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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-16

emily when he informed her that the
horses were at the door.
But she would ride, oh yes, she loved
riding on horseback so much, and
would he wait until she donned her
habit, and with an arch coquetry
which was a custom of the times, she
kissed her dainty finger tips to him as
she ran lightly from the room.
When she came back she was ravish-
ingly bewitching in her habit of scar.
let cloth, with it's frogs of gold lace,
and the high hat with its dropping
veil.
When they had mounted they rode
off in fine style, and as they dashed
over the hills. for George was good
rider, she asked him how it happened
that he had done her this honor.
The young man had been fast losing
his head. 1t was the only time on rec
ord that he did so, and he blurted out
as he extended a mammoth hand to
her:
''Look at that hand, dear Mistress
Lydia. 1t is yours"
Her answer was a merry peal Oh
laughter.
.'Why, what in the world, Master
Washington, would / do with that
hand? have two hands of my own
That hand, which afterwards threw
a stone across the Rappahannock,
doubled itself into formidable fist,
then slowly relaxed and dropped at
the side of the young rider with de-
cisive motion.
'I-Iwant to marry you. dear Mistress
Lydia" he said; ''do you not think well
enough of me to choose me for hus-
band? I am young, know, but 1 will
soon be older, and 1 have heard my
mother say that oftimes the happiest
marriages were those where the lady
was few years the eldest
Mistress Lydia did not laugh now.
She looked grave.
Master Washington, what would
Maj. Trenholm say if he knew his be-
trothed wife were listening to an
avowal OF love from another man."
Say you So Mistress Lydia? Then ]
am too late, much to my sorrow. Par
don me. fair lady, 1 will not offend
again"
The tears were in his blue eyes, his
lips quivered, and Mistress Lydia
asked him if he recalled the time when
his father took him out to the garden
and showed him the name George
Washington" grown in flowers, and
which the boy believed to be scroll
from Heaven.
81 was big girl then, and my mother
said it was sign and token that you
would be great man. But now you
are only sentimental boy"
81 will be seventeen come February
twenty-second, Mistress Lydia. Think
yon that is boys age?"
The pretty young woman threw back
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-16
AN HISTORICAL INCIDENT.

Scene at the Parting of Gen. washingt
with the Officers of His Army.
Irvings story of the scene at the part
ing of Washington with the officers of
his army at the close of the revolution
may be familiar to the reader, but it
will do no harm to repeat it on the day
set apart for honoring the memory
OF the father of his country. 1t
is as follows: in the course
of a few days Washington pre-
pared to depart for Annapolis where
congress was assem- bling, with the in
tention of asking leave to resign his
command. A barge was in waiting
about noon on the 4th of Deem Der at
Whitehall ferry to convey him across
the Hudson to Paulus Hook. The
principal officers of the army assem-
bled at Frances tavern in the neigh
borhood of the ferry to take a final
leave of him. On entering the room
and finding himself surrounded by his
old companions in arms who had
shared with him so many scenes of
hardship, difficulty and danger, his
agitated feelings overcame his usual
self-command. Filling a glass of wine
and turning upon them his benignant
but saddened countenance. With
a heart full of love and graft
tude,' said he, 4 now take leave
of you, most devoutly wishing
that your latter days may be as
happy and prosperous as your former
ones have been glorious and honora-
ble.' Having drunk this farewell bene-
diction he added with emotion: I can
not come to each of you to take my
leave, but shall be obliged if each OF
you will come and take me by the
hand Gen. Knox, who was nearest.
was the first to advance. Washington,
affected even to tears, grasped his
hand and gave him a brothers en-
brace. In the same affectionate man
ner he took leave severally of the rest.
Not a word was spoken. The deep
feeling and manly tenderness of these
veterans in the parting moment could
not find utterance in words Silent
and solemn they followed their loved
commander as he left the room, passed
through a corps Of light infantry and
proceeded on foot to Whitehall ferry.
Having entered the barge, he turned
to them, took off his hat and waved a
silent adieu. They replied in the same
manner and, having w atched the barge
until the intervening point of the bat
terry shut it from sight. returned still
solemn and silent to the place where
they had assem- bled."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-16

stand; they are IN our rear; and the
general aciZ not strike them at Beck1ey's
CROSSROADS this morning as he expects.
Now mount"
The mans tone had changed from
that he had used in the hut Perfectly
respectful, he yet spoke in voice OF
command that swayed the woman
with sense of power.
