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the guest of Beverly Robinson. They
were acquainted in their boyhood, having
been friends and schoolmates in Virginia.
Washington called to renew their acquain-
tance and their friendship.
Beverly Robinson was tho son Of Speak
er Robinson. who, when Patrick Henry
exclaimed: Caesar had his Brutus, Charles
the First bis Cromwell, and George the
Third"-cried Treason !'-''nsay profit
by has example," said Henry with tre-
mendous emphasis. This was the Speaker
Robinson who, in the House of Burgess
at Williamsburgh, publicly returned
Washington thanks, in behalf of the Col
ony, for the distinguished military services
he had rendered the country. Washing
ton rose to reply. He blushed. tremtled,
stammered and was unable to utter word
''Sit down. Mr.. Washington" said he,
with smile: "your modesty is equal to
your valor. and that surpasses the power
lof any language that possess.
Washington. in New York. was the
welcome guest of his son, Beverly Robin
son, who was man of distinction, and had
married the daughter of the Hon Freder-
lick Phillipse, Speaker.of the New York
Colonial Assembly. and one of the great
Ilandholders on the Hudson river-lord cf
the Manor Of Phillipsborough. Mary
Phillipse was born in the Manor House at
Yonkers. July 8. 1880. The old house
is still standing in its primitive grandeur.
1t is used as town hall. A short time
ago I was in it, and in the room where
Mary was born
/ When Washington made that memora-
BILE visit. Mary was residing with her sis
ter in New York. Mrs. Beverly Robinson,
and there he was first introduced to the
New York Beauty. Mary was then a
young lady Of twenty-six summers. and
was distinguished for beatty, intelligence
and wealth. Her form was symmetrical,
her step majestic. Her dark, glossy locks
hung in ringlets about her brow, and her
beautiful black eyes shone like diamonds.
Mary was all bloom, dimple and sunshine,
and looked like queen-a queen frarest
beauty.
Can we wonder that Washington was
Iagain in love. that he was captivated with
the exquisite beauty and numberless at
fractions of Mary Phillipse. and that when
she smiled upon him it went down into
his heart Ike sunbeam?
"But are you not giving wings to your
Imagination p says one. ''when you write
of the New York Beauty and of Washing
toms falling 10 love with herr" I answer
no; it is sober truth, matter of fact. real
history.
Washington Irving. in speaking of Mary
Phillipse. says. 'she was a young lady
whose personal attractions are said to have
Irivalled her reputed wealth" B. j. Loss
ing says she was beautiful and accom-
plished." Sabine says "she was lady
whose beauty and virtues won the admir-
alton Of the great Wing Chief" Jared
Sparks says. ''she was young lady of
rare accomplishments" Again; 1.-The
charms of this Young lady made deep
impression upon the heart of the Virginia
Colonel"
There is a beautiful portrait of Mary
Phillipse preserved at Garrisons, in the
Highlands, which represents the youthful
beauty in all her native loveliness. It is
in possession of the Gouverneur family.
The late Samuel Gouyerneur married
Mary Phillipse. the namesake and grand
niece of the original Mary
Fennimore Cooper. from Mary Phil
lipse's character. formed the heroine of
the Spy, under the name of Frances.
Washington's young heart was touched
with the charms of this distinguished beau
! ty, and he reluctantly left and went on to
Boston, and returned and was again the
guest of Beverly Robinson, lingering in
Mary's presence, loving and being loved.
Washington would like to have had the
New York Beauty accompany him to Vir-
ginia as his sweet. blooming bride. and
become queen Of Mount Vernon; but he
lost her. Does the reader inquire how !?
There are various reasons assigned The
first is, tnat her heart was already anoth-
] er's9 The second is. that he asked Mary's
hand and she deliberately and positively
refused. So say the British and some of
the American authorities. But believe
this is all q mistake.
Washington Irving says: THAT Wash
Sington was an open admirerof Miss Phil
lipse is an historical fact; that he sought