The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-15
George Washington Women.

WIS Married Ia Z Whoever ten years hsr
sehioF-a man With ioar children. HIS
name WAS Augustine Wa<hiagtpD. AMI he
Rad consideraol e land. whlch vas cheap
at that time. They entered upon their
married HE March 8. is3l. The I'd Of Feb
'aary following their FIRST child WIS born
and they named him George. Mary Wash
iGgtoa had 1--WE other children ana she
brought up the entire ficck 81 len-fonr Of
them another wouau's-so taat none dis
ErAced her. and SOME lid aar Infinite cred
1t, one. At least. earning Lord Brougharl's
euiogs that he VAS The greatest man OF
our own or any other age
All who arr entitled 10 have an opinion
unite In saying that IL was from his moth
er that this great man inherited his ahili-
ties. He MAS remarkably Ike her IN fea-
tuie and Hike her family ia stature and
figure And. Ike her. he did his duty.
stopping at 80 obstacle. Mary Washing
ton was woman OF her iln1e-and Ii was
d harder time than THIS Her husband died
after twelve years Of married life. leaving
her the land and the childr n. The house
IN which they all lived had three rooms be-
low ana am attic above, They were simply
dressed. the girls in insey~w oo,sey spun
at home: the boys III salts Of tow. \ suit
III those days consisted % a shirt and pair
Of trousers. In summer they Mere hatless
and barefooted: IN winter thev had caps
another tow shirt as,i another pair q tow
:pantaloous. If t.ssy were Still cold they put
en- three. Mary Washington did the cook
ing, washing. tailoring aud all the rest
she hal little help. except from the elder
children. For her one laXury. she smoked
Il pipe.
George Washington had good eye. and
Re never used ii 10 b.tter advantage than
in looking nj pretty girls. he began 20 fan
N E.yf hon hs
cid lie aever fell ont Of love with them.
Fiber; Hubbard calls attention 10 the fact
that he went long way out OF his road
during his first journey westward 10 see an
Indian princess rejoicing IN the name OF
Aiiguippa. The Indians named him Como
tancarius or the '4'iundcrer Of Villages"
and wanted him - marry one of taeir
nlaidens and settle down among them.
He did better. Three years afterward ne
went t. New York an business extending
mis- Journey - far north Boston Bat
while resting from the fatgHes of travel
In she old Dutch town he spent r week
or lwo visiting Beverly Robinson. formerly
Of Virginia. Through him he met his sis
terin-law- Mar&' PalilliEs>. whose tst5er
was one % the solid men OF Gotham.
She took certain fancy 10 the tail young
souihefner. wh5 had been fighting on the
frontier ana boosted military title He
took something more than a fancy 10 her
though she was his elder. better educated
"a nj more accustomed to polite society So
on that very 0fief acquaintance he pro-
posed. only 70 be taughl the diT renee he
tween fancy and a matrimonial engage
msnt
Two yeays afterward she was married 10
A colonel in the British service Roger Nor
rls~a man 81 distinction IN his day. wash
ington ALWAYS blamed himself for 3s.in& In
100 great haste in tie matter. 40 be bore
10 grldge II he had. revenge was on the
knees OF the gods. for they had not been
married quite eighteen years u fore they
were fugi;iyrs while Mary's "old fame.
the newly chosen commander In chief Of
the continental army made his headauar-
ters In their home
If Washington thought Re lost Mary
Phnlp@e bv the p<eniuifarcy wiki which
he urged his SUR he dit no. abide by tua
teachings Of experience. About The time
me New York beauty was welded - aer
tory colonel Washington had occasion 20
60 20 Williamsburg io con=a;it q physician
in regard 20 an ailmert which dd uot
prove serious In the least His read took
him - the house II spriShily
widow only @eyea months ia mourn
ing She vas * just th5ee months
his Junior She owne, 1885 acres
- land 40 slaves = large amour. ~ in
proved properly IN the citv NJ Williams
burg ana she Bad salne money oHt at In
teyeS.. Tire ycupg nean hftrhei MS horse
received an invitation TO stay az supper.
accepted a. and soon rs the meal was
over proposed following II wou-d seem.
at oil pYoStra IN regard - suing fer
widows hand
NsrtsfA Gusts explained - friend
it;In later that her properly was getting
iatn confusion ard x7dly needed ran 20
look after *. Possibly, TOO her two chill
arrn required fathers care whatever
the reason. ste accepted him "a promptly
as re rad proposed. The engage M 1T ring
ccst him g snd IS NhliliuEs. bat e mat -
- MS ,l,sred "a vas remarked wien tFs~.:-
irgton's feat o9 throwing dollar across
ne Potomac uae IaSIr~ssEfUliy attempt
81 that r1oasv went further 81 those day.
Esght months afferwarf tne happy twA4n
were married Wf'h ner rganfE VosairG-
fer rcsuiit ths nstrs3eu M as@ Inherited s.
Mount Vernon ana Il was as- pro.ser'y
wha~a made him rhe 81 a}talc-t man IH
fre thfrsesr e,foaies Tu, Mart1s WASH
layton weS rat Ma Sc kaaw 50 N'fle
at.e,as domestic cars t'tHt SIRE rad - sirs
. h-usex enusr AnA y ~niag'on always
arofe rsr letters for he-
Though Washington r}2fh'r MS
stronger character taar hf~ fstNar tb@ra
gvze ssut oae olser~s Enc eh.'aren @ao re-
sscahEs-f aess tae mother and tFT e3f -
ssay Tbs waa Betty - s%7.nxis- So
sad rs SANE lFoa8 fa~s 5Fsn Ag~ .s.ge
g.dss. aa3 partially et9@e3 eyes. Thai Ht'iA
r-ofaherancs. ss@sfSA tbs 'a&- Hf~a r1e
f~rvv~rert Americans have a'f-ihatea 20
tne us. ~ chewing fa7s8Ers r~1lly was cas
= enc ezr~sns, wshtea ken ftferge Washing
tors 81 % naxwoo4 se~tA open - ser Ae
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