The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-01-29

to my troops,
And in the shock of charging hosts re-
member
What glorious deeds should grace the
man who hopes
For Marc.a's love.
ACT Nv. Scene /.
Marcia-JuDa TO all the bravery of a
hero
Adds softest love and more than female
sweetness;
Jubs might make the proudest OF our
sex,
Any of womankind but Marcia happy,
Lucia-And why not Marcia?
Marcia-While Cato lives, his daugh-
ter has no right
To love or hate but az his choice directs.
Act w. Scene ).
Marcia-Why do think OIL what he
was? Hes dead
He's dead and never knew hew much l
loved him.
Juba-Where am l.? Do live? or
am indeed
What Marcia thinksP all is Elysium
round me.
Marcia-Ye dear remains of the most
loved of men
Nor modesty, nor virtue here forbid
A last embrace while thus
Juba-See Marcia See! The happy
Juba lives, he lives to catch
The dear embrace, and to return it too.
With mutual warmth and eagerness OF
love.
The letter of Washington proceeds:
"Your agreeable letter contained
these words: My sisters and Nancy
Gist, who neither ol them expect TO be
here soon altel our return from Town.
desire you TO accept thelr oesG coAlpll-
nents, &e.
fray, are tiese liuies upon inatrl-
monlal s'heme' is MISS faifIsX TO pe
TRANSFORMED INTO thst charming DO
mestlc-a martin, ana MISS cary 10
Fare! what does MISS Glst turn to-
A Cooke that can't be; We nave MN
here.
"One thing more and then nave done.
You ask II am not tired 0. the length
of your letter! NO, Mausm, am not
it,o Imn,, "e,1 .s,,rd"r 70 hr,ng Won in haste to
~ "a &C tho ponar yo, m,y 10 tired
of ,,i,,a Nv. th;a disn desr Madam
,.o', Ill, nossihlv hasr .omething ot m q
-. t,o,, no befora wa shsII meat /
o,.,a' heg the favor of yo,, TO make my
nr,,nl;,nsnts to Colonel Cary and tho
ladies with you, and believe me that /
am most unaltershlv.
"Y'r most obed't and oblie'd
Gro. WAsHISGroN."
NJ Naitl bas bis fnot notes m exbia.
p,tion of tha nersonaI hadinaca in thes se
naragrsnbs hat itIs barTjIv worth whil.
to rnnaat them Uls seorsl to the nsr.
rstiye ;S so much hatyer tban any nara
nhrasa Of our own that we cheerfIllv
p;v. hin, tba -rains 70 ,yuide ne to the
66onoins;on of this iittI. 6it of.baart his
TOW. ''' '''' =
.yrradition relates that in the yea,
175S while Washington WAS travelling
To Williamsburg. after crossing the "a.
munkev river ferry, he was invited by
a gentleman of New Kent county tC
tarry with him during the night, ant
WAS then introduced to the proposes.
sing and dignified young widow, Mar.
tina Custis,
wRena,lsd bv the father of her whom
he had loved from early youth. ard We;
longing for one in whom he could con.
fide. the widow made deem impressjou
unou HIM and after a briet aenuain,
tance ha WAS accented her future hus.
hand.
,cr,o a;ot;o :, h;,,..+ >,
,,;o ~ pleu,go,"m ;,iu''e III ,.s tI,.'. y
~ ~ 80, o, ~" ~. f',Ist,sa a. th, "
n..i re, W w, ~. m"t , ,,''uaae" .u a.i'
13.,. va Nv, p'';t;o,, . az o.ts ~, T'.'.' =
Eian'T'i ene D.'',S,. .sR ~. b' r.u ru,, !"
un. o,,arod nd hrrmsd ,.' at ,t his onnraach - J
Retnrnine 20 Vireinls. he hastencd I,
tbc Uon.e Of Bnrpcsses. of " bich he bat
bean elected a member while WITH tn,
army. and early in January. 1853. h,
was married at the White House 70 Wrs
Martha Custis, bv the Rev. David Mos
som. of ST. Peters uarish. New Ken
county.
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