Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Two Instances on Which He Dis.
played Good Deal Of Temper.
HIS ANGER AT COL. MARSHALL
The Duel Between MI. Pieasants and Col
Rttchie-A Remarkable Trio OF Journeymen
Printers That Worked In This City-An Sub
seQuentiy Became Editors and One . senator.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
fTHE RECENT DEATHS OF ADMIRAL
l. Alfred Taylor and Mrs. Pauline Cazanove
Fowie recall the memories of two aged and dis
tinguished citizens Of Alexandria, Mr.. Anthony
Cazanove and Mr.. Taylor, both of them friends
and contemporaries of Gen. Washington
Many years ago l met Mr.. Cazanove on the
Norfolk boat commanded by Capt, Mitchell,
and enjoyed his most pleasant company from
Aiexandriato Norfolk. Mr.. Cazanore lived to
| an advanced age. He was the friend OF
Lafayette, who, when in this country. was his
guest. In company with Albert Galeten he
established the first -four mill in Pennsylvania
For years he was the leading shipping mer-
chant in Alexandria and the owner Of line Of
ships which in their day had but few equals
Then Alexandria was place of very consider
able commercial importance. Mr.. Cazanove
and Mr.. Taylor adhered all their lives to the
old style Of ante-revolutionary dress, which
was such distinguishing mark of a gentleman
| that some one said none but n gentleman could
| wear IT.. can only recall these two gentlemen,
| Rev. DIR. Hawley. my old uncle. Basil Spalding
| OF Pleasant HILL and Judge Bibb rs the wearers
| OF the knee breeches and buckles. The old
| Judge made them quite familiar, as he resided
| here so long, and while Secretary OF the Treas
| ury the judge, with his colored companion TO
bait the hook was q most devoted disciple of
| Isaac Walton, and the Long bridge was one OF
| his fayorite haunts, though he sometimes eX-
tended his rambies in search of the finny tribe
| as far as the Four Mile run.
| THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY.
1t brings the immortal father of his country
| nearer to our day when recall his friends
and companions, who died as late as tie early
| nfties. and some OF their sons and daughters
| yet remain among us, making only one genera
| ton from Washington to this day. The brother
| OF Admiral Taylor. Col. Algernon Sidney Taylor,
| formerly OF the marines. attended the funeral
OF his brother few days ago, and the sister of
/ Mrs: Fowle survives her. the daughter of
| Anthony Cazanove. When Gen. Washington
retired to Nj. Vernon the friends with whom
he held familiar intercourse were Mr.. George
Taylor. MIR. Cazauove, Lord Fairfax. DIR.
Dick and others OF Alexandria. and Col
| taylor relates an incident of Gen. Washington
| having lost a favorite buck from his herd OF
deer with which the park at Mount Vernon was
stocked. traced it to Alexandria and to a
Dutcher shop, where the carcass was exposed
for sale. With a heavy riding whip he pitched
| into the butcher. and the story i he nearly
butchered him. and then ordering his servant
| to take the carcass of the deer back to Mount
vernon started for home. snow storm over
| took him on the road and the exposure TO the
storm which he faced on the way home caused
| the sore throat and quinsy from which he died.
l Col Sidney Taylor tells me his father
was at Mt. Vernon when Gen. Washington
died. Dr.. Dick on his way to Mt. Yer
| non, where he had been summoned TO attend
Gen. Washington. stopped at Mr.. Taylor 5.
| who was then living about six miles from Alex
andria, on the road to Mount Vernon. and told
him OF the generals illness Mr.. Taylor had
his horse saddled and followed the doctor with
all speed, and reached Mount Vernon a half
hour after him. and found Gen. Washington
| in an almost hopeless condition. NJ TAYLOR
was admitted to the room where the father of
his country lay upon his deathbed. He gave
Mr. Taylor his hand and said, in whispered
tones, The doctor is prosecuting me to take
more medicine, but will not. Ny time has
| come, 1 am prepared to 60" and in half an hour
the country was mourning the demise of him
| who was First in war, frs. in peace and first
| In the hearts Of his countrymen."
WASHINGTON AND COL. MARSHALL.
recently published work of some author.
who speaks authoritatively, dispels the idea
that the father of his country was without the
faults Of human nature and gives instances of
his violent temper. He relates that Washing
| ton desired some congressional action. and
needed friend he could rely on TO represent
him on the floor Of Congress, and wrote to
Col. John Marshall, who had served on his
staff, requesting him to come to Mount Vernon.
lbe future chief justice obeyed the summons at
| once and reached Mount Vernon as speedily as it
was possible, and Gen. Washington, after dinner
| told him why he had sent for him. That he do
| sired he should become a candidate for Con-
gress Col. Marshall expressed his regret that
| 1t would be almost impossible for him 10 do so
| at that time. but Washington urged most
ardently the necessity which should induce him,
| at some sacrifice, to make the Canvass Mr.
| Marshall declined most positively to take the
same view as the immortal George expressed,
| when he flew into terrible pas
| sion and Col Marshall left him
to go to his room, but not to Sleep for the dis
cussion had been SO violent the colonel deter
| mined TO leave Mount Vernon at the dawn of
day. Waiting anxiousiy its coming he de-
| scended the stairs boots in hand. 80 as not to
| disturb the household, and was met by Gen.
Washington in the hall, who said Col Mar
shall. il is too early. sir, for you to RISE The
| servants are not up. You will be called sir in
TIME FOR breakfast Without a word the future
chief justice returned to his room and at
breakfast no allusion was made to the scene of
| the night before, and at its conclusion the ex-
President said he would like Col. Marshall to
| take ride with him, as he desired to consult
| him on q business matter. The ride was taken
| and Col Marshalls visit extended through the
| week. with never the slightest allusion to the
| cause OF the violent scene, and Col Marshall
| returned to Richmond and became a candidate
| for Congress and was elected. Some wears ago
relatives of mine returned from Paris and
spoke OF having met, superior of a convent
there, Madame LEvec, who was a Miss
FOwle OF Alexandria. There was. before the
war, large shipping house in Alexandria,
roWle q Co., ana she came from that branch of
the family, as understand. The husband of
Mrs Fowie, just buried in Alexandria, was q
colonel In the army and at one time was COM
mandant at West Point.
PARsoN HAwIEY' yuIEP.
Speaking OF the venerable Parson Hawley,
who Tor 80 many years was pastor of ST. Johns
Church, Mr.. Ashton White told me an amusing
incident which occurred at that resort of WASH
ingtonians where they were almost like one
family, Piney Point. A party Of gentlemen
composed OF the late Robert g. Patterson,
Walter HELEN. the younger brother of the late
Mr.. Jobason HELEN, and others invited some
ladies to take a sail in Jimmy Hammond's sail
boat, and the venerable DR.. Eawley was in
vited to accompany them. In friendly tuslse
Walter HELEN pushed DIR. Patterson, as he was
called. overheard. The water was shallow and
the doctor got on board again, and in his effort
to return the compliment tried in vain to
catch Mr.. HELEN, and IN the effort pretty thor
oughiy wet the party, and by the time they
reached the point they could not land and the
boat was polled up the creek which ran back of
the hotel and near the bar room. The tide was
SO low they could not get nearer the shore than
about ten feet, and as DIR. Patterson was wet
already it was suggested he carry the ladies to
shore, which he did, except one of them,
belle OF those days. who subsequently repre-
sented Washington most admirably at one of
the European courts, where her husband WAS
American minister. This lady, gathering her
skirts about her, made the leap to shore, over
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