Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-07-13

ul tpnuuct cuull not b' put INTO the hands
Of youth. The whole code e,inoc. that
| rigid rropricty and sclccoatrol to which ho
subjected himself, and by which be brought
all the impulses ola somcwha, ardent TEN.
pr under conscientious government.
Other influences were brought 10 bcar on
George during his visit at Mount Vernon.
Ills brother Lawrence It'll retained some Of
his military inclinations, io.tcrcd no doubt
by hi- rost Of ajjuiant general. William
Fairfax, a. We have shown, had been sol-
der, and in many trying scenes. Some Of
Lawrence. comudc. of the provincial rrgi-
mGnt, who had -r,cl with him Ia the Wost
Indies, wcr, occasional visitors at Mount
Vernon OF ship Of war, possibly one OF
Ngm0n's old Hect would anchor IN the Pot
omac. and H. 0dicrr. be- welcome guests at
thc tables Of Lawrence and bis hthcrin.
law. Thus military >osng, on -na and sbora
would bocymc thc topic, Of conversation.
Tie capture of porto1:slIi; thr lombard.
mcut of clr,ha-.na vli s,orir. or cruising
IN ,hr East aud wc,t Indie. and campaigns
aain'; the pirate.
When We picture 10 our.,l,r, Gcor:r. a
grave aud earnest boy, With an expanding
intellect, aud Iocp--,ut,d passion fur "a.
tarpri.', listening a. such conversation With
kniliug spirit aul growing Lsirc iur
military lie. In tli. way most probably
was produced that da,irc 90 enter thc navy
which be- r,incri when about fourteen years
olagr The Opportunity f5r gratifying it
APPEARED at hand. Ship, of war frr!ucutcI
thc rolyuirs, and At times, a. W. have hint.
yl. were anchored in. thc Potomac. The iu-
clinlti,n wls lscncoungcd hy Lawrence Wash
iustou aud Mr Fairfax Lawrence retain.
81 pleasant rrcollc,'i0n- OF hp cruising, Ia
thc lr,t Of Admiral Vernon, and considered
thr naval ,gricr popular path % fame ani
fortune. Grur.r wa. 40 % suitable a.y o.
enter thr navy. The great difficulty was o.
procure thc aasut uf hr mother She was
brought, however, 90 acIuisoc, mid.hip.
mlu', warrant wa. obtained, aud it h. even
ail that che lusas' OF the youth vas lc.
tually ou hllul uf mlu.ul-v1r, auohur4
in CO., river ju,t below Mount Vernon.
At the eleventh hour thc mother, heart
ml,rrel. ThI. was her ylIy.t bou. As1u,
whose strong strada.t character promised
O, D. a SUPPORT o, beer. II, AMI a protection
to hgr other children. The thought of h,s
l,iuc completely severed from her, aul ~.
po-el 90 the harl,hil- and p,riIs ora hoi,.
tarous profession, o,,rcamc herr-spiuts
mind and at hrr urgent rsmlnstraue- the
nautical scheme was given zap.
go school, Therefore, Grprs returned, ani
continued DIS studies for nearly two years
longer, Ie,otiur himself specially - math-
ruatir-. auI accomplishing himself in tho,1
branches calculated 10 Gt him either ior
civil ur military service Among thc.c, one
of the mD.t important ia tho actual state Ut
thc country was land Surveying. In this he
.rh1olrl himself thoroughly, using thc high,
ct wpcrsa OF thr art making surrey,
about doe nri.hhorhu,I, aud kcrriac rrsu-
lar Geld looks, .,mr uf which We have cE-
amin~l, in which the b1uuiaric, and meas
mrnts ol thrGrlls surveyed were carefully
entered, and diagrams mad, with a nratne-,
and cyactnr.- Is If the whole related to im.
Irrlut land transactions, instead of brins
mrrc school exercises. Thus, in earliest
days, ,hcr, was perseverance aud completed.
nr,. In all biz undertaking., Nothing was
len half done, or done in a hurried 0r slow
culy manner. The habit Of mind thus cul-
uyat,l continued throughout lilc ~ that
however complicated his tasks and over.
vhclmiu. hi. cars, in thc arlu1u' and
hazardous situations in which be- wls often
placed, he found time To DO everything, and
10 DO il we'll. H. hal acquired tho magic
of method. which Of it-,lf works wonders.