Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-26

~, - -, -. r.t"', hhuhknng 70 get Rllmnse
a way was Immediately made for sha,,.
mother, who advanced smiling ena
taking one child on each arm nres.rtat
them 70 the admirlng gaze ~ ths
crowd Il suppose you want 10 aes
my childron--aren't they dears 7" ara
remarked, before getting into the car
Ing. sheei-
Tnis Il the year for choosing a presl.
dent OF the United States. ana Will,
this great question Is aRltat,ug fha
minds OF the older people, It may Inter
est the more youthful to read soma
tning about the children OF Presidents.
washington did not lave any children
or his own. He married the widow ~
Daniel Parise custis, and became stem.
rather 10 John parke Cuatis nj fhat
time years old and Martha parke
custls, years old. The wedding TONI
place In 1853, and after that Inc little
people made their home at Mount Yer
non. the Washington estate. The chi
dren had each slave. who followed
them about and waited on them after
the southern manner. Martha, IL "
said, was a studious, attentive ohiia
She applied herself diligently TO nor
Lessons, worked upon her sampler at
certain hours. practiced her exercises
unuer her mothers directions and ac-
CURED much domestic knowledge.
Washington was a good father to the
little Custises and very fond of both OF
them. He taught "Jackey'' engineering
and the rudlments OF military tactics
and trained him in outdoor sports.
Many mile they rode and hunted on
horseback over the hills OF Virginia.
marina was brunette and was quite
pretty az she grew into womanhood,
but she had inherited delicate consti-
tuition from her father and was sub
1ect to Paintings. She was taken to the
Warm Springs and elsewhere for her
health, but died when only II years
old.
In due time Master Jack went away
10 school, first In Annapolis. later In
Kings College now Columbia), in New
York. Not infrequently he stole away
from his tutor to go fox hunting He
was married at the early age OF 10 TO
mss lfesnor calvert. who was JIG. The
new family made its home at Mount
Vernon, and there four children were
born. The youthful father was in ac-
tive service IN the war of the revolu-
tion and contracted fever, from which
he died. When General Washington
saw Colonel Custis, his dear Jacky,"
taken away, It is started that he threw
himself full length ON n couch and
NCDt llht II Gnllu. 1tntTdl w
begged from the glrllsh widow her two
youngest children. and he legally, adopt
ed Eleanor Parxe Custls. who was 2 L.
years old, and George Washington
Pnrke Custis, 6 months OF age. Tho
boy was always known as washing
ton" while his sister was called Mel
lie.' They passed delightful child
hood at Mount Vernon, with an album
dance OF pets, including some Chinese
pigs and geese. Nellie was much DIFF
ferent from her Aunt Martha. She
wanted to romp ana play from dawn
till dark. and did not enjoy her music
or her books. Her foster father, hop
ing to encourage her. bought harp
sichord costing $1,000, but still she cried
Little Washington was a clever boy.
and both the children were a great
| comfort to their foster parents. They
were well educated, grew up strong and
healthy. and shared the great honors
conferred upon their grandfather. Mr..
Custls was the last male representa-
tive of his family. His daughter be-
came the wife Of General Robert 1c.
Lee, and her sons own the paintings
and memorials of the Gusts family.
The royal family OF Servia are looking
| around for some rich American girl
who will marry the boy king. says the
/ 4NtW 1OIk JOuTaldlt anu lut Oil9 |At-
| qulsite she must have IL wealth with.
| out end to maintain the regal elegance
that is expected Of n royal family. The
| king Is now 10 years OF age and re-
markably strong. Els figure Is tall and
well but heavily made. His head Ia as
round as It can well be. His forehead
| Is low, his jaw firm. and his short, black
hair stands straight over the top OF his
head. He has a small black mustache
| and small snub nose. The rapid de-
velopment of his muscular powers dur
| ing his teens was source OF surprise
| to his attendants. and by no means OF
| JOY. He never hesitates to infiict cor
poral punishment when he Is displeas-
| ed. Once he is related to have knock
ed the heads OF two courtiers violently
| together. At another time he threw
| one OF them into the sea. The king
| has great personal power. ia command
| er-in-chief OF the Servinn army and
supervises the acts of the national legis-
| lature HIS queen would share 10 a
great extent in many OF his powers She
would be mistress OF large palace in
| the capitnl. Belgrade; OF the Castle OF
| Topschider. and a splendid park near
the capital and of many other resi-
uvnces she would have a great suite
| OF ladies' of the bedchamber. courtiers
| aid chamberlains at her disposal, for
although Servia is poor. there is no lack
I
| She would receive at her court the
| homage OF noblemen who held their
| feudaI estates before William the Con-
| queror Invaded England; even before
| the eastern empire had gone TO rum
| and the philosophers OF Greece had
| ceased to teach Seryla Is one OF the
| Kingdoms that sprung up cut OF the
| ruins OF the Roman empire. The peo-
| ule are Slavonic, with some slight traces
| of The Roman influence. For centuries
| IL was strong and Independent, and
| then the great power of the Turkish
| empire, forcing its way into eastern
| Europe, overwhelmed II, From the
| fourteenth century II was Turisit pro-
vince. and only at the end OF the last
century did Il begin to assert It's inde-
| pendenco.
For the benefit OF women with small
| sums OF money TO invest, Mrs. Hetty
| Green, who is the richest woman IN
| America, gave the following statement
| 10 a New York World reporter;
II would advise any woman with VOW
Mt her command to invest II In real
estate She should buy the real estate
at auction on occasions when cireuin
stances have forced the sale. II she WI,
watch for such an opportunity " VII
surely come, and she VIII find that shs
can buy parcel Of land at one-third
its appraised value.
~ regard reai estate investment as
the safest means of investing IDLE
money II does not always bring a