The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-20
WhSHiNGT(K'S KINDLY NAY.
CEN. CREENE-s DAUGHTER AND
THE GREAT PRESIDENT.
She Bnrsf late Tears When She Met
Washington, and the Latter Cem-
farted Her In FaskerIy Way

Martha Ls.s7eaels Philips. xho was
fas grEne1s5agsgater q Ger N@Jaanisl
tsFsergss youngest 6asgEter. eo1Erao2ies
20 ire January Century -E+eao-sss'-a9ns 81
W 4sa-ngto1 and A.s ErlSgds.7 tAksa
down fsCEL Eks Eps u hsF grandmother.
sne aa3Ess The following sscnsAa< q Ter
grams mothers 3rst meeting SHE VAST
tEgtoz:
'"Tae second grsa. event az NY early
life. sald ste. was ny arzt interview
with Gen. Washington. but : faint sGs-
s@st.en DC. SURVIVES q ne love and Pew
e4ce Tor pasa .aSton which inspired ina
ckadEe@ u ,sge Revolution These sen
tinenys were exc .ts0a4l4y strong Il my
hr3tsEra ard SISTERS aid myself. because
IL addition 20 the sentiment os patriot
tsEn @as KS personal regard We he'd
foE Washington as our fathers iaril2te
friend anu ,n2gaealAgz commander
NJ u5taes had deeply !Gae1ed me with
The hooog < s1oEe. aaa had asiilsd r7y be-
aAv43r 70 Meet al the Fr0o& sic require
nleGss u the occ4sion- ! was. Tor ex-
an2ge. 10 Eise from ray seat Tar preSeatA-
tIon 20 GeE- WassI EggoE. and after tend
efias a!Ia Ezy proS2vudest courtesy. stand
=; e2ss. AID "a odesily answer al A!s
possible questions. suG al tAs same time
10 ksep resigsaslsiy II the background.
where 81 la good little girls q GaAs day
were socially referred
TIE y<aEfu. day came. and vas TAX
en- ~ my m2ther 20 Mount Vernon 10
make tue lsngsd-f0r WISH. We were gra-
esoEziy welcomed by Mrs. Washington:
but my heart was so thick wiTh adtter-
ing and ny tongue - tied that l made
bur n suffering semelanes Of response
70 her kindly questions. ~ length the
door opened and Gen Washington en-
tered the room. felt my mothers criu-
- -
of max rs d courtesy and aeclaiming the
little address previously taught me; In
stead OF which dropped on my knees az
Washlugt3ns feet, and burst into tears
All the resources OF dramatic art could
hardly have devised a more elective
coup. Washington stopped and tsndsTly
raised NE saying with a smile. Why.
what Is the matter with this foolish
chid?' The words do not havs tender
sound. but language may not convey tie
gentieness OF his manner and the win
ning sottaess OF his voice, as he wiped
away my tears with has OWE handAer-
chief kissed my forehead. and led me 10
seat as he might a young princess He
sat beside me, and with laughing Jests.
brought down TO the plane Of my appre-
citation. banished my sins from nay eyes.
rescued ne from humiliation and
brought ire back TO composars. He
guarded nsA from nay EDtGSF outraged
eyes kept me with him while In the
drawing had me placed beside him
at the dinner bic, and with his own
hands heaped all the good things on my
plate. After dinner he toek me 20 walk
in the garden, and with an intelligent
stooping 70 my intellectual stature, and
sympathetic understanding OF my
emotional state and need. he drew me
into talks on the themes OF my daily life.
and Won TIE into my revelations Of nay
hopes and fears Z. has always impressed
me as quaint and pretty picture. that
OF the famous warrior, statesman. and
patriot turning from great affairs ard
lending himself 10 The task OF making the
happiness and charming the confidence OF
a shy and frightened child. And so proud
ard happy was the little girl thus made
that. seventy-fve years afterwards, she
lives. With tears OF Joy IN her eyes. 10 tell
the story to her granddaughter
How about Mrs. Washington. grand
mother How did she impress your
asked
The fac, is" she replied. 81 was so alb
sorhed on that occasion with Gen. Wash
ington. l paid very little attention TO his
wife. She took small note of children
and the only recollection that comes 20 me
OF her In that first interview IS that she
was handsome. OF dignifieG carriage. and
WAS dressed in a rich figured silk, with
an embroidered apron around her waist.
and a dainty kerchiet folded abou. her
neck and shoulders"