Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-23
The Glory Of George
Wasl1is9gto ton's Wedding Day

January {, t-79 ,uaw st=IpJ ,j,,0nod
clear. crisp and glistaning over .<eW
Kent county, As the rosy hight OF the
coming day flooded the ear1h nature
aWoke with one movement. There was
a fHtter of wings and the sweet songs
uf the rpdhirtls and the orioles rose
ON the air IS the pretty fet.there3 efea
lures fitted from boNWood hedge to
magnolia or tic tall swaying popuiars
then darted off into the woods to join
IN the grand mating sons which was
rising from thousands of little throats
10 the aceempaniment of rnstling
leaves and the soft tread Of other
children Of nature.
AS the sun rose higher it touched
'he weather vane on the steeple Of old
st Peters. il WILLIAMSBURG, shedding
scintitatinS rays athwart the little edi
fee: it flooded the great plantations
along tie Pamunkey river and shed an
extra CLINT Of brightness on those of
Col John cambridge and the The
White House" the magnificent home
of the widow Curtis. few miles dis
tant
Nor did tHis very busy old sun on
his daily rounds find any Of the occu-
pants of thesezt two distinguished manor
house asleep as l4e poked his nose
above the horizon. WoolH headed
darkies We're stirring with unwonted
activity EARLY as the hour vas. plan
tation life was rushing hither and yon.
Horses We're receiving unusual groom
ing; high springed. gaudy. numbering
family coaches We're being brushed
over and over, and bright blue, red and
gold embroidered robes thrown over
them: saddles and harness were made
slick and span, and grooms' livery was
being carefully inspected for the hun
dredth time
Big fat mammies. important and
bustling We're making frequent trips to
the outlying kitchens, and taking fur.
tive peeps into bake ovens and pots
hanging on long iron cranes in the
ireplaces Young and sprightly Wen
ches. with sparkling eyes and cleaning
teeth, g!ided hurridly but noiselessly
through the big rooms and the great
halls Of the big mansions. and knky
beaded children We're shouting ant
running everywhere to proclaim the
latest word of the Master or the
Missy" brought from the breakfast
room with the change Of china by the
pompous man-servant who waited on
the table on that particular morning.
And why this unusual hutter and
hustle and donning Of fine raiment?
The greatest social function Virginia
had ever witnessed and one which was
destined to go down in the annals of
history was to take place that day.
Col. George Washington, OF the adjon-
ing county, the highly esteemed young
officer who had just returned from a
successful military campaign and had
taken his seat as member of the
house of burgesses, was to come over
from his home Mount Vernon to we'd
the beautiful and wealthy daughter
Of Co John cambridge. Martha Dand
ridge Curtis.
AS the day advanced there was
perceptible movement toward St
Peters church in Williamsburg. the
little edifice built in 1903 at a cost of
10000 pounds Of tobacco. The bell in
the belfry was ringing as the gentry
the quality and the nobility of the
capital and surrounding country drew
near Chases replenlent in bright
hued trappngs and drawn by fours.
with position riders, coming from all
directions deposited wedding gifts
at the church door
Tall, straight, With dark brown hair
and gray eyes, young Washington, who
was then in the twenty seventy year
of his are made handsome and i'm
posing bridegroom He was clothed
in a suit of huln cloth. tho coat lined
with silver trimmings. His waistcoat
was of white satin. embroidered. and
gold buckles We're on his shoes and at
his knees, and his hair was powdered
A straight dress sword hung at his
side. He was every inch the soldier
in civilian dress as he approached the
alter with military bearing.
The Rev. Mr. Mossum, in full ca
nonicals, stepped to the chancel rail
In sweet June day ten years preVl
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