The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-18
A CENrURN AGo.
WashIngton's start from Mount Vernon l"
HISS Inauguration.
New York World

President-elect George Washington
left Mount Vernon one hundred years
ago Yesterday on bis journey to New
York 20 Doe inaugurated. lie was met
almost at the gates Of his estate by Il
large party of his friends and admirers,
who escorted him 10 Alexandria and
Georgetown on his way 10 Bladensburg,
Md. The end of the first days journey.
Bishop.
"My master" was the deeply respect
ful. nav. reycrcntial answer, made by "a
grim, eray-haircd man, who at the same
time. raised bis hand 10 his hat in old
fashioned military style
"Haye the horses ANA carriage been
attended to-
Yes, my master
Let them be brought TO the door al
9.45 o'clock.
yes. my master, and the military sa-
lutte was again given.
Precisely al that hour this morning
zone hundred years ago. "a heavy travel
ling coach and four horses stood in front
Of the main entrance al Mount Vernon.
TNO pOstilliOns-On OF them Black
sam. known TO all the country round
in buCkskin breeches. top boots, tight
fitting Jackets and riding caps, held a
firm rein on the We'll grOOmed animals
impaiiently paving the ground in their
eagerness to start. Walking up and
down the wide sweep of grayelled road
way were two other inc looking horses,
ready saddled. led by two colored ser
wants. At a distance was another black
servant i'm livery mounted ON a stout
cob" with numerous bundles strapped
before and behind him in the saddle
The great door swung open 10 "A few
minutes and the first President elect Of
the United States, followed by two gen
nemen. stepped out on the broad
yeranda. one was Charles Thomson,
who had been for fifteen years the secTe-
tarv OF Congress. and who had arrived
two DAYS before at Mount Vernon To-
notify General Washington of his cleo
ton rs President The other was Col
onel David Humphreys, the "poet-soldier
of the Revolution, An aide Oh General
Washngton's slail, an author of reputa-
ton, Secretary OF Legation AT Paris,
Minister to Portugal, member of various
learned societies in America and Europe,
a legislator of Connecticut, and, last of
all. commander OF the Connecticut troops
i'm the second war with England. At
this period he was living with Washing
ton AZ Mount Vernon, where he wrote
the life OF General Putnam. Behind
them came Bishop, Washington's favor
lie servant, carrying the travelling cloak
of his master Bishop had grown old in
the service of Washington. lie was the
servant of General Braddock. who, " hen
diving Oh the battlefield of Monongahela,
left him 10 the care of the young Virgil
MIA captain.
The three gentlemen were Immediately
Joined by beautiful woman WI ossemed
To be still in the prime OF life, and a
lovely little girl. clinging to her side. Ii
is needless TO say that the one WAS Mrs
Washington and the other Miss Nelly
Gusts, who was afterwards married 10
Lawrence Lewis, son of Washington ;
sister Elizabeth. Several ladies and gen
tlemen followed, and the whole party
engaged IN an animated conversation.
The scene was one of rare lOyeliness
In front stretched spacious lawn COW
cred with stately trees, Just bursting into
leaf. aud innumerable towering shrubs,
native and exotic, already in full bloom
under the warDl spring sunshine of
Northern Virginia. The air was laden
with the perfume of purple lilacs, snow
white magnolias, and far-extending
acres OF apple and peach orchards, while
a wide stretch Of the majestic Potomac
formed a silver frame for the most beau
tiful landscape in all America
COLLEGE SNoBBERY.-College stu.
dents are not so much given TO Anglo
mania as our dudes, but they follow Il