Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-06-16

"Deaf lfltNd JONI, us ALSO 10 lelDaie toH
fidant, styled "Dear Sally" to whom h,
acknowledges that the company Of tn,
every agreeable young lady, sister-in la "
of Colonel George Fairfax" in grea
measure cheers his sorrow and detected
ness. The object Of his early passion is
not positively known. Tradition states
that the Rowland beauty" was a aIiss
Crymes, Of WestmoreIand, afterwards Mrs
Lee, and mother of Gepelal Henry Lee,
wlio figured in revolutionary history a
Light Horse Harry" and was always 9
favorite with Washington, probably fr2n
I the Iecolleclions Of his early tenderness
for the mother.
Whatever may have beer the soothing
effect of the female society by which ht
was surrounded at Belvoir, the you'll
found more effectuaI remedy for his mel
ancholy in the company of Lord Fairfax
His lordship was astaunch fox-hunter, ane
kept horses and hounds in the English
style. The hunting season had arrived
The neig hborhood abounded with sport
but fox hunting in Virginia required bold
and skilful horsemanship. He found
Washington as bold as himself in the sad
die, and as eager to follow the hounds
He forthwith took him into peculiar favor;
made him his hunting companions; and it
was prob ably under the tuition OF this hard
riding old nobleman that the youth imbi-
bed that fondness for the chase tor which
he was afterwards remarked.
Tradition gives very different motives
from those OF business for his two sojourns
in the latter city. He found there an ear
Iy friend and schoolmate Beverly Robin
son, son Of John Robinson, speaker Of the
Virginia House of Burgesses. lie was liy-
ing happily aud prosperously with a young
aud wealthy bride, having married one Of
the nieces aud heiresses of MIR. Adolphus
Philipse, rich landholder, whose manor
house is still to be seen OH the banks of
the Hudson. A, the house Of MIR. Beverly
Robinson. where Washington was an hon-
ofed guest he met Miss Mary Phillpse,
sister and CO. heiress Of Mrs. Robinson, a
young lady whose personal attractions
are said to have rivalled her reputed
wealth. -z.zz5as=z=, :
We have already given an. Instance Of
Washington's early sensib,lity TO female
charms. A life, however. OF constant nc-
tivity and care, passed for the most part in
the wilderness and on the frontier, far
from female society-lrh little mood or
leisure for the indulgence Of the tender
sentiment; but made him more sensible III
the present briet interval Of gay and social
life, to the attractions of all elegant wo-
man. brought up in the polite circles of
New York. .-a
That he was an open admirer of Miss
Philipse is historical fact; that he sought
ker hand, but was refused, is Traditional
and not very probable. His military rank
his early laurels and distinguished pres
ence were all calculated to 6nd favor in
female eyes; but his sojourn il New York
was BRIEF he may have been dinident in
urging his SUIT with lady accustomed to
the homage ofsociety aud surrounded by
admires. The most probable version of
the story is that he was called away by his
public duties before he had made sufficient
approaches in his siege Of the la,y's heart
10 warrant a summons to surrender.
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Washington was now ordered BY Sir
John St. Clair, the q,la,termaster general
Of the forces under General Forbes. 10 re-
pair to williamsburg, and lay the state Of
the case before the council. He set off
promptly on horseback, attended by Bisb-
op, the well trained military servant who
had served the late General Braodock.-
1t proved an eventful Journey, thong h not
in a military point of view. In eros slng
a ferry of the Pa.nunkey. branch OF York
river, he fell in company with Mr..
ChamberIayne, who lived in the neigh
borhood, and who, in the spirit Of Virgin.
ia hospitality claimed him as guest. 1t
was with difficulty Washington could be
prevailed Oh to halt for dinner, so impa-
lien. was he to arrive at Williamsburg and
accomplish his mission. Is ~
Among the guests at Mr.. Chamber
layne's was y Dung and blooming widow
Mrs. Martha GUSTS, daughter Of Mr., John
cambridge, both pa,rician names in the
province. Her husband, John Parke Gus.
lis. had been dead about three years, leav-
ing her with tive young children and a
large fortune. Sheis represented as being
rather below, the middle size, but extreme
ly well shaped, with an agreeable coun-
tenance, dark hazel eyes and hair, and
those frank. engaging manners, so capliva-