The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-22


priscd OF my wlshcs:-low Il squat (well
made) boys would suit best. II cmigrants
are not to be had. there can be no doub,
that some of the dutch servants In the
family could easily procure such as are
wanted from among the citizens.
when Washington found II necessary
TO take house in Philadelphia n com.
mittcc of citizens limited something
about paying the rent thereof, but
the president firmly declined 20 have
anybody but himself pay it. However.
he seems 10 have had some difficulty In
arriving at fair figure owing to vari.
ous improvements made necessary 10y
his occupancy and TO the apparent in
disposition Of the owner, Robert Nor
ris, TO set II price of rental He writes
10 MIR. Lear:
I hope there is no intention Of addinG
near 90 Pr. Cent to the rent OF tho house
l occupy. for | tccil remember my dcsir-
ing YOU TO inform the Committee that
must and irouh know upon what terms
was TO lnhabit the House and Vt. you told
me they had fixed the Rent at 500G Pr
Anuum.
WaShiugton'S secretary made n trip
to Europe in the fall of 1793. \ black
smith was needed on the Virginia p'an
tatlons Accordingly the landlord wro,e
10 Mr. Lear:
II It should bc convenient. and perfect
| ly safe for you to engage for me. ON rCa-
souahic terms complete Black Smith
| YOU would ohligc me by doing SO. As there
are laws in ENGLAND prohibiting such on
| gaEcu ents under severe penalties. and
| such may exist In other Countries. you
| will understand me clearly that fur no
| consideration whatsoever would | have
| you run the smallest risk Of cncountcrinE
| thom-you know fun well what kind of a
smith would suit my purposes, He
| must have "a character on which you can
| rely. not only as n complete workman for
| a farm. but as an honest, sober and in
| dustrious man. II he comes on wages
| they must be moderate y with or with.
out wages. he must be bound to serve me
three yoars-four would be better.
| Washington sometimes became in
dlgnnnt at the dcrelictions of house
servants. which shows that present
day problem was In existence then
lie writes:
on tho :Sth. wrote YOU two letters
In one Of them intended lhut forgot 10
| to have made a request that you would
| enquire after the lad that used to wait
| at Sutcr's (William | think his name was)
| whose ecrVitudc had expired. and II olsen.
! gagged and his character good. as well ns
handy, to engage him for me at eight
Dollars +. Mou'l. (wtth the other allow
auccs known 30 YOU being what | am
now Obliged to give TO the most indifrer-
Cnt sOt ~ servants | ever had.
The common opinion is that Wash.
lngton was such an nustcrc parsonage
that he never dcgned TO smile or crack
Il joke. \ postscript Ia n letter 10
Mr.. Lear just after he left PhIladel-
lphla and the presidency in 1897 has a
humorous touch The eX-prcident was
arranging Ia have his things sent back
20 Mount Ncraon, to which he WAS re
tirlng 20 end his days in peace and
quicuGe. lie gave instructions 10 have
the crate packed in some old cGrpetin!
60 keep IL from scrn ching. "The bed
stead which Nelly Custis slept ON be
longs Mrs. Washington says, 10 me
Let this and the trundle under II hl
sent In the Vessel" After various 9th
or instructions and Washingtou's ha
bitual expression of affection, regard
etc. with which he closed all his let
ters 20 his secretary came the post
script: ION one side am called upon
80 remember the Parrot, on the Other
90 remember the dog For my OWL
part I should not pine much II b,tl
! We're forgot"