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

| lcttrcS. Hut he was ScI;-tTained into habit
Of business, and "tlis early self-tuition CAV,
him throucht life lawyers skill in draf,in,
documents. and merchants exactness in keen
! ing accounts: 50 that all the concerns of hi
various estates; his dealings with his domcs
tie stewards and foreign agents: his account
with the Government; and all his fnan
cial transactions are to this day to be seer
posted up in books. in I.iS own Handwriting
monuments of his method AID unwearied ac
-u' 'cy. His muscular powers even in voutl
were great. ard his frame, even in infancy
had been large and powerful. IL cxccllet
m horsemanship. His Scioolmates, convinc
ed OF his inherent yr.ry ard the principle.
of Justice on which he regulated his conduct
referred to him as an umpire in their dis
puteS, and his decisions were never reversed
Was there ever such a complete yerifcaior
Of Wor,isworth's dictum tha. the child is tn,
I father OF the man
Many of George Washncton's youthful
days were passed a: Mount Vernon. the sea-
OF his elder brother Lawrence. who had be-
come connected by marriage with the family
/ OF Lord Fairfax. owner of large estates i,
/ Virginia. There. in the socic.v Of men who
fought on sea and shore. the grave and ear
nest youth became iroued with a taste 70,
military lie, and, at the age Of Il. had actu
ally obtained a mid>hirr.ans warrant for IL.
British navy. At the last hour. even attc,
his craps were on board a man-of war. an
chorcd in the river inst below Mount Yer
non, his mother withdrew her consent. ths
nautical scheme was abanlon,l, and the LAD
returned to school Cor two wears more, de.
voting himself especially to mathematics, and
accompli>hin. himself in these branches cal
cnlatel to fit him either for civil or mili.ar,
scr'Irc. Among these. one Of the most I'M
ror,ant in :hc aetna! state Of the c. ,vva.
land surveying. In this he sc!loo,cd himsc,:
thoroughly. using ;he highest processes Of
the art maxine suryr,s ., .,,,. .,,o ,o;.,,,t,u
hood. and k""r"g rc4u} n field boo's. some
of which We have examined. IN which ,bc
boundaries and measurements Of the fields
surveyed were carefully entered. an, a;a.
cram, made. with a rc,.,,.ss o,,, ..
As if the whole related to ;u,,o,.,n, ,,,
transactions instead o, Lc,pc moro s,hoo, 49,
crc>cs Thus. IN hi, CARES, DAYS ,b.rc r,s
perseverance, anl comrl,;cncs< IN all his nm
d,r.,ki"&> No,hinc was l.,,f done or dome
in hurried ar. .lovcl!l manner. ihc hal,-
1t q nNH" thus cultivate! continued tf,ou.h-
'H' ME 50 HAT however complicated lis
tasks ana overwhelming III, cares. III the ar
duonS an" hazardous SitU!tlunS IN which he
was c'i"n placed, lie o"nG time to 10 every
thing. aHd to do 1t we'll lie had acquired
the Mac!c OF mttao!. winch OF itself works
wonG,rS.
'' 0"''' ''"''' >''"'. ana !tV"St' VI"
'''' d s'o''' i"e'e are EVIDENCES says MI
- ''"-' y" "'' '"'' '''''''"''''''S' 'ha'' "'''fc
III was ''''''" wars " "S'' he Ia" conceived
"F'>''''' WI ''''''' "''N'""h oeau'v' so Strl-
'''> "' To ''>''''" '''> o'"er"'Se "'Ii-rc5uia''i
'''''' ''''' ~ ''"N' "'''' 'ca''E uAhAlfH ny
'"'' "''''''' '''''' '''-'''' "'' 4 source o' IN"
"'Pl''''>S VIZ nave 10 P'>''''" means asrcr-
'"'''H!' Iefh'i'> '''c oHlrtt ot L may have
'o''s''efe" MIN a mere school-lov. and treat
'd INN as such or h's own >!.ncS> may
have been IN his WY. and his rules for con
vrrSa'''n may as yet have sat awkNaf... on
MN ana rendered i'm formal and un@alnly
":icn he most S"n9h; TO please. Evcn il: lat
rr years ne WAS apt 10 be silent and cmha'
raS' ed IN female society. lie was a very
''>h'"' young man sad an "'d lady. whom
ne used to visit whe1 ticy wee both in their
homage. = used Often to wish he would talk
more.
This passion fingered on his hear. a:,er h.
had Quilted school. and .,hourb hy no mea,,.
of a poerical tcmpr,ancnt. -hc waste rar,-
of his journal bctrav several at,cm,ts to
pour forth his amorous sorrows ~ x.~.
They are mere common, ,rc RHYMES snch
as lovers at his are are ar, to write. in which
'cwai!S !is "poor restless hear. v,r,doJ w,
Cupd's Dart. and .b,,cdinr for ono who ro
mains pitile,s of his rricts and woe<~ T..
would seem that this p,ssjon had never bc.n
confessed to its object, who is believed 70
have been a Miss Grimes. afterwards Mr.
Lee. and notLer Of G,ucra, II.,~,. 90
who ficure, in rcvo ou,;or,rv story. o. ,;,,,,
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