The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-25

came out aud delivered an order from him To she
mo'ionless old body guard. lie would conduct
the horscs to the stables bis master would dine
and possibly spend the nigh, with Mr. Cusiis.-
Bishop oLc.ed-ihe world was clearly coming TO
an yHd and Coiossi Washington was the guest
oi the owner Of the White House.
Ga the next morning, Bishop, in Obedience To
orders IL that effect, saddled the horses and wait
ell aclcir the door for the colonel, who designed
setting out, lac said, Immediately. IA houT pass.
I'd l''c colonel did not appear. Two hours NJ.
lcrwatd, there was still no signs OF him ThcL
tic servant came again and directed the horses
To he led back Colonel Washington would rr.
main 10 dinner. aud then continue his journey.
The ddy Vas tat spent when the young soldier
made his hPieAtaacc, and vaul,cd into the sad
die. TILL. vigorous, grarcfu anl with "a certain
lo'iacss OF port, even thru dis,nsuishablc, he
was ssllAri.lookihs cavilier -onc whom any
Woman might admire.
onr was gazing at him through the window r
Young Lads of about ~ own age. With rusy
cheeks. hsisLl eyes ha' eAtIied back from the
h'fchrnd anl ueck resembling snow. above
'ht squ,rc-ru' hodicr. The young COLONEL tciu.
4 lis hi.h spirited horse. nearly throwing him
upon his haunehr- aud made courteous salute
Ni'h lis light nd, o. was nearly tie attitude
81 - bronze .iaiu, of him Afterwards. and gallon.
% aNn,. ,hinking probabl, OF the brigh, ~.
ans iils
Colonel George Washington OF Mount Vsr.
non bod syyn Tor the 6rs, time Ms Martha
4 a.. .f,.f. 4
after. ~as 10 become his wife
Tradiiiou relates that the ceremony took place
10 "a the trginEing Of this sketch The scruc
~"s brilliant one, and may Interest the reader
Il vas IN January 1889 The Rev pr Mo.som
paT.ou o. tie parish, attended In full caaonicals
and the iair advanced. followed By a tesy %
b"auiir- AID rfoonsmen Washington was clad
'n SUIT oi elae-Aui silver lined With red elk
bis ~as'cosi "a. embroidered bis knsc aud
shc, Dlraies u,is 81 gold bis hair ~as powder
- ana be wore = dfess-swotd The bride aas
dressed ia Nh,lr satin, With rich pointed la,r
rufir, had pearl ornaments IN her hair tearl
NECKLACE, earrings, aad bracelets white satin
shore. siih high heels and diamond buckle
and ~. iulloae has BEEN aid d, 40 array
*
o. %, uus % groomsmsB. ia costume. A. IN
s.r- ~ rice-regal Governor " virginia
ga suif o. scarlet, emit roidsr,d WITH gold wiih
uuge ba.-Nig aud crossword va seen ia the
m.lsi ~ , number Of officers Of the English army
and lat. au4 great crowd q uAai we're then
called he ges,fy friends and relations Of the
bride snd groom SLED the charch all intsnt up
nm a.
has ten 'ergo'tsa- Bishop the old bod > se-vAni
b.. 10 a.. present w,h folded arms. aud
tasea en0non On BIS aged iscr he gard at tie
ceremony uiih The rs,
., sooa sGded sad the bfiiliani rfoud a3Nsd
forth from to- cd church. Tra4n,oa relates that
iae bride aa1 As many o. her fair A,tsnlanu a.
could 90 40, catered the greA, chariot ~hieh
rolled ~ dfaHa D. i'saiE spirited horses whils
tae bridegroom. loader o. hotssback, mounted
BIZ sFlsndi4 Eagllsh charger beggsaihea to him
b. Brsiiock aud csuisrsi amer he coach. At.
