Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-08
THE TWO BRADDOCKS

1t was at Bath that Fanny Brad
dock. sister of General Braddock.
who was killed near PittSbury, com
mtted suicide. She WAS the laughter
of Edward Braddock. an army officer,
who left her thirty thousand dollars.
The word Dradlock is said Ia mean
broad oak Fannie Braddocll Was Il
beautiful woman, with Il fine mind.
and at her sisters death she also re-
ccivcd her allowance: but. falling in
love with Il worthless man. She ohcyrd
an impulse to pay his debts. She
then obcyed another impulse to go to
gaming tables. where women. at that
period. sat down rs freely as men.
She soon ran through her money. fell
into despair, and hanged herself with
her carriers to the door of her cham
Der Her inhuman brother made a
joke upon her death, saying: Poor
Fannie, / always thought she would
play until she would have to tuck her
self up" When Il person had run in
debt at the card table and could not
play until the debt was paid. she was
said to tuck herself up" This WAS
in 1871. Her brother, General Brad
dock. was for some time kept at Bath
by Il celebrated woman.and went there
by the name of Captain Bilkum.
Braddock fought duel at Bath, with
the Earl of Bath. who threw him his
purse on the field, saying: You are
IA poor duck; if You kill me You will
have to run away. and Won will then
not have Il shilling TO support You"
This SO exasperated Braddock that he
could not fight well and his sword
WAS struck out of his hand. Under
such man as this General Washing
ton learned the art Of war Brad,!ock
WAS buried on the road between Pitts
burg and Cumberland. Maryland.
The Anglo Indian cavalry went
into the Tel krbir fight with moth
ing on but Il turban and a piece of
cloth round the loins The Arabs
were greatly astouishrd at the APP
partition. and still more astonished to
find their conslmmate masters in the
use of cold steel. The Sikh horse
men (who. it is we'll known. worship
their swords, according to the teach
ings of their scripture, the Adj
Granthl refused to reload their re-
volvers. \ French eye witness of the
scene says that the sabering was pc
culiarly terrible These Eastern
swordsmen never thrust: and seldom
strike save at the arms and head. in
almost every instance inilicting fatal
wounds. Since the Indian mutiny,
the English are careful to keep only
IL small number of these dangerous
mercenarics under arms. They Use
no reins, guiding their horses only
by pressure of the knee, like the
South American gaucho5.
Father" said fashionable Young
lady, ''am l member of the church I"
YES. my daughter" her father re
piled. you are member Of the
church. | initiated You by having
you baptized in infancy" But,
father She answered, Il have no
ricty. never was converted. and | do
not think | ought to he a church
member" The wheat and the tares
are to grow together, our Lord tells
us III the parable. and you are tarc,
L fear. my daughter. only tare." re
piled her father. But didn't You
say You initiated me? 'she asked him?'
Yes" said he, Il initiated you in
your infancy; but why did you ask
Because she answered slowly. the
one that sowed the tarcs was the
devil" The old man groancd. walked
tho floor, and made no reply.
Jrsr down the intcrvalc whore the
brake grows rank, she placed her
easel and sat down by it sketching
from nature: please. ma'am. is that
me you're drawing milking that cow
i'll the picture?" Why. yes. my little
man, but [ didn't know YOU were
looking Cor if it's me- contin-
ued the boy. unmindful of the artists
confusion. you've put me on the
wrong side of the COW. and I'll get
kIcEp1 way off tho lnt ',