The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-03
A LEAF FROM HISTORY.
washington's Love for Mary Gary.

published last week, settles some doubtful points in curly history of the father of the republic.
 Sarah Fairfax was the wifeof George W. Fairfax, the daughter of Wilson Miles Cary, of Warwick county, Vir- ginia. She resided at Belvoir, plan tation in Virginia few miles below Alexandria, on the Potomac. Her beautiful sister, Mary Cary, who spent much of her time at the old two story brick mansion known as Belvoir, was the maiden for whom Washington avows his love, in these words:
 "'Tis true, I profess myself a votary of love-I acknowledge that lady is in the case-and further, I confess that this lady is known to you. Yes, madam, as well as she is to one who is too sensible of her charms to deny the power whose influence he feels and must ever submit to. 1 feel tho force of her amiable beauties in the recollec- tien of q thousand tender passages that I could wish to obliterate till I am bid to revive them-but experience, alas ! sadly reminds me how impossible this is-and evidences an opinion l have long entertained, that there is des- tiny which has the sovereign control of our actions-not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of human nature.
 You nave drawn me, dear madam, or rather 1 have drawn myself, into the confession of simple fact-mis- construe not my meaning-doubt it not nor expose it--the world has no business to know the object of my love declared in this manner to you when want to conceal it. One thing above all things in this world I wish to know, and only one person of your acquaintance can solve me that or guess my meaning-but adieu to this till happier times, if l shall ever see them."
 There has been evidence found within few years that Mary Cary wrote to Washington about this time, probably after she has seen his letter to her sister. In work called the Fair faxes of England and America" pub lished in 1868, there is letter of Washington's, written to Mary Gary herself, in camp, on the march to Fort Duquesne, dated 25th of Sep tember, thirteen days after that to her sister. He writes:
 "Do we still misunderstood the true meaning of each others letters think it must appear so, that tho l would fain hope the contrary, as I can not speak plainer without-; but Pll say no more, and leave you to guess the resi- After giving. the army news he continued: "I should think our time most agreeably spent, believe me, in playing a part in Cato, with the company you mention, and myself doubly happy, in being Juba to such a Marcia, as you must make. a; * One thing more, and then I have done. You ask if am not tired at the length of your letter. No, madam, 1 am not, nor never can be, " etc.
 Miss Cary's father was like Cato in Addison's tragedy, and she felt as Marcia:
 "While Cato lives, his daughter has no right To love or hate, but as his choice directs"
 Col. Gary thought that his daughter had been too luxuriously trained to make happy wife for young man entirely dependent upon his own exe,- tions.
 Whoever will read the play of Cato will find Marcia mourning over the remains of the dead warrior Juta, and saying:
 Ye dear remains of the most loved of men Nor modesty, nor virtue here forbid A last embrace, while thus"
 Juba suddenly coming to life, ex- claims
 "See, Marcla seel
 The happy Juba lives, he lives to catch
 That dear embrace and to return 1t, too, With mutual warmth and energies of love"
 While deference to the fathers wish prevented Miss Cary from becoming the wife of Washington, she always remained friend, and became the wife of Mir. Amber.
 Already he had been pleased with the society of the wealthy widow, Martha Custis, and very soon after his rejection by Miss Cary, proposed to her, was accepted, and on the follow ing January she became his wife.
 In 1773, Sarah Fairfax and her husband, in a ship of which brother of Gov. Eden, of Maryland, was cap- tain, went to England. Washington acted as Mir. Falrfax's agent after his departure, and in 1774 offered his plantation for sale.
 The following advertisement, for which Washington paid six shillings and five pence, in 1774, appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazette, published at Philadelphia
 "To be rent from year to year, or for term of years, .Belvoir, the beau- tiul seat of the Hon. Geo. w. Fair fax, Esq, upon the Potomac river, in Fairf county. about fourteen miles below Alexandria. The mansion-house is of brick; two stories high, with four convenient rooms, and large passage in the lower floor five rooms and a passage in the second i; and servants hall and cellar below: convenient