The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20

lection consisted OF reproductions OF
unknown paintings, largely landscapes.
Tie scale on which the general lived
at Mount Vernon ig indicated by such
items as "55 barrels OF shad" and iii
iurrels of herring and there were
counted on the estate 296 head OF cat
tie, SO horses. "a mules, SS6 sheep and
227 hogs. There were also Ia slaves
on the place, which Mrs. Washington
intended llberating at the end of the
year." and which were not appraised
for that reason.
The mansion was filled with rnahog-
any imported from England, and the
valuations placed upon 1t by the np-
praisers will interest our modern COL
lectors of antiques. The mahogany
sideboard In the dining room was
marked at s23 tho knife cases IS
apiece. the mahogany chairs at So
apiece, and the historic key of the
J Bastiie. with It's representation" Cmean-
| ing evidently. the model OF the PRISON.,
were valued at s10--with Lear as ono
of the appraisers. The generals gold
watch, two seals and a key" were val
| ued at St75; his diamond eagle" at
1887, his shoe and knee buckles. paste
and gold, at $3.50. Ono item, corro-
| lucrative OF the evidence that the gem
4 eral was always having trouble with
/ his teeth Is "one case Of dentists In
struments," found in his study.
/ The total OF personal property found
| on the Mount Vernon estate was ap-
lpraised at S5I.296.o4, including S29,-
4 J66.TO found "in the iron chest" and
exclusive of the slaves. But, exclusive
4 of this and OF his wite's estate. the
general, when he died, was worth
$3.50, 800, which means that in his day
he ranked financially as Vanderbilt OF
a Gould ranks to-day. And the Wild
ow Gusts, when she was married to
him, had fortune of 100000, which
was augmented by $4,000 upon the
death OF Patsy Gusts, fourteen years
later.
WAS n "Ladics Man."
The father of his country was ever a
"ladies' man" Indeed. one OF his
biographies goes SO far as to say that
he was very much more at ease with
women than with men. He was not
ashamed to be caught "romping" with
the girls at school, and when sixteen
he became fascinated with Mary Cary,
at Lord Falrfax's, but. In letters prais-
ing her. complains that being in COM
pany with her revives my former pas
sion for your lowland beauty" The
Identity OF this 'lowland beauty" who
had warmed the heart of the country's
father when he Is only lad, remains
still mystery. He coupled lovelorn
verse with mysterious initials in his
Journal.
Then he was in love with Betsy
Fauntleroy. who passed "a cruel sem
tence" upon him when he was nine
teen. From the time he returned from
the wars young hero. In his early
twent,es. women commenced to court
IN. But when he was twenty-fout
Mary Philipse had the honor OF refus
ing the slender young man who-hao
: she but known twas to be the first
t gentleman of America. Two years
r later he was counting Martha Dan
] bridge Gusts. the rich widow, whom
9 one biographer sums UP as petite
!, overload, hot-tempered, obstinate ant
q poor speller." He was almost TWEEN
y ty-seven when he married her ant
: she was nine months his senior III;
e seems to have been always true tc
r her. the only tangible evidences O.
). his infidelitias having been proved t
!. be Tory forgeries circulated in Eng
land during the Revolution. Yet tc
other women whom he admired he wa:
always openly the graceful courtiar
IS the gallant cavalier Writing, whe,