Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-02-18
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zz' l'Sz. The arms OF the Washingtons woven In.
70 the iaoric OF Sograve manorhouse, show three
stars and two red stripes on n white ground In
Vhe niue church at BTington they appear three
times In the mortuary chapel of the spencers
there, amid many noble tombs ia one tomb on
which repose full length figures OF Baron Spencer
ana MS wife. who was Washington Among the
arms carved on this tomb the Washington and
spencer arms are chartered together. In the chan.
Gel OF the church they appear again over the tomb
OF Lawrence Washington and under the mating
In the center aisle. down which the feet OF the vii
layers pass every Sunday, they cover the remains
OF Robert Washington. brother OF Lawrence There
they are engraved a brass shield of which the
picture here published Is rubbing The simple
inscription, touching record OF happy life reads:
Here lies Inferred ye bodies of Elijah. Washing
ton. viddowe who changed this life for immor-
talitie ye 18th Of March. 1922. As also ye body Of
Robert Washington gent. her late husband. second
some Of Robert Washington OF Solgraye in We
county OF North. who departed this life We 10th
OF March, 1922 after they lived lovingly together
In this parish"
The arms OF the knights OF washinRton-the
stars and bars-were worn their shields. On
their helmets they bore a crest-sometmes a ra,
ven, sometimes an eagle The HeTald's college of
London, the authority on all matters OF heraldry
says; In the red and white bars. and the stars
of the shield. and the eagle issuant of his crest
horne later by General Washington the trainers Of
the constitution got the idea OF the Stars and
Stripes and the Spread Eagle OF the national EN-.
blem."
PERSONAL oLlMPsEs OF WASHINGTON
In historical tribute of more than usual inter
est on Washington a Colonial Magnate" writ
ten by T. N. Valnndigham, the following Is the
striking Introductory sentence: That great river.
the Potomac in It's tidal course seems tly to typi-
fy the life and character Of the majestic man.
Washington. who was born within sight Of its
banks whose permanent home for most OF his
life overlooked many miles of its course. and whose
tomb now dominates its waters"
The sketch concerns itself almost exclusively
with the home side Of Washington's career and
viii be read with interest by many persons accus-
toned TO think OF the father Of his country only In
his regimenta uniform in the presidential chair
az the capital.
"Magnate as he was and the neighbor OF other
magnatea who were VIGOROUSLY peasurelovinE ana
fond OF display says Mr. ValIandieham. as his In
teresting article Il its close washington
tained the business insncts and habits Of his fam
lily. Before he was II he had familiariEed himself
with business forms aud methods and from his
early youth he was strict and infinitely carafui
accountant. During much OF his life AZ Mt Vernon
he Foss AZ daylight hreaktaStsd ct nevsn n SUM
mer and eight IN winter dinod II two upon meat
and vegetables drinking beoF or cidur end two
glasses Of Old Madeira. aud went early 70 he'd.
He helped Peter, the slave hlneknmlth. 70 mako e
new kind OF plow. and wes 30 eager 10 Try u that