He held out his hand. Without hest
fation she placed her foot in it, and was
lifted lightly to saddle, the reins easy
in her firm grasp, her foot in the
thoughtfully shortened stirup-
Then the man barred his head in the
binding, driving snow, speaking with
quiet Difference her lover lords had
never used to Britain's virgin queen:
''You understand, Miss Clay: let Gus
ter go his own way until you strike
Scruggs'- Then the left fork and Ros-
ser's advance He paused, listening
intently. mo time to lose: / hear dis
tant change of arms The relief is out
God speed you and save-your boy!''
The woman sat motionless, wor6less,
as though she were in dream and
feared to wake and find it so. Suddenly
she broke down, with great effort half
sobbing:
''Oh! -should-thank- OH if"
"Hush!" he answered, softly, but with
a great tremor in his voice; and his
hand, involuntarily stretched towards
her, changed its direction and strolzed
caressingly the tense, wet neck OF the
horse, that rubbed its muzzle softly on
his shoulder.
Then he turned away,-hesitated,-
spoke:
''Godi girl, do not tempt me-even
for sake of youNto say what should
not-must not! Go, Carolyni gol War
| is uncertain-my life in unusual peril.
| If you hear have died the spy's death,
pray for the soul you believe false to
everything, the soul that God in Heaven,
| looking on us now, knows true"-a half
sob bore the words-to you!''
| The clank of arms came family on
! the wind. At his touch the horse
moved softly on into the snowy road.
the man standing still, with barred head
and eyes appraised. Then, when the
whirling eddies hid the rider from his
sight, that bold rider, that reckless sol
der, that traitor Virginian, fell upon
his knees and dropped his face in his
| clasped hands
Soon he rose, with gesture of defiance
| to the now clear-sounding arms, turned
| into the denser woods and strobe rapid
| ly away.
Five minutes later the relief reached
the extra post at the hut. No sentry
challenged; and the lank New England
sergeant, advancing warily, stumbled
over the PROSTATE trooper, conscious,
| but sick and dizzy.
| Calling the relief to advance, the SER
| geant raised the supposed offender as
he muttered to himself:
| ''Can't blame him much! Might my.
self, such a nasty night. But where in
'tarna1 thunder did he git the rumf
| Phew! Chloroform!''
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-16
LOOK WELL AT HIM, MY SON.

posed at every step, that Rev. Samuel
Davis said of him from the pulpit, in
appreciation of his great service,
these memorable words:
THAT heroic youth, Col. Washington,
whom I cannot but hope Providence
has hitherto preserved in SO signal a
manner for some important service to
his country
He was at this time in the prime of
young manhood, over six feet in height,
of a heroic cast of countenance and
weighing two hundred and twenty
pounds. His noble and magnanimous
spirit made him the idol of the men,
while the opposite sex looked upon
him with the greatest admiration. But
it is not recorded that he ever had an
I other love affair. His marriage in
1853 to Mrs. Martha Curtis had made
good his pledge that he never would
wed q maiden. It was friendly union
rather than an affair of the heart,
albeit the pair lived happily and were
well mated. But it never claimed to
be u love match of the sentimental
sort
CORVALLIS had surrendered, and the
war of the rebellion was over. Gen.
Washington, by his valor, perseverance
and eminent services, had esta b1ished
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 capitulation were signed on
| October 19. 1871, but it was the 5th of
November before Gen. Washington left
| Yorktown Before that time, and, in
deed, almost coincident with the clos
2, 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 a
lady who wished TO see Gen. Washir =
| ton.
'1She comes under the escort of our
J troops, and prays for a 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 a 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
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| stature Methinks he feels this matter
deeply; he held my gauntlet to his lips
as he rode away He will make 3
brave lover some day, alack.''
How it affected the youthful lover
we can now only learn from his jour
! nal, which has become a relic of his
tory. There he is strangely silent cou-
| corning the name of his early love.
He INDUCED, however, in poetry of the
most commonplace amatory kind, in
which Cupid's dart is made to rhyme
with heart, and he records his woes in
a lugubrious style, after the fashion of
| the lover ''sighing like furnace
1t was soon after this episode that
George Washington renowned the
| comforts of home and set out with Col.
George Fairfax on a surveying expe-
| dition through the mountains of Vir-
ginia- There he began to be cured of
| his unhappy passion, which had taken
| a deep hold of his nature and which
had been revived and accentuated by
| the tender attentions of a beautiful
| young lady into whose society he was
much thrown.
| After three years spent in the survey
| of the enormous tracts of land belong
| ing to the Fairfax property, the first
indications of the French and Indian
| war were noticeable, and young Wash
| ington, who was only nineteen, was APP
pointed adjutant of the Virginia troops
| with the rank of major. Ayear or two
later, when he had barely attained his
majority, he was made commander of
the northern military district of Vir-
| ginia, by order of Lieut.. Gov. Dinwid-
| die.
