The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-12-30

September, 1853, the tall that Genera
Washington made his tour through the
Easrern States. We had kept ourselves
."leratly we'll posted abnu. the progress
of This tour, aud heard that be was to be
in NV Haven or Harrf.rl, Connecticut
somewhere near tbs time at which the
event [ am going to relate to you took
place. But as either of those places Was
quite nuhber # miles from Woodbury.,
where we lived, We had M more idea OF
seeing him than the mau in the moon
Ny brother, Israel Putnam Warner, then
a man grown. aud myself lad Of twelve
or thirteen, were both living with my
mother at that time. And at the particu
lar time Of the day. | refer to Isr, ei ,s
IN the yard grooming fathers old war;
horse, which he had ben compelled to 90
with father through all his campaigns to
take cnarge Of; for the fiery and proud old
fell w would never let anybody bur his
master, the Colonel, and hi. son Israel
mount "r come near him. though he had
now got so much tanned by Old age that
he would behave quite drcentiy with me
or anybody: | WIS in the house with
mother, who happeued to be unusually
downcast that day, and was broodng over
our family cmbarrassmeuts, and had just
been saying:
"No, no. Seth, | can never pay, nor,
with our means, hardly begin t, pay this
dreadful mortgage. Aud az | hear it is
about to be forecIosel, we must now soon
be driven from our pleasant home, where
have lived so long, aud, until your faith
er's death, so happily. My husband, the
Colonel, fought as we'll as the hravest of
them and did all he could, and more than
his part, for the good cause, they are will
ling to allow; and | know very well that
he wore himself out in the service, and
was thus brought to premature grave
Aud yet here is his family almost on the
verge of besgary.'
Tears here started in mothers eyes,
which so touched me that | rose and went
and looked out of the window, when, to
my surprise [ saw entering the yard two
well'mnunted strange gentlemen, whom,
from something about their generalappear
ance, L took to be old military officers of
pretty high rank-or at least one of them,
who was large aud had a very Command
ing look. Having Significantly beckoned
mother to my side, she eagerly gazed out
at the new corners a moment in silence,
when she suddenly gave start, and, with
an excited air, exclaimed:
Seth just take notice of that noble
looking one Why, he looks ever SO much
like the picture | once saw Of. But
no; that sur y can't be ~
"Well, at any rate, mother, he must be
u man OF some consequence for, see
brother Israel, who acts as if he knew
him, is swinging his hat from his head
clear aw'y at arms length, and bowling
lower than h. would toa king! Israel Is
quite TOO stiff nectel to do that for any
common man. Bat they are beg ming to
talk; | will just open the door here "a lit
ii, mite, ana perhaps VIC can hear what
they are saying
| did so, and the first words I distin.
gulsh1d were those of the parsonage who
had So attracted our tentlon, aud who,
addressing my brother, and pointing to the
horse, Wy the side of which he was stand.
ing, ASKED:
as DO, hat the horse Colonel Warner
usea to ride in tn" war p
sit is, your Excclency,' replied ISra.
cl, again bowling low and very respectful
ly.
''Ah yes, thought So" resumed the
former, turning 20 his companion, or at
mche, and pointing to the oh war steed
with that rntcr. st with which he was
known ever to regard fine horses. II
thought il could b. no other Just glance
al has leading p ints->hapely head, arch.
ed neck, deep chest, launches, and limbs.
| have seen C2l, Warner riding him on
parade, when | noted him as a rare ami
nal, and thought that the horse aud rider,
taken tognther-for Warner was model
OF figure, and Sevcra! inches taller than
anl--made military appearance second
to none Ill The Continental! army. But my
bushes, is wi'h yuur mother, my ynung
fri nd, "nd | will now, if you will take
charge of my horse few minutes, 90 in
at once to See her.
llehilHS tiiis announcement DlOtner ana
l hastily retredted to our former seat and
with the curiosity and excitement which
what we lad witnessed naturally raised in
US, slleully awaiting the entry Of the ex-
pecled visitors We had been thus ara-
ted but two or three minutes before he
came in, and, bowius graciously to my
mother, said
Il take this 10 be Mistress Warner the
widow OF my much esteemed friend the
late Colonel Warner, Of the Continental
army p
lit is, sill" she replied TREMENDOUSLY.
"Wili you permi, me to introduce my
self to you, madam ?" he resumed, with
that winning sort of dignity l had noticed
in him from the first; Il am General
Washington. Aad after | arrivedsin this
section Of the country, few days ago,
made-aud hope you will pardon me
the liberty | took with your private affairs
i made some inquiries about you aud
the situation of your family; when learn.
i.