Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-02-18

him with the greatest admiration. But
II is not recorded that he ever had an
other love affair. His marriage In
1858 to Mrs. Martha Curtis had made
good his pledge that he never would
wed u maiden. 1t was a friendly union
rather than an affair of the heart,
albeit the pair lived happily and were
we'll mated. But it never claimed TO
be q love match of tho sentimental
sort.
CORVALLIS had surrendered, and the
war of the rebellion was over. Gen.
Washington, by his valor, perseverance
and eminent services, had established
the freedom and independence of his
country. The capture of CORVALLIS
ended the struggle, and the surrender
ing army became prisoners of war. The
articles of capitalization were signed on
October 10, 1881, but it was the 5th of
November before Gen. Washington left
Yorktown. Before that time, and, in
deed, almost coincident with the clos
ing struggle, the final scene in the one
romance of the great commanders life
was enacted, and then the curtain fell
never TO rise again.
He had lain down in his full regimen
tails one midday for little much-need-
ed rest, when an orderly announced n
lady who wished 20 see Gen. Washing
ton.
''She comes under the escort of our
troops, and prays for private au-
dience," said the orderly, saluting.
''Show the lady in," said Washing
ton, rising from the hard couch on
which he had thrown himself, and,
drawing his noble figure to it's majestic
height, he awaited the coming of his
visitor.
A slender form wrapped in n cloak,
the hood of which concealed her fea-
lures, stepped within. At look from
his superior officer, the orderly retired,
closing the door. A tall lad of some
ten years of age accompanied the lady.
lie had proud, handsome face. The
visitor dropped her hood, and beau
tiful woman stood suppliant before the
great commander.
DO You, sir. remember this?" she
asked, humbly handing him small
folded handkerchief.
''Aye! as well rs you may remember
this" answered Gen. Washington,
drawing from his breast pocket
gauntlet glove.
"Sir!"
Madam"
The two stood looking hungrily into
each others eyes; the years that had
been between them had vanished-she
was now younger than he.
You have message?" He was him
self again.
"A request, your excellency. Ny
husband, and my boys father, is
prisoner. lie was loyalist-he fought
against-you.
"lie fought against his country"
said Washington, in the tones that his
men feared; The was and is traitor!"
''Methinlls all is fair in love and
war;" said Mistress Lydia Trenholm,
with hint of rising anger in her voice
"Be chivalrous to fallen foe. Give
him to me-
Gen. Washington looked long at the
beautiful woman, who as fearessly re-
turned his gaze, but without boldness.
He read her as an open book; twas u
sad chapter.
aye. Mistress Lydia, the war is
over. Tomorrow your husband shall
be free. The Bonetta sails for New
York then. and though she came as a
man-of-war returns to England as a
Some families will sail
with her. BE advised and so aboard I'M
til You can make of your husband q
loyal American. Fare you we'll, Mis-
tress Lydia"
lie held out that massive hand that
had done such goodly service for his
and, before he could prevent
It, Mistress Trenholm had dropped OH
one knee and pressed her lips to it ten.
lerly, but as no other woman ever had
lone, as no other woman ever would
10.
Then she turned to her boy, who was
yazing about the room at the parapher-
1alia of arms, and said:
LOOK well at him, my son, Tor never
will you see his like again"
"A fine lad" said Washington, scan
ling wistfully the handsome face
If the boy; may 1 ask his name,
George Washington Trenholm" an
wered the boy, proudly.
"He was born on the 22d of Febru-
Iry," said his mother, wave of lovely
olor sweeping over her fair face.
"a strange coincidence, madam"
Gen. Washington in a low
oice, and a shadow for a moment
welt on the spirit of the man who
vas to be known to future ages as the
ather of his country, yet had never a
hid of his own flesh and blood.
Mistress Trenholm passed out bowling
DIV from the presence of her erstwhile
oy lover as from the presence of roy
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