Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-22

! duce q bill. He then introduced Hon
William Glasmann, whose very enter
tanning address was as follows;
SPEAKER GLASMANN'S ADDRESS
Washington was born 169 years age
today, Of parents poor In all but land
of which the father of George owned
several thousand acres, All of George
Washington's blographers agree that
| there was nothing remarkable about his
/ childhood, In fact, II Is said, he was
not even considered among the brightest
| boys of the district In which he lived
| At twelve his father died and his brave
and noble mother did the best possible
for her seven children. There was
nothing to indicate that George was
anything but an ordinary boy; his birth
and standing was that OF the son OF an
ordinary Virginia planter. The prestige
OF Washington's family was no greater
than that Of a majority of Utah fam
lilies OF today / have heard Washing
ton spoken Of as having been born and
reared in wealth and luxury and that he
was highly educated. That Is a mis-
take He was born in a warm, but
humble farmhouse, not even plastered.
The only luxury his youth knew was the
luxury Of the forest, of fishing. OF shoot
ing, Of daily work on the farm and In
helping his mother TO manage the plan
tation; and some biographers say he Of
ten worked with slaves in the field.
HIS EDUCATION.
His education was limited and defec-
tive, and he was self taught This, then
was the boy, George Washin tgw MONT
was the boy, George Washington. with
no brighter prospects than that of any
other Of a million boys. at the age of
twelve years. But from his twelfth
year George studied mathematics. and
the art of surveying and only himself
as the teacher; at sixteen he earned his
first salary by surveying Lord FaiMax'e
Virginian plantation. He saved his
earnings, and became q lanu Spectator
at eighteen. II was about this age that
the neIghbors OF his district recognized
"the get there ways" OF George Wash
ngton.
FORCE OF MIND.
II was now recognized that George
had force Of mind and character, and
the self-made boy at nineteen was ap-
pointed adjutant and major and acted
as such In the French and Indian war,
and so well did he conduct himself that
at twenty-one he was made commander
OF all the troops In northern Virginia.
CoURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE.
Some of the biographers picture him
at this time, as a shrewd
young man looking for a rich
wife, II seems that riches
was not a crime in the eyes of Wash
ington, for he married widow Martha
GUSTS, whose only excuse for marrying
George was that she needed a man to
manage the great estate and 300 slaves
her husband had left her" George
Washington made love just aswe Of to-
day do, only he was quicker about It.
lie made all his proposals for marriage
al his first meeting. He was refused
by two young ladies. but his third pro-
pOsal was to O widow and successful
He was engaged TO Martha Gusts Just
before he started on his first Indian
campaign, toward the Ohio river, and
the love letters he sent back are Just
such letters as the students Of the Utah
University will send little later on.
VIII Just read to you closing sentence
OF one of Georges letters to his sweet
heart,
II embrace the opportunity TO send
a few words to one whose life Is now
inseparable from mine. Since that hap
py hour when we made our pledges to
each other. my thoughts have been con.
unually going to you as another self,
sweet love. That an all-powerful provi-
dence may keep us both In safety is
the prayer of your faithful and affec-
Tomato George"
PHYSIQUE AND TEMPERAMENT.
A great artist named Stewart, who
painted Washington's picture said.
Inat George was a large. well pro-
portoned man, and that all his fea-
lures we're indications OF the strongest
ana most ungovernable passions, and
mat had he been born among wild men,
ne would have been the fiercest man
among savages." Here then we have
the Information that Gorge must have
possessed well balanced head be-
cause he became in his later years
gentleness and generosity itslf.
THE RATCHET STORY.
The Ratchet and cherry tree story
published for the first time In Weems
History Of Washington, was admitted
70 be pure fabrication by Parson
Weems, the writer of the book. Preach
e,r Weems gathered up all the little VIII
ne stories he could find. and applied
them 10 Washington, and when the
book was first published the common
py-words were, washington could not, |
out Parson Weems would tell lie."
COULD NOT LIE?
washington, we are told, could not
yen lie, yet he wrote to friend that |
we New Jersey mosquitoes could bite
the thickest boot" Again,
without a blush, he wrote: II an
nounced that would leave at
CLOCK. and then gave private orders TO
80 az . o'clock. and thus avoided the
lhrong.' Then to avoid dancing with
! woman he despised. he says: II
TO dance with her after the
midnight meal. and then purposely left
before the feast" Some OF these tricks
are even played today.
AS AN INDIAN FIGHTER.
when Washington made his first In
ia, nan campaign he dressed himself In
.uli indian regalia, minus only the
var paint, anu At the head OF his troops
'azed every Indian village in sight. and
ne indians called him "Conotancari-
Us, or "Plunderer OF villages" So
,1atlhg, fierce and blood thirsty was
5sorge that the Indians fell In love
Win him. offered to make him their :