The Washington herald., 1907-02-10

mean by this declaration TO withhold any
aid or support from you j can give. FOR
while have a shilling left you shall have
part of il. whatever my own distresses
may be. My advice TO you. there
fore, is to do one of two laings with iae
plantation: Either let your grandson
Bushrod Washington. have the whole an
terest there-Iet him have the land at
certain yearly rent during your lifetime
and hire out the negroes.
To Provide Ease.
"This would ease you of all care and
trouble make your income certain and
your support ample. Further, my sin
cere and pressing advice TO you IS 70
break up housekeeping hire out all the
rest Of your servants except man and
"A maid, and live with one of your chill
dren. This would relieve you entirely
from the cares Of this world and leave
/ your mind at ease to reflect undisturb-
edly on that which ought to come, On
this subject / have been full with my
! brother John It was determined / was
t 10 endeavor 20 get you 90 live with him.
/ He alas. is no more. and three only OF
Us remain. My house is al your service
and would press you most sincerely and
/ most devoutly to accept it, but / am sure
1 Candor requires me 10 say 1t would never
/ answer your purpose in any shape what
/ sOever; for in truth Il may be compared
/ TO a well resorted tavern, as scarcely
| any strangers who are going from North
( to South, or from South 10 North, do not
spend "A day or two at IL. This would
were you 10 be an iahabitant OF II
Oblige you 10 do one OF three things
/ first. TO be always dressing 10 appear
in company; second, to come into left
blank in dishabille, or, third, 20 be rs
/ it were a prisoner in your own cham
Der
The first you would not lke-indeed
FOR person at your time Of life il
/ would be fatiguing The second L should
not like. because those who resort here
are. as / observed before. strangers OF
the first distinction; and the third more
than probably would not be pleasing to
either Of US Nor, indeed, could you be
retired in any room in my house. for
what with the sitting up Of company, the
noise and hustle Of the servants and
many other things. you would not be
able 20 enjoy that calmness and serenity
of mind which, in my opinion, you ought
now to prefer to every other consideration
lin life"
She Followed Advice.
We are led TO believe that Washing
tons advice 10 his mother was followed
and that she spent her last days IN a
quiet spot although we are left some
what in doubt as 10 when she Gied. Onl
authority states 1T was in her home ir
Frederick, two years after the foregoing
. letter was written. and another that
p she died at the nome OF her daughter
Mrs Fielding Lewis. iu August. 1888
Like many OF our ulustrious Ameri
cans no fitting monument was raised t,
Mary Washington until many years aftel
. her death There was an effort made q.
early as lS33 TO erect "A monument {,
this sterling woman. and the cOrnel
2 stone was laid boy President Jackson. bu
b. owing 90 financial reverses, the Hon
} Silas r. Burroughs. at whose eNpens'
, the monument was 10 be erected. VA
, oblge O. abandon his project. and I'D
. successful effort was again made unit
1885,. when an obelisk " Vermont granite
. nifty feet high. and costing Su,Wo wa
! raised in Fredericksburg Va.
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