The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-22

THE PAClt1
wonderful figure, with long, muscu-
lar arm, and probably the largest
man in the country"
The White House" at Washington
was named after the white House, -
the home Of Mrs Washington. in Vir-
GINA. at the time of her marriage.
Mrs. Washington was very wealthy.
When the general was experimenting
the building Of the Presidential resi-
dence. one of the neighbors. David
Burns, said in reply to the generals
remark that the building would i'm
prove the value Of the property in the
neighborhood What would YOU have
been. if YOU had not married the Wild
ow Custis?''
During the Revolution, Washington
looked forward TO the establishment of
national university. It has not yet
been done. The Roman Catholics have
founded the only large university in
Washington.
Washington saw the great value of
the territory extending westward from
the original States. But it was said
.'he was rendered helpless by the utter
weakness of Congress, which even his
influence was powerless to overcome
members of the Legislature of the
Republic of Hawaii may ponder over
this comment on Legislative action.l
General Greene wrote TO Colonel
Wadsworth as follows. March 10, 1873:
I'VE had a little dance at my quarters
few evenings past His ExcelIency
and Mrs. Greene danced upwards of
three hours without sitting down. Up
on the whole. we had rather a frisky
time"
Near Washington's headquarters, in
New Jersey. in 1879. was the house of
Philip Van Horn. He had five hand
some daughters. who entertained the
officers of both the British and Rev
dictionary Armies. land were the
means of mitigating the ferocities of
war"
The Prince de Broglio. who visited
Washington. and was afterwards gull
Iotined by the Revolutionary tribunal
in Paris. said of him: ''He speaks but
little in general. and that in subdued
tone. but he is so attentive to what
is said to him. being satisfied that he
you perfectly, one is dis
posed TO dispense with an answer.-At
desert he eats enormously of nuts, and
he keeps eating through a couple of
:. civ no cTrn-
dry healths. according TO the English
and American CUSTOM"
Washington was not, according to
DIR. Abercrombie, a member of the
He attended the Doctors
Church. but always left before the Sac
rament. leaving Mrs. Washington be-
hind. Dr. Abercrombie once preached
a sermon while Washington was pres
ent. on the force of the example of
those in elevated stations. Washing
ton told a Senator that he had been
Justly reproved. Thereafter he never
attended service on the morning of Sac
rament Sunday.
Some years since, it was said that
the historian, undertook TO
NIltt the lllt VI w dSliiASlOii- EALbCA
much deliberation he refused TO do it.
He gave as a reason that the American
people had idealized Washington, and
any life which presented him as he
really was would not be acceptable.
While it would not detract from his
greatness. it would present, among
1ther things. the imperfections of his
character. such as they were.
Washington farewell 10 his officers
At the close of the war: On Thursday
afternoon the principal officers of the
army assembled at Fraunces' Tavern,
New York city, 70 take a final leave of
their beloved commander-in-chief
After a while. General Washington
came in. and. calling for glass OF
wine. addressed them. Having drank,
he said: Il cannot come 10 each of YOU
10 take my leave; but shall be obliged
10 you. if each will come and take me
ty the hand" General Knox, being
nearest. turned to him. Washington.
with tears rolling down his cheeks,
grasped Knox's hand. and then kissed
him: he did the same by every succeed
ing officer. and by some other gentle
men who were present. The passions
of human nature were never more ten
derby agitated than in this interesting
and distressful scene.