behind bis appointment, ,1for be was
the most .punctual of all punctual men,
Meantime the host enjoyed the scene of
the old veteran on duty atSthe gate, while
the Colonel was SO ,agreeably employed in l
the parlor and proclaiming that no guest
ever left his house after sunset, his military
yisiter was, without much difficulty, per-
suaded to order Bishop to put up the horses
for the night. The sun rode high in the
heavens the ensuing day, when the enam-
ored soldier pressed with his spur his
chargers side, and speeded on his way to
the seat Of government, where, having de-
spatched his public business, he iretraced 4
his steps, and at the White House, the en-
gagement took place, with preparations for
the marriage. ,'"''' I'M
And much hath the biographer heard Of
that marriage, from gray-haired domestics,
who waited at the board where love made
the feast, and Washington was the guest.
Ind rare and high was the revelery, at that
.palmy period of Virginia's festal age; for.
many were gathered to that marriage, of 4
the good, the great, the gifted, and the gay,
while Virginia, with joyous acclamation,
hailed in her youthful hero a prosperous
and happy bridegroom. t'r IN.
'And so you remember when Colonel
Washington came counting your mistress
said the biographer to- an old Gully in his
hundreth year! & Hisaa ta ~ ba3s 'alia paAN
AYE, master, that / do,' replied this an
SiShs oSiVoutt WuO hou AVCu W sec
five generations, great times, sir, great
times. Shall never see the like again ? .,.
And Washington looked something like
man, proper man, hey, cullyp ''#'
'Never seed the like, sir; never the likes
Of him, though have seen many in my
day; so tall, so straight! aud them he sat
a horse and rode with such an air All,
sir, he was like 70 one else! Many OF the
grandest gentlemen, in their gold lace, were
at the wedding; but none looked like the
man himselfnD uo{ h,Anslsmsdo sga7,la
Strong indeed must have been the i'm
preston which the person and manner Of
Washington made upon the rude, 'untutor'd
mind of this poor negro, since the lapse
Of three-quarters OF a century had not suf-
feed to efface them.
The precise date Of the marriage the bi-
ographer has been unable TO discover, hav-
ing in vain searched among the records of
the vestry of ST. Peters Church, New
Kent, Of which the Rev. Mr. Mosom,
Cambridge scholar, was the Rector, and
performed the ceremony, it is believed,
about 1859. A short time after their mar
riage, Colonel and Mrs Washington remov-
ed 10 Mount Vernon, on the Potomac, aud