There now appeared upon the
| threshold of George Washington's life
a colossal figure, that for a time at
| least was destined to eclipse all mem
DRY of his unfortunate love affair. It
was the figure of his harassed and dis
| tracted country which stretched forth
appealing arms to all her true-hearted
| and patriotic sons, to solicit their aid
ere she plunged into that sea of
troubles which threatened to engulf
her. He had already shown a wonder
full force of character as of one born to
command. He was familiar with the
tactics of war. soldier in the practice
of arms from his childhood, and while
he was filing the peaceful position of
public surveyor a grand colonizing
scheme had been set on foot, and al
ready, though he dreamed not of it, his
future destiny had been shaped. He
had many hardships to contend with,
and one terrible illness, before he began
that heroic career which placed his
name high on the horizon of fame as
patriot, commander and hero, and
made him the first president of these
United States of America.
1t was just after the defeat of Brad
dock, where George Washington re-
ceived not single wound although ex-
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ones, self-exiled to do battle for tbs
cause they knew to be right, even as
the first crusaders battled for the sep
ulcher. And some OF these defiant fair
ones-fortunately, though, in rare ex-
ception-defed ali orders and regula-
ton, prayerfully imploring martyrdom
by Haunting the confederate colors and
lin at least two instances
themselves in the adored stars and bars,
in full publicity.
As fearless IS they were injudiciouss
some Baltimoreans not only brought
suffering upon theaAselves, but willfuliy
nullifed their chances to relieve that OF
those absent ones whose cause they SO
defended and revered- But the quiet
and more tactfu1 set. while doing moth
ing to hurt their own consciences, yet
kept on easy terms with those OF differ
ing political color. And who shall
blame them if, at the same time, they
kept eye and ear alert for every chance
which might profit distant friends, by
ready hand or open purse? For many
of these, also, had their next OF kin in
the southern army-some as humble
privates, some, again, high in rank and
sending echo of their names beyond the
river for deeds of derring do.
Thus the social Situation OF the hour
was one of exceeding delicacy, demand
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honor is r1sked, if your mothers
heart is broken,-if little Fairfax dies
for want of remedies his prideful sister
might have won him,-then call God
to witness that the sin is on your
headr'
The woman's bosom rose and fell;
words rushing to her lips died upon
them; she heard her own heart beating
thunderouS in her throat.
'sComei For the sake of all dear to
the man pleaded. s'Vile, despicable as
am in your eyes, let me atone in part,
by saving you-and Fairfax"
The sob so close to Carolyn C1ay's
lips burst through them. A great joy
cleaned in the deep eyes of the traitor
Virginian; and again-with observation
piteous in its meekness-he held out his
hand.
With bowed head, but quick gesture
of dissent, the woman withdrew her
own, half extended to take it; but she
pointed to the door, without a word
Into the binding drifts of snow,
whirling. and eddying now in the colder
wind, passed those two, he carefully
closing the door, to hide all CLEAN from
within. A few PAGES through the soft
white carpet, then the woman drew
back shivering, with what had been a
cry, but for his warning hand upon her
arm
MY Godi You killed -
"'Shl MOI Carolyn, are you a child?''
Fitzhugh whispered some sound, and
they are upon US. Be womanI Remem-
ber-Fairfaxt'
Again on, swiftly and noiselessly, to
| the skirt of woods, into its heart,
| through crisp, snow-clad underbrush,
out into the open. hundred yards be
| yond- There stood noble horse sad
| died but untethered, a cavalry blanket
| wound about the poInmel to form la
| dy's seat
As Fitzhugh approached, the brute
| reared his muzzle, about to Whitney,
but was silent at his masters quick
| touch 800, boyi Steady, CUSTER
/ He turned to the girl, who started i'm
| stnctively at the name. 'sThat is his
| name; You must use it, for he knows nc
| other. Nor does he know whip or need
| sp1sr. Speak to him as you were his
mistress, and he viii carry you to safe
! u and-freedoni Let him have hi.
| head-he knows every foot of road
until day breaks Then you should bt
/ at Scrusgs' farm Take the left fori
| there An hours gallop should brins
you to Rosser's advance. Col Randolph
| IN command They are moving straight
for HarpeTs Ferry to cut US Off The,
/ are in our reer-he hesitated an IN
slant, speaking very slowly, as the gir
stared bsallly at him You under
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her head and laughed, showing row of

her head and laughed, showing row of
pearl white teeth.
