Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-01
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SO rrG nulC DESCRIPTION I
..v extdnt Is tbat con- /
r..- iu the possession OF .
90 tr...-rn. Of Raleigh. y. c.. F
r.f 3ckerson, in the wear .
William. then living i'm .
-. e.. David AckersOn, .
.f for many wears near
... was captain Ct "A COM .
r-.utal regiment during F.
s-t war. he was Intimate .
r with Washington. This
-t.r. giving personal de- .
W ~llu-t1u. was written 40
.rf-- SON, who had q CUTi0si-
..vv tle Father OF his Country
u.-a- lows;
@ H,1cc. YOU should know
..G wIs not What the
rr-ttg aan. 10 seems
..s destined handsome
purposes than heroic
-ff f-rr.. such as would I'M
memory ever afterwards. The
was ever brought iR contact
o 3 FRO was three days belnie
-... .t Oh. D-ldva are, as / have
r.... before. 10 was under the
.tv. -t-ie circumstances, as tine
rt1 bitterly cU.d- ana nerce
l- blowing. Washington had q
...b nose. and it was very red that
-..r- me tae impress ion that be was
Ia-t-. iu bis Use Of liquors as he
....-... tr Le. I found afterwards
..l-s ueculiauty. His nose was
-...rier fu cold wind. he
.f5r- near small camp fire, evil
r.-- n tIuusht. and making no
--. L..r warm. lie seemed six feet
.ffr height. and was as erect us
-s.. and did NOT for q moment re-
b.. D. military attitude. ashin5-
NHct Le.-At was ~ leet tWO iLcAe7
HuL-. ne was tnen niue laIhe
-t-lhluE MS Ah-t asll.iet q Tree MS
s- SD gray llat Dc looked almost
r Ili ae lll q tr0uo-ed loph on ms
rs .1ce. lie h2d "a piece oil WOODEN
H.all4 las throat ana was gdite
I-leil7 lit ''-io.'. 'iV'''le - vi, ol'i
a.t -t4 us '.i5iI ABOUT th't
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r-l.u- boots were cu0ru1u .
rr. r-. 70. b Is ordinary walking
N.. iI. His hands we're largo
.-tI.r and he could not tUy %
EtlHa. and had 90 have MS q YES
tnn.Iar. His mouth was his strong
.Llo lips being always tightly COM
5 T-lt day they were compressed
n,i a- ,l re painful 90 look at. At
slime l weighed 200 pounds, ana
gl5u. -r-r.us flesh about him. lie
tremendous 3 uuseled, and tIe tame
f great strength was every here
rg.. Gent when wrapped un "itl tue
va- -n l.lFy that 10 required two
u place 10 il the camp wagon.
-aiu.tau could iiiJ il with one hand
..H tur,w til tIe WAGON as easily as If
+. ...r.r rrf~ af ,1lIle-l8E5. llo cQdlt
.. b -.l-kat -I,l oue hand and shoot
-..- precision a- easily a- Other men dit
...-. p tH-S.-lIstlI. Ills lungs were his
auut all There le Was never
rr IeWL- at ttattue iu tine prime
. HG. Ills la.r was chestnut hroNn,
sr.he we've prominent AND hls bead
... t.f .sr-a. BID contrast ta every other
-af his body. WHICH seemed large % .
10 -u I'i.is- lis anger FONTS ana ana
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@ As g. ~ ---- IF --i- -...'
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APPETITE AND HABITS
was lu enormous eater. bus was
.tnf vitl trelj aGt butter, it lac could
Irrtr 10 it Bus hunger seemed 90
.n ua -a-e. ]. wa- his custom 10
-G-5uEu, RUM cr whisky ou awaE-
.a. morning. Dt course an this
I-cI when q crew old. / saw
Alexandra r Year before me died.
.ar-R s-,-rv -rat and his form was
.y a.ut His chest was very thin.
I'd rrr-a teeth. which did not fit. and
..I ..,u under lip outward. I believe
INK -nurh more In old are. He had
..-Ev iu the morning. and at dinner two
...s 81 Madeira wine. He was a great
ar fine wines and fine horses"
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