The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-05-03
PHYSICAL TRAINING.

HIN0I ON TH1 0lNRL |NAlNINC.
tale still cerrent in Washington's
ono 11clg ghborhood in Virginia re-
Is how once as a STRIPPING he sat
NO under the shade of an oak
near his school. Some of his
Is had engaged champion wrest-
the county to test their strength
impromptu ring. One after an
fell q victim to the champions
] till, grown bold at last, he strobe
and forth like one Of the giants
time romance. daring the only
yhO had not wrcstled with him
ito put his book down and come
lie ring or own himself afraid!
is was more than the self-contatn-
ashiugton could stand. Quietly
- u his book, he accepted the chak
|. LOng after, when the student
rtheo oak tree had become the
ierQr. with whose honorcd name
vhole world resoundcd, the ex-
I pion told what followed, AFTER a
n, short struggle" he said, Il felt
vlf graspcd and hurled upon the
I'd, with a jar that shook the mar
II my bones.
til the memory of these hoyish en-
.ers Ia mind. and with all his
athy for athletic exercises, think
it must have been to Washington,
COMMANDMENT Chief of the Revo-
nary Array, to come upon a party
young officers amusing them
sat 4 game OF '.tives," and in
Of his evident enjoyment of the
to lind them too much overcome
awe to 90 on playing. 1t was ia
, that the General alencouraged the,u
snn0 their sport; SO, at last, feel
hat greatness has its drawbacks,
wed, wished his officers good-day,
walked away.
l.0rsenan, from beginning TO
4 his vigorous life. ashington
10 peer. Like all Virginian boys,
OK to the saddle as Il duck takes
uer. Once astride his steed. it
vi but impossible TO dislcdgc him.
the day when as 4 lad he first
TO hounds after old Lord Fairfax,
conwaA Court, across the county
4 fer that worthy noblcman. he
iskilled and dashing fox-hunter.
he army, when on horseback
& down the line. cheered to the
BY the soldiers. who believed
4HVpcrstition worthy Of the an
A44at here was being boru to
th01A he was physically the most
etS& figure present In person,
niAgtOn showed in his maturity
ruits Of the lifetime he had given
hat athletes nowadays call '.train-
His habits, at all times, were
} bAkacted of ..crewn or team"
oascn days. before the occasions
Z shoee heroes appear in public,
l with despair or exultation tho
ms Ut their friends. From the In-
Of the Shenandoah wilderness,
ng whom he spent weeks during
irst surveying tour, he learned the
t. elastic tread that distinguished
IL walking. His powers of en-
Ihee were worthy of his extraordi-
physical strength, though it must
aid he had few illnesses to test his
itituiiOn, aud, indeed. was rarely
Is. It may be some consolation to
rant heroes Of the future to hear,
10 upon this topic, that Mrs. Wash
On said it was we'll the General
30 rarely i'll, rs she could never
him to take his medicine!
Major Laurence Lewis once asked
anclo what was his height in the
ae of life," says Custis. 'Hc re-
q. In my best days, Laurence, |
q stx feet and two inches in ordi-
7 shoes Of his weight we are an
leoce having heard him say to
wford. Governor IF Canada IN 1899,
weight. in my best days, sir, never
ooooQ Rom two hundred and ten
WeaeR His form was unique. Un.
1ooe athletic frames. which ex-
q aethc shoulders aud gather in
no e3ee, the form OF Washington
Mfeq from the general rule, since
o9eoqMr from the shoulders to the
L.fn ~ pendicular lines, the breadth
y ~ 0unk being nearly as great at
|Nme oud rs ut the other. His limbs
large, and sincwv; he was
sailed straight-legged. His
11k and hands were large. and
1T have been made from his
n6 ESQ far did its dimensions
o nture's model), it would have
Drved in museums for ages as
nmnical wonder Of the eigh.
ll 1turv. Mrs. Burton Harrt-