Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-11
STORIES OF GREAT GEORGE,

Some New Anecdotes of the Father OF
the Biggest of the Republics.
When Washington was a young man,
in travelling along the upper Potomac, be
stopped at an inn one day and inquired
the news. The landlord told him the
sensation Of the day was jumping match
for a wife on the estate OF one of the
richest planters near by. On being told
that it was open TO all cOmers Washing.
ton started for the place and arrived
there just as the jumping was about CON-
! pleted. He noticed that the young lady
in question was highly pleased with the
successful jumping OF one OF the cOmpe-
titOrs who had Outdistanced ali of the
others. At the close Washington asked
ii he might try his chance. he was told
to 90 ahead, and be made by lar the best
jump OF the day. As he returned to the
crowd he nOticed that the young lady's
face had fallen, and he went up to her
and remarked: ''YOu would have pre-
ferred had not been the one to excel the
other" The lady candidly sid this was
50. Then said Washington: 81 give my
chance to him," and ne returned as un-
known as he came. Towards the close OF
the revolution this young lady, then the
wife OF a colonel OF militia, met Washing
ton, and on telling her husband that she
udU met hin ucloIbf NC uOuDleO the TACT.
and the two went to Washington to de-
eide it. "Yes," replied Gen. Washing
ton, 81 saw your wife at the jumping
match before she was married, and 1 be-
lieVe | won her."
WASHINGTON IN LOVE.
George Washington was a tall, large
limbed, shy boy OF about 10 when he fell
in love with a girl whom ne seems to nave
met when living with his brother Angus
tine. He calls her, in one OF his letters
afterward a ''lowland beauty" and ira
ditiOn makes her to have been a Miss
Grimes, VINO laJer married, aud was the
mother Of one of the young soldiers who
served under Washington in the War for
Independence. Whatever may have been
the exact reason that his love affair did
not prOsper-whether he was too shy to
make bis mind known. or so silent as not
to show himself to advantage, or SO dis
Greet with grave demeanOr as TO hold him
self too long in reserve, 10 is impossible
now to say; but l suspect that one effect
was to make him work the harder. Sensi-
bic people do not expect boys Of IS to be
playing the lover; and George Washing
ton was old for his years, and not likely
to appear like a spOOney.
WASHINGTON AND THE DESPERATE.
Shortly after the close OF the Revolu-
tiOrary War Gen. Washington was at
Mount Vernon, and one day he started to
go TO Alexandria, accompanied only by
mis- negro servant. The road then used
lay through the farm OF desperadO, a
stranger TO the General, the main road
having become impossible. The General
had pistols with him. AS they were GO
ing back the desperate came out on horse
back and said TO WashingtOn: you
shall not 90 this way"
"You don't know me-" said the General.
"Yes | do" said the rufiian. "You are
General Washington, who commanded
the army IN The revolution, and il you at
tempt 10 pass me shall shoot YOU"
Washington TOOK out his pistol, looked
at its printing, and handed ii 10 his SER
want, saying: "if this man shoots me |
want you to shoot him." He then coolly
passed on without m0lestatiou.