Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-01-29


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MsRcIA-why do think on what he vast Hes
Hes dead. and never knew how much Iloved him.
.JunA-.whcrc am II Do live ? or am indeed what
Marcia thinksY all is Elysium around me.
MARcra- Ye dear remains of the most loved of
last embrace while thus a stf
JrnA-see Marcia! Sec! The happy Juba lives. he
lives TO catch
That dear embrace, and to return ii too
With mutual warmth and eagerness Of love.
The letter Of Washington proceeds
Your agreeable letter contains these
words:-- I'D sH
/ "My sister and Nancy Gist, who nei-
ther of them expect to be here soon after
our return from town, desire you to ac-
cept their best compliments.
'Pray, are these ladies upon matri-
monial scheme2 Is Miss Fairfax to be
transformed into that charming Domes-
tick-a Martin and Miss Cary to Fa-
re? What does Miss Gist turn to--A
Cooke that can't be; we have him here.
"One thing more and then / have
done. You ask if / am not tired of the
length of your letter No, Madam, am
not, nor never can be while the lines are
an inch asunder to bring you in haste to
the end of the Paper. You may be tired
of mine by this. Adieu, dear Madam,
you will possibly hear something of me
or from me before we shall meet. l must
beg the favor of you to make my COM
pliments to Colonel Cary and the ladies
with you, and believe methat am most
unalterably
''Your most obed't and oblig'd KS
GEORGE WASHINGTON"
Mr. Neill has his foot-notes in nexplana-
tion of the personal badinage in these
paragraphs, but it is hardly worth while
to repeat them. His sequel to the narra-
tive is so much better than any para
phrase of our own, that we cheerfully
give him the reins to guide us to the
conclusion of this little bit of hear his
tory: WA ie4 A
tradition relates that in the year
1853, while Washington was travelling
to Williamsburg, after crossing the Pam
unkey river Ferry, he was invited by
gentleman of New Kent county to tarry
with him during the night, and was then
introduced to the preprossessing anddig-
nified young widow, Martha Gusts.
Repelled by the father of her whom
he had loved rom early youth, and yet
longing for one in whom he could con-
fide, the widow made deep impression
upon him, and after a brief acquain-
tance he was accepted as her future hus-
band.
The predictions made in his letter to
/. .>fl
me or from me-" was fulfilled. On the
25th of November the young officer
planted the British flag on the ruins of
Fort Duquesne, which the French had
evacuated and burned at his approach
Returning to Virginia, he FASTENED to
the house Of Burgesses, of which he had
army, and early in January, 1859, he
was married at the White Houseto Mrs.
Martha Gusts, by the Rev. David Mos
sum, of st. Peters parish, New Kent
county"
Was the illustrious George something
of firt, or was there dash of pique
in the sudden transition from the sign
ing Juba, addressing Marcia at his camp
fire in September to the bride of the
January following? Who knows?
But of course you ask, dear reader,
what became Of Mary Cary? She mar
ried Mr.. Edw Amber; and Bishop
Meade mentions tradition that she was
once recognized by Washington when
passing through Williamsburg at the
head of the American army. Having
distinguished her among the crowd his
sword waved towards her military sa-
lutte, whereupon she is said to have faint
ed But said the good-natured Bish-
op, this wants confirmation, for her
whole life tended to show that she had
never regretted the choice she had made.
1T may be added continued our gos-
slipping Bishop, 'as curious fact that
the lady the General afterwards married
resembled Miss Cary as much as one
twin sister ever did another
Which leaves us nothing more to say
than to repeat the refrain of Whittier in
Maud Muller. q
1T might have been It might have been p
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