Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-12
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

concluded From Last Weekly
George Washington We surveyor
until in his twentieth year. When In
Frederick he boarded in the house OF
Widow Stevenson who had seven sons
all about the same size as George. They
used to run, wrestle and jump but
George could always win. In the French
and Indian war he left small garrison
behind him and went to Fort Duqusne
(Fort Pitt hoping to defeat the plans
of the enemy. But while on the march
some friendly Indians ran up to them
and told them to hurry EDWARDS as
their enemis were close upon tnem.
Washington called for a council OF his
officers and all advised him to return
Immediately to Fort Necessity. before
the sentinels fired alarm that the woods
were all covered with the French and
Indians. When the enemy attacked
Washington and his men there were
1900 Of them and 300 Of Washington's.
For nine glorious hours the Americans
sustained the attack of the whole force
Of the enemy's whole army and killed
two hundred of them. Washington soon
after threw up his commission and re-
tired to his plantation at Mount Yer
non.
But the season called for the sword,
and he had risen too high to- be over
| looked when times of fear and troubles
began to darken Ger the land. The re-
port Of the struggle soon reached
England, and the ministry thought that
the colonies alone were too weak to
repel the enemy, hurried General Brad
dock with two heavy regiments to
their aid. They arrived early in the
spring of 1775. Leaving them at the
Capes on their way to Bell Haven
now Alexandria) General Braddock
called at Wiliamsburgh to see Govern
or Dinwiddie and asked where Colonel
Washington was. He had retired, 80 the
,, governor told him. When General
Bra ddock found out the reason WashSe
i, ington had retired, he at once wrote to
him and invited him to join his army
which he cheerfully accepted. In June,
IT'S the army which consisted OF 1000
strong, left Alexandria, and faced the
west. On the route there washington
took the fever and by the time they
reached Little Meadow. he was 80 Ill
that they left him there. But as soon
as he got over the fever he mounted
his horse and reached the army Just
the evening before they met the enemy.
Well Juniors will not tell any more
Of the French and Indian war as ex-
pect you know 1t.
Washington was married to Mrs.
Martha Curtis, the beautiful and
wealthy widow of John Curtis. He was
married 10 tnlS AaOy WHel 10 Wdo -
years Of age in the year Of 1853. George
Washington was commander in chief
in the revolutionary war which lasted
from ITS to 1881. He was elected pres
ident Of the United States in 1889. He
was the first president Of the United
States and was elected on April 80. He
served two terms and refused the third
one After that he went to his old home
on his plantation at Mount Vernon.
where he died December IA, 1879. He
was almost So years old when he died.
He left all Of his property and every
thing to his beloved wife Martha. His
whole estate amounted about $530,000.
I think we all ought to be thankful
to have such good man in the world.
don't you think so too?
Mabel Skirv1n, age Is,
F1oris, Ia, r. No. 3.
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