'.-a-A ~ . sssas.s ~ E.is.at yoasss
such VS. hat r.ct4iefq4s soeu- 10 The Afs u
'h- Ts'hef % be Cagairy We s-- ~ much o.
he great 'o.t-t ,tsr,smsn and ruler. that it u
pleasant 20 laich npss Of the lover aai bride
grlan Why &c, ore PhAs- Of the isairiaaal
The Psblie ard asieial phAse-pres-ns only iks
prosis To ob'ain the fgll likeness ,ss o,hs'
phss- must b. lelneaied too The 4nreA.on.
able ihecr, has e-en to regard WAshing'oa a. an
abstraction = pari0,isa and virtue when h
vas asAa IKE other men, 9th srong pass Gus
taA hanan sympathies Aad inkruitiss Tbs r.
salt has b-sn that be has failed Ia a measure 70
impress TIE heart. Nsa ADMIR-, bat are chilled
by hn-hy that bfOase statue under ~hish
hsa'' nster bal, Sseh an i4ea !. fa,la.
q, Yea human teiags haze ever fsli more
deeply than Washington. Hs loved warmly,
aa4. II be I'D no, bate bitterly, II wAs because
Dis moral nature -eyoltsl from hatred. the SISTER
q nIsstics sad b, mmens, s,lf-c 5ntrol snAbisd
L.a % rule hlmsslf
Bat tAls NORA atscssrss - apart IRON lbe asg
~ th- huis sketch hef- pr-.-nied hthsi skstch
be s'hOsi historic iuPoslAae,.' IL may claim.
psrhsp' the msri; Of b-,ag Characteristic The
eoni-As, a. iras' :. .om,ihing. Few men are left
Of hat msn mould and our weddings to-day
are rFas'ic Blue aa4 silver coats, With red silk
inings are not the fashion. siI.horse chario,s
have disapp.ared. Al that brilliant III. OF the |
past has faded iaio the aapietsr,sqse niasieenih
esniafy, and the poetry. splssdos, and romance,
haze al israsd TO pfose
Bat The great osss aud old eharch Iost in the /
Nilas q Ne~ Keai, are siill there Beneath the 1
Ifees flashed that brilliant corisgs Of old daysin
that building George Washington placed the risg |
on 'he aag,r ofhis bride Al has passsd away |
nov The stately aud beAstifal figures hav.
losg lain do~n 10 their iombo, bat the siabboru |
uasks, wiih their Assisat Inscriptions, remain |
to recall The lifs Of the P..,.-APPis'oa s.io~,aai
ASIxGuL,E Woxls-THE MAalc ''EssuTxEs -
The COlsmeia Spy relates . very Singular ease
Of An old lady 10 the sssh year Of her age, resi-.
ding Ia the southern extremity Of one Of the
principal streets Of that town, named Deborah
Bran,. who has for lOng time attracted the at.
'eufon % her u-'xhsoss sed imm~ai.ss ssiAsivss
by her singular conduct. II appears mat Miss
Is. received very good education, so considered
in her youth, aud at the age Of thirty, having no
meaas Of support, opened school in the southern
portion Of this eoaaiy. She would take oaly
eighteen pupils. asd ,hosgh aunsroas appIieA.
tons were msde Zoe sdninion, none sscoesasd.
ifany vacancies oecarrsS, she took up the sp-
pIiea,iOns in the order o. dsse, and admitted
member ssfksien, 70 make shs magic sighsssa.
She would have her school open bat eighteen
days in month. and the school year divided
into two terms Of eighteen weeks each. She
charged eighteen cents n week Cor tuition for the
smaller pupils, and iwice sighsssa fer elder and
more advanced ones. 10 health she wosid work
eighteen hours day, dsvoins ths rsmaining
siI hours to sleep. She led this pssxlIar. ssden-
nry life for many years with lssg vacation
periods 10 isie. having received legacy from
an only relative, she wen, to Columbia, and has
since then led quite secluded life, refusing 10
see strangers, aud seldom, ifever, allowing those
around her TO converse with her. On each re-
tarning sigh,senth birthday, she is given to
unusual depression Of spirits, and during the day
will moi sDeak a wofd On the eighteenth Of