The Red Cloud chief., 1877-05-10

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The following letter 10 . copy Of one
from General Washington 90 his broth
~ef-in-lAw Colonel Burxell B&sss;i. Of
Ethan. Virginia Colonel Rksse:;
married Anna Maria Danariixc. the
sister OF Martha Cambridge Who w1
srs; Mrs. Gusts. then Mrs Washing.
ton. This letter has been treasured by
Colonel Basseit's grandson. Who. until
now. has refused 10 allow /; 20 be pub
lished. II Is the only letter We know
Of In which Washington indulscd In
anything like hnnor.
Mourn VERNON. 18th August, i.da
DEAgSrR:-IwX MAS favoured with your
Epis;le wrote IN . certain 18Th OF July.
when you ought TO hAveb been a, Church.
praying as becomes every good Chris
tian Man who has IS much 20 answer
for as you haye-strange IL Is tia. you
will be 50 blind 70 truth that the en-
lightning sounds Of the Gospel cannot
reach your Ear. o no Examples
awaken you 70 q sense of Goodness
could you but behold with what re-
ligious zeal ! hye me TO Church on every
Lords day. II would doyour heart good,
and fll ii, l hope. with equal ferv~ncy
but hArk'ee-l Am told you have lately
introduced into your Family. q certain
production which you VI lost In admi-
ration OF. and spend 70 much time In
contemplating the just proportions Of
its parts, the ease. and conveniences
with which IL abOunds. that IL is thought
you will have little time TO animadvert
upon the prospect Of your Crops. &c,
pray how will this be reconciled To that
anxious care ana vigilance. which is 50
e~scencially necessary at q time when
growing Property-meaning the
TObacco-is assaulted by every villain
Gus worm that has had An existence
since the days Of Noah chow unkind II
was Of Noah. now l have mentioned
his name, 10 suffer such a brood Of
Vermin to get a birth in the AIko but
perhaps you may be as well Of Is We
are-that is. have no Tobacco for them
to eat, and there | think We nicked the
Dogs. as l think TO do you IL you expect
any mOre-but not without a full as
surance Of being with q very sincere
regard,
d Sir. Yr Mo Affect 4 Obed..
Go. WASHINGTON.
P.S. don't forget to make my compls
to Mrs. Bassett. Miss Dudy. and the
little ones. for Miss Dudy cannot be
classed with small People without Of
fering her great Injustice. shall e
you, ! expect. about the first Of No
vember.
To Coin. Bassett. at Ethan.
The new production" 80 much ad-
mired by Colonel Bassett, to which
Washington jestingly alludes. vas a
baby son and heir. Two daughters had
preceded this infant, and as the estate.
before the Revolution. was entailed. a
son had been ardently desired by
Colonel Bassett, who was the sole
representative of his family his father.
grandfather. and great-grandfaiher.
having each been. like himself, An only
son. Miss Dudy." was Miss Judy
Diggs, the daughter Of a neighbOring
farmer and remarkable for her size and
strength. She had, on n occasion.
been induced to wrestle with a young
man, a guest at Ethan, on condition
that he would treat her with all due
respect. The trial Of strength and skill
went on for awhile in perfect good
nature, but the young gentleman on
finding that miss Dudy" was getting
the better Of him, lost his temper. and
handled his amazonian adver-
sary. %whereupon her spirit rose-she
tossed him on the floor. and, in spite OF
all his efforts, tied him hand and foot
TO await sentence from Colonel Bassett.
"reminiscences Of Washing
Scribner for May.