The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-16

dream. Bishop was punctual to the order
he had received on haltinc: the horses paw
ed at the door; but once Washington loiterc,
in the path of duty. The horses were com
termanded, and it was not until the mex
morning that he was again in the sald!e.spur
ring for williamsburg Happily, the Whit,
House, the residence of Mrs Curtis, was in
Ncw-kent County, at no great distance from
that city. 50 that he had opportunities of Wis
iting her in the intervals OF business. Iii.
time for cour.Ship however was brief Mill
tarv duties called him back almost immediate.
" to Winchester but he feared. should he
leave the matter IN suspense, some more en-
tcrpri>ing rival mi sht supplant him during
his absence, as in the ease of Miss PhilinSr
at Ncw-\ ork. lie improved. therefore. hi.
bricforpor'uni'y to the utmost. The booming
widow had many >nitorS. bntW Wa>hincton was
rrarrf with that r"nown 50 cnob'ins in The
ewes of woman. In a word. before they s;,.,
rated, they had mutually rlighted their faith
and the marriage was to take place as soon
as the campaign against Fort Duquesnc W.T.
at an end"
Thre" months after his marriage. he ~,
cccded to tax" his seat in the House of Bur
go>ses. "Ey vote Of the the House." says
Mr. Irving. 1T had been determined to rre.,
his instal'mcnt by signal te< ir,onia o. res
pcct. Accordingly AS soon as !e took hi.
seat Mr.. Robinson. the Speaker. in cloqu~n:
LANGUAGE. Dictated by the warmth of private
friendship. returned thanks. on behalf of IN,
colony, for the distinguished military serv;.
res he had rendered to his country. Wash.
'ng'on rose to reply; b!u>hed-s,ammered-
trembled. and could net utter word. 81,
down. Mr.. Washington said the Speaker
with smile 'yonr :nodestv equals vonr val
or and that SURPRISES the power o; any Ian
yuarc possess {
Ills marTla-e vas >'n.na'iv happy one
He had no children, but devoted himself 70
he care OF the two which his wifi. had ly
her first marriage. .:~.:nt Ne..c 20 whir:,
he had succeeded, was his residence. and
there he lived, for several wears, As wealthy
country gentleman. liberal in hospitality .ton,!
OF hunting and :'c field sports. following az.
rIcultural life from thoicc, end occa>ionaIl,
dcvotlng himself to the business of local lev
i<!a:ion
"Washins:on. by his marriage. had a,ll..I
above >l"o,""o to lis already considerable.
fortune. and was enabled 10 ave in am,,'c
and dignificI style. His intimacy with tb..
Fairil>cs, and his intercourse with bro.bor
officers Of rank. had perhaps had their inilu-
cnce IN li> mode Of living lIc had his cha.
riot and four. with black positions in livery
TOR the Use Of Mrs. Washington and ner lady
visitors As for himself, he always arprare !.
on horseback. His >tallr was we'll Gl,e.l ,,I
admirably regulated. His stu, WIS ,lorou-l,
bred and in excellent order. His hous,;,o,1
books contain registers Of the names. arc.
and marks OF his iavori:c hor>cs-surh As
'"r, Hus>ifn. la';a,f, Naqno1ir (an Arahl
Ne. Also his dogs, chiefly fox hounds
'a", >'"g'r, Hinyroo1, .>~e,t'iy,S, E.rlts..r.
li"Str. HorImooE. Tuciorc. g..
\ large virginia estate. in those ,Iays was
4 little empire. The man<icn-hou,e was ,h.
scat OF government, with its numerous de-
rnlcncc>, such as kitchen. smoke. house.
work shops and stables. In this mansion the
PLANTER ruled supreme; his steward or over
seer was his prime minister and rx.cU;iv. of
h'cr; he had his legion of hou<r negroes for
.,mc>iic service, and his host OF field NEGROES
Tor the culture OF tobacco. Indian corn and q
Ihrr crops. and for other ont -o.. door l,bor.-
Their quarter formed a Kind Of hamlet a;,,rt
composed OF NarIcrS hu:>. with lit,ic gardens
'nd poultry yards AL well stocked and swarm,
. Xxi" negroes gainlo.ing in the Sunshine.
| hen there were large wooden cI.iir,.s t.,
curing tobacco. the staple and most pr,tirahi,
production. ana mills tor grinding wheat aut
Indian corn. OF which Iarec fields were cult
waited for the supply OF the family and thc
of the ncyrocs
Among the slaves were ar..ircrs of ali
kinds, tallors, shorm.kerS, carpenters. smiths
and so forth 50 that planta-
ton produced everything within itself for or
lnarv use As to articles o; fashion and ,lc
rance. luxurics and expensive clothing, they
were imported from LondOn-for the planters
on the man MYERS. especially the Potomac.
carried on an linu.e!:atc trade with England
iheIr tobacco was put ap by their own ne
yroeS, bore :!lcir own marks, was sl,Iro., or
board OF vessels which came up the rivers
for the purpose, and consigned 10 some aren't
IN l-vcriool or Bristol, with whom the plant
rr kept an account
The Virginia planters were prone TO leave
the care OF their estates too much to their o.
vcr>cerS, and to think personal labor dc.ra-
ia;lon Washington carried INTO his rural
affairs the same metho,.. activity and circum-
'pecuon that had distinguished him in militia
ry life. lie kept his own accounts, posted
np his boOkSan balanced them with mercar-
[iic eXactii"'". We have examined them.
we'll as his diaries recording his daily occapa-
hons. and his letter books containing entries
ot shipments OF tobacco, and correspondence
with his l-onlon agents. They are monu-
mc:,ts OF his business habits
The products of his estate also became 50
noted tor the faithtulness, as to quality AMI
quantity, with which they were put up, that
i IS said any barrel of flour OF the brand OF
George Washington, Mount Vernon, was ex-
.mpted from the customary inspection in the
West India ports.
lie was an early riser, often before day.
break in the winter, when the nights were
ong. On such occasions he lit his own fire,
and wrote or read by candle light. lie break
lasted at seven in summer, and eight in win
ter Two small cups of tea. and three or