Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-21
wAsnINGroS,s BIRTHDAY.

regarding MIN as an inutVluuhl seen
not only In order but to some extent
called for. II may he said that thu
subject is 80 familiar, that 1t lie to such
an extent q part Of ones early educs
tion and constant reading In all stageso
life that little that Ia not known eau be
ssid. This only goes to show that we
ofttimes know really lees ri n mattel
with which we are constantly assoc
ciated than OF one that has recently
been presented to US. We once heard
noted comedian apologize for break
ing down In the midst OF song, say.
ing that he had sung II n thousand
times and relied no much upon his
ability to 20 through II without effort
that IL had given him the slip. This
illustrates the point tolcrably well.
We can all. or nearly all, tell who the
first President was, but how
many can tell In what year no
was born or where no was born
without consulting an authority? Not
very many, and Of these we venture
to assert that majority have had the
subject brought TO their attention by
some means quite recently.
George Washington was born at
Pope's Creek, westmoreland county,
Virginia, on the 22nd day Of February,
1882. His ancestry was English, but
despite the most rigid investigation
and penetrating research, beyond this
country II IL largely q matter Of con-
lecture. He was the frat son OF Law
renee and Mary Ball Washington, she
being second wife. His father died
when he was eleven years old, and thus
his training was thrown upon his
mother, who possessed the proper
qualifications and temperament to
instill IN the youthful mind those pre-.
cepts and principles which in later
life made him conspicuous above all
men Of his time. His education was
altogether rudimentary, the advanced
schools Of that day being very few
and widely apart; he acquired
reading, writing, arithmetic, n
little geometry, and from this
something OF practical surveying, OF
which occupation he was very fond.
The number OF great names which
adorn the pages Of history and whose
owners were meagoriy educat'u NJ 'ne
beginning OF their career would OF
i'seii make great Voiemei out con-
.l.l
s'uetihg the STRUCTURE whioh was
erected upon the FOUNDATION, there
were lew II any more poorly prepared
IN scholastic way ior the struggle
win lie than was George washington
how, Ike Cincinnatus, he was called
from peaceful noius 10 mead IN army
consecrated 10 the liberation OF MS
country and the independence OF bis
oountrymen; now poorly cind' pro-
'isioheu anu armed, WIN superior
iorces iuiiy equipped ever confronting
them' ne anu nus spartan phnus ioushI
on anu on through the changing sea-
sons I'LL the Iast surrender NJ
forktown-eight long, cruel, Dit
Ter, bioody years; now he was
then called TO the head OF tue
nation which his arduous work had
called Into existence-aii these have
been read Oh aud are familiar In every
nook anu corner OF the iand, not only
In our land but In many places beyond
The seas.
washington, rs shown, did not arise
among his countrymen as a great man
OF S one especially prominent The
coiohis's' In TACT, uiu not measure con-
sequences or KNOW upon whom they
Were 70 rely among the people OF the
earth' Ihey ieit the hre OF patriotism
burning IN theif breasts ana with II
was born The discrimination to forever
throw OH the tyrannical encroach-
ments oil Great Britain, TO die II need
be but leave to their children-to us
tue boon OF freedom unalloyed forever.
Resistance to tyrants was truly obeii'
ence to God, for lie made all things
work TO their eventual welfare; He
raised up Washington from amidst tho
common people" Just as many time
before anu since lie has raised
ef,o,,tual worl, and Intimate succsss