Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY
TROOPS Nov. Up tn. Potomac.

The transports, as they made their
way slowly up the river, passed be-
meath the very windows OF Mount Yer
non, to put the troops ashore only
eight miles beyond. Washington had
left OF being soldier for Dinwiddie,
but he had resigned only to avoid an
intolerable indignity, not to shun
service, and ne made no pretense OF
indifference when he saw the red
coats come to camp at Alexandria.
Again and again was he early in the
saddle to see the stir and order Of the
troops, make the acquaintance Of the
officers, and learn, II he might, what
Il was that fitted his maiesty's regu-
lars for their stern business.
The selfconfident gentlemen who
wore his majesty's uniform and car
ried his majesty's commissions In
their pockets had scant regard, most
OF them, for the raw folk of the col.
ony, who had never been in London OF
seen the set array Of battle. They
were not a little impatient that they
must recruit among such people
The transports had brought but 6
thousand men-two heterogeneous of
| FIVE hundred each, whose colonies had
| instructions TO add two hundred men
! apiece to their force in the colony.
I Six companies of rangers" too, the
colonists were to furnish, and one
( company of light horse, besides car
penters and teamsters. BY ell these
| General Braddock's officers set small
| store, deeming it likely they must
depend, not upon the proYincials. but
upon themselves for success. They
were al small pains to conceal their
| hearty contempt for the people they
had come TO help.
! Washington a Social Fsvorlte.
But with Washington It was a DIFF
[ ferent matter.
There was that in his proud eyes
and gentleman's bearing that marked
him a man to be made friends with
and respected A good eomrads he
/ proved, without pretsnse or brayado
| but an III man to scoru. as he wen;
his way among them, 1.-THE and alert
full six feet in bis boots, with that
strong gait as Of backwoodsman
and that naughty carriage as OF q
man born to have his will. He WOE
their liking. snd even their aSmirs
ton, as fellow of their OWE pride
and purpose.
General Braddock, knowing he de
!: sired to make the campaign II he
might do so without sacrifice Of self
respect, promptly invited him to go as
q member OF his staff, where there
could be no question OF rank. asking
him, besides. to name, any young gen
tiemen Of his acquaintance he chose
for several vacant ensigrciss in the
two regiments.
On 6rsddoek's star.
The letter OF invitation, written b,
Captain Orme. aide-de-camp, was
couehed in terms of unaffected cor
d!ality. Washington very gladly &C
cepted, In a letter that had just 6
touch Of the young provincial In 1t
; 50 elaborate and over-long was its ex
PLANTATION Of ifs writer's delicate posi
ton and self-respecting motives. bai
with SO much more Of the proud gen
tleman and resolute man that ths
smile with which Captain orme mus
have read it could have nothing Of
disrelish IN It.
J, The young aide-de-camp and all the
|, other members Of the generals mill
j tary family found its author, at AM
rate, man after their own hearts
when 1t came 70 terms Of intimacy
among them.
By mid-Apru the .eommander-in
chief had brought Eve governors TO
gather at Alexandra, IN obedience
ID his cail for an immediate con