Foolish lad, 1 am e-and-twenty
years, good four years older by time,
and many more years older by token
of my experience in this vale of tears.
Give that love you would bestow on
me to pretty Salone Holland, who will
some day be fitting mate for Master
Washington"
Il am indeed honored by having a
ladylove chosen for me- said the
youthful cavalier, in the high flown
phraseology of the day. NAY, Mis-
| tress Lydia, since you will not give me
the great guerdon Of your love, no
| other maiden shall. will neither love
nor wed with one.''
After this they rode along the banks
of the Potomac and watched the yell
low autumn moon rising behind the
trees, but they spake no more of love
or marriage.
''Do we part friends?" asked the
young woman in low tone, as they
drew rein at her fathers door.
do you doubt it?'' asked the youth,
sadly.
Give me some souvenir to remem-
Der this hour by, and you shall have
/ thAo SAOfSs dhA ~ hO OLACl l1ldh oil
/ earth would 1 give such a souvenir, -
said Mistress Lydia. with touch of
| real sentiment.
'sTake this said the youth, handing
her his si1ver-handled riding whip; 1T
| belonged to that princely bishop of
| Durham who was my ancestor. 1t has
his seal, knight on horseback bran
| dishing a sword"
| mo, no; I will not take that, it were
far too valuable and 1 would have you
obey its dictates, and become, like him
and his followers, knight of honor.
Hast aught else for souvenir
AYE. mistress, here is a silk hand
kerchief brought me from the West
Indies by my brother Lawrence; it has
my name worked in hair by my
mothers own hand give it to you
| gladly, since it is more honor for the
| paltry bit of silk than l could ever
have expected"
As he rode away in the splendor OF
the moonlight with his prancing horses,
Mistress Lydia looked after him with a
little sigh.
He is gallant youth. and sits his
horse like knight straight of limb.
and of a lofty bearing. A,ack. One
/ cannot marry all the suiters who come
a-wooing, but wish, my noble George.
you were as advanced in years as in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-16
BY T. C. DE LEON
1891 by J. B. Lippincott Co. and Pubishs
by Special Arrangement-l
CHAPTER IV.-CoNTINUED

lCopyrfghs, 1891 by J. B. Lfppncott Co. and Published
by Special Arrangement-l
CHAPTER IV..CoNTIEUED.
'sBitter. hard as you are" the man
answered, calmly, but with laboring
breast, your pride viii ruin all. Miss
Clay, by every memory of the past-by
the grave of my dead mother-I swear
speak the truth. In the copse yonder
stands my horse. The sentry is-power-
less. An hours ride brings you to
roads you know; sunrise sees you safe
I swear / speak only truth"
ssAnd did I trust you"
eyes, know" he interrupted, eager
~, almost happily. eff you do, it is
not that you hate-despise me less, but
that you must use such vile means for
the causel WI you Gomez
Again he extended his hand, entreat-
ing. Again the woman drew back
with shudder.
s'Oh, Godi Dare I trust this man?''
burst from her lips in half sob.
''You can!'' he whispered, eagerly.
ssYou can trust me as you could Evan,
for your oon sake-for your cause-for
little Fairfax!''
''You know?'' She stared at him
eyes, I know" He hesitated an in
slant. adding, almost fercely: st is the
spy's business-the traitors-to know
all. Poor little Fairfaxl''-again his
voice softened to infinite tenderness
she will die-you will murder him-un-
less you use these means to save. An
hours ride, and you are free, safe
among friends"
With something like asob he finished,
raising his hand to push the damp hair
back from his forehead. The embers
fickered into blaze again, throwing
full light upon his face, and the woman,
-hesitant till then-again drew back.
shuddering.
can omenl" she cried. '"That scar
Gains brand upon your forehead-warns
me not to trust the traitor!"
He stared at her wondering.
"HypocriteI' she answered to the
look, 81 too know all-the swift con-
federate brand upon you-Capt. Charl.
tons bullet marked"
Charlton
A great amaze made his face blank
one instant. Then the name passed his
lips, low, vengeful as a curse. His
breast rose and fell, as he dashed his
hat to his head, striding one step to.
wards her.
obstinate, relentlessi'' he said, rap
idly, in hollow voice. ''Wi1 you prove
selfish as well? Carolyn Clay, 1 have
said what man dare say. Did say one
word more,-did coas0iasce you,-then
should despise myself as you despise me
have solemnly sworn to save you, al
risk of-of all that is left to meat
risk of losing what a girl like you could
never dream! A moment more, the
relief comes, and all is lost; for swear
aciH not leave this hut alonel No; do not
answer: there is no time. If your OWL