The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-11-13

gathered to that marriage Of the good
the great the gifted, ard they with
Joyous acclamations hailed IN Virginla's
youthful hero happy and prosperou.
bridegroom"
"And as you remember when Col
Washington came courting Of your
young mistress R. said tte bingrapher
to old Gully, in his hundred,h year
"Ay, master, that / do replied the
ancient family servant, who had lived
to see five generations "great times,
sir, greet times-shall never see the
like again." "And Washington looked
a man, proper man-hey, Gully p
"Never seen the like Of him, though
have seen many in my day-so tall, 50
straight and then he set on horse
and rod. with such an air. All, 81 he
was like no one else. Many If tie
granaest gentlemen, in the gold lace
were at the wedding; but none looked
like himself" Strong indeed, must
have been the impression which the per-
son and manner Of Washington made
upon the crude nntutored mind Of the
negro, since the lapse OF three quarters
of a century had not fiiccd to etfsce
IT,
The precise date Of the marriage
the biographer has not been able 10
discover, having in vain searched
ameng the records Of the vestry Of S..
Peters Church, New Kent, Of which
the Rev. M. Manson, cambridge
scholar, was the rector, and performed
the cermony, it is believed, about 1859
a short time after their marriage, Col!
and Mrs. Washington removed to Mt
Vernon, on the Potomac, and perman-
emily settled there
This Union," says Sparks, "was in
every respect ftlicitous. Il continued
for forty years. To her intimate
acquaintance and to the nation, the
character Of Mrs. Washington was ever
a theme Of praise. Affable aud conr-
teous, exemplary in her drfsartnent,
remarkable for her deeds Of charity and
piety. transformations, and without va
nifty, she adorned by her domestic vir-
tues the sphere of private life, and filed
with dignity every station in which she
was placed"
"previous to his acquaintance with
Mrs. Curtis Washington had i, en-
pleased with other ladies. The author
above quoted on this point says, ,ha, in
1852, "while in New York, he was
lodged and kindly entertained At the
honse Of Mr.. Reve,ly Robinson, between
whom and himself an intimacy offiieId.
shin snbsisted, which tontinued without
change, until severed by their opposite
fortunes, twenty years af,erward in the
Revolution. Il happened that Miss
Mary Philips, sitter oil Mrs. Robinson,
and a young lady of rare accomplish
ments. was an inmate otthe family
The charms Of this Ia ~ made deep i'm
preston upon the heart of the Virginia
Colonel He went to Boston, returned,
and was again welcomed to the hospi-
tality of Mr.. Robinson. He fingered
there till duty called him; but he was
careful to entrust his sccrcct to con
fidenti friend, whose letters kept him
informed Of every important event. In
few months intelligence came that q
rival was in the field, ard the conse
oucnce could not be answered fiar, if ht
DELAYED to renew his visits to New York
Whether time, the hustle Of a camp
ur the scenes Of war, had moderated hi,
admiration, or whether he despaired q
success is not known. He never saw
the lady again until she was married I,
that same rival. Capt. Morris his former
associate in arms, and one Of Braddoeks
aides de camp. He had before felt thu
influence Of the tender passion. At ths
age Of seventeen he was smitten by tht
graces Of fair one who he called
Lovland beauty, and whose praises hi
recorded in glowing strains, while wan
dering with his surveyors compass
among the Allegheny mountains. Or
that occasion he wrote desponding let
ters to friend, and indited plaintive
plaintive verses, but never qentured te
reveal his emotions to the lady who
was unconsciously the cause Of hi
pains.
~ "Josh, does the sun ever rise j,
the west?" "Ncver" Never!" "Ncver?'
You don't say! Well. You won't catch
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