Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-01-08
Incidents in the Life Of Washing.

Headey's Life of Washington, recently
| published by Scribner, is one of the must
| finishing ind attractive works of the day
1t is large octave, of All pages, illustrated
by nine steel, and thiIiy-two wood engray-
nns, of very superior character. AS an
! ornament 10 the centre-table, or the shelves
of the library, or as gift book for the sea-
son, it will coubtess be general favorite.
! From the multitude of incidents and illus
tratiuns with which the work abounds. we
! here present two, not as the most striking
or interesting, hut as presenting the Father
OF mis- country" in positions somewhat DIFF
ferent from those in which he Is generally
represented:
| GOING DOWN THE OHTJ.
ain October, l770, he once more passed
over the route where had transpired the
most memorable events OF his life. Taking
with him his old friend DR.. Craik, who had
been with him from the commencement of
his military career, he set out on horse
back for the Ohio, to see the Western lands
for himself, in anticipation of having them
surveyed and laid off in tracts for the army.
As they passed through tine wilderness, al
most every step recalled some scene of in
terest. They paused by the grave Of Brad
dock, and mused together on the Great
Meadows, where Washington suffered his
first defeat. To him it was like living his
life over again.
ain twelve days he reached Pittsburg.--
Remaining here three days, dining with the
officers of the garrison, and holding coun-
Gil with some chiefs of the Six Nations, he
on the goth, with a few companions, en-
barked in large caEoe down the Ohio
They were now beyond the settlements of
the whites. An unbroken forest shut in the
river, whuse bosom, dotted with islands was
disturbed only by the paddle Of the red man
or the pash of wIld-fowl. Night coming
on they hauled the ir boat ashore, and, kind
ling a fire on the banks, lad down to rest
At daylight they again pushed off. The
third day it showed, and along the white
banks, and through the colonade OF trees the
solitary boat shot downwhrd--nuw dan
cling over the riffs, and again suddenly
brought up on u shoal, threatening TO upset
all in the stream. Toward evening they
saw smoke rising from amid the trees be-
low them, and on turning bend of the
river, suddenly came upon an Indian village
of twenty cabins. Running the boat
ashore, they encamped here Tor the night,
and were entertained Hospitality by the
natives. Hearing that two traders had
been killed a little flrther on, they hes
itatad about proceeding, but at length con-
cluded TO venture forward, and kept down
the river, stopping occasionally 70 allow
Washington to examine the lands sIong the
creeks and streams that pusfnto the 0nio.
The call OF ,hszEiId s1Ekey and the scream
of the water b wee lheqasy sounds that
broke the ss d n5Iuede. They
scared The dess. S6iur bic noon
day this s - ths er96k ef ksIt riiiss, and
rouse6 The bsse of ~ jsost kis her, in
soIkudes hitherto unvIalsed " tho white
man. q ~
non the assk sAsy ana apon .hs Indian
chlef Kssshuta. II 81 III hposlAg patty, BY
rhen they<Vsre Had elv5d, and de0in-
1 "a <Iil nine e,cf9tk {n]og. fo!d
Z sptumn rains and Fl ~ thepS "
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