The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-22
THE MOUNTV VERNON HOME.

fore he was. out OF his teens, and To-
have caused more than the usual
amount of doleful signs and woeful
heartburnings.
Witness the following piaintivea let
ter, written when he was only sixteen
years old ard while he was at Lord
Fairfax's enjoying the sweet society. Of
Mary Cary: sis W.
Ny place Of residence 1t as present
ut his Lordship's, where might. was
my heart disengaged, pass my time very
pleasantly. as there's very agreeable
Young Lady Lives in the same house
Colo. George Fairfax's wife's sister,,
but as that's only adding fuel to IRE 1T
makes me more uneasy. for by often
and uuavoidably being in company with
her revives my former Passion for your
Low Land Beauty, whereas was i 10
live more retired from young Women I
might in some measure eHviate my sor-S
row by burying that chaste and ,troub-
lesome Passior in the grave OF oblivion
s or etarnalt forgetfulness, for as l am
very well assured that's the only anti
dote or remedy that 1 shall be relieved
=, by or only recourse that can administer
any cure or help tome. rs I Sa,n very
we'll convinced was / evqr 10 attempt
any such a thing I shouid only get q
denial. which would be only. adding
grief to my uneaslness',
Who this Low Land Beauty was
history DOGS not say positively: but 1t
would seem from the above dreadful
enusion, that, whoever she was, she did
not return the embryo Father OF His.
: Country's affection with satisfactory
ardor. 531, =
Young Washington even dropped to
love poetry Of o sickly, sentimental,
senseless sort: but, doubtless, intend-.
ed to picture accurately the feelings Of
!, ms glowing heart The following Will
do for an example:
20 ye gods why should my poor reslstless
Stand to oppose thy might and power &.
\ dart "a 80, - -
" And now lays bleeding at every. hour,
For her that's pltiless OF my grief and woo
And will not on me pity take. 3 -, y 5!t5ii;s
He sleeps amongst my most inveterate
And with sladness never wishes to
awake. ~
$500 - uSiuo'ho oieepHiSS let my cScLu
That In an enraptured dream may
In soft lulling sleep and gentle rcposei \
Possess those joys denied by dag" \;
OF course no one can understand the
above; but 1t is pleasant reading Just
the same, because 1t tells that George
Washington The Great was, after all,
lust as Silly over the giris' as any
modern youth ever dared to be.
Washington grew UP into a tall, SUI
perb9y built, dignined and graceful
young man-ar exceptionally handsome
fellow, and, needless to add, became q
great favoritc with the ladies. "A.
on his return from the Braddock.
wars, where horses had been shot from
under him and he had stood firm when
the kings soldiers had run away. he
received the following epistle from some
OF his fair admirers: nv
Dear Sir: After thanking Heaven
Tor your safe return must accuse You
OF great unhndness in refusing us the
pleasure OF seeing YOU this night. I do
assure, you that nothing but our being
satisfied that our company would be
disasTeeabie should prevent US from
trying II our legs could not carry US to
Mt.sHernor this night, but II youth not
come 10 US Tomorrow morning, Very
early We shall be at Mt. Vernon,
"S(ALLY) FAIRFAX,
ANN SPEARING,
"'EL12'TH DENT
3 HIS first proposal OF marriage wns
made 10 Miss Sally Cary. She refused
MIN, This M!ss Sally was, doubtless.
tne true Low Land Beauty" referred