Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-13

the camp. that Washington FASTENED
with volunteers TO his relief In the
dusk the two bodies OF Englishmen
met, mistook each other for enemies.
exchanged a deadly fire. and were
checked only because Washington
rushed between their lines, even while
their pieces blazed. cried his hot COM
mands to stop, and struck up the
smoking muzzles with his sword.
Twas through no prudence Of his that
be was not shot.
French Power Ends.
For a long time his friends had felt
a deep uneasiness about his health.
they had very earnestly besought him
not to attempt a new campaign. You
will in all probability bring on re-
lapse" George Mason had warned him,
and render yourself incapable OF sery-
ing the public at a time when there
may be the utmost occasion. There
Is nothing more certain than that a
gentleman of your station owes the
care of his health and his life not only
to himself and his friends. but TO his
country" But he had deemed the
nearest duty the most Imperative; and
It was only after that duty was dis
posed OF that he had turned from
the field TO seek home and new pleas
ures along with new duties. The win
ter brought news from Quebec of the
fall OF the French power in America
which made rest and home and pleas
ure the more grateful and fall OF
zest.
An Accidental Meeting.
On May day In 1858. as he spurred
upon the way to Williamsburg, under
orders from the frontier. Washington
rode straight upon an adventure he
had not looked for.
He was within few miles ride OF
the little capital; old plantations lay
close upon the way; neighborly homes
began to multiply: and so striking
horseman riding uniformed and unat.
tended, could not Whereabouts go far
Unrecognized. He was waylaid and
hailed to dinner. despite excuses anu
protests OF public business calling for
dispatch. There was a charming
woman to be seen at the house, his
friend told him. II good dinner was
( not argument enough-and his BUSH
ness could not spoil for an hours stay
IN agreeable company. And so, Of
sudden. under corstraint Of Virginian
hospitality. he was hurried into the
presence of the gracious young matron
/ who was at once, and as IL of right, to
make his heart safe against further
os-acf ~ adyoD4ura
! Martha Gusts was but six-and-twen-
~. To the charm of youth and beauty
were added that touch Of quiet sweet
ness and that winning grace OF self
possession which come 10 a woman
wived in her girlhood. and widowed
before age or care has checked the
first full tide of life. At seventeen
she had married Daniel Parke Custis,
a man more than twenty years her
senior: for eight years of quiet love
and duty as wife and mother had
only made her youth the more gra-
cious in that rural land of leisure and
/ good neighborhood: and a years wild
( 0whood had been but a suitable prepa-
| ration for peTceiving the charm OF this
stately young soldier who now came
! riding Der way upon the public
| business.
a Willing Captive.
( His age was her own; an the land
! knew him and loved him for gailantry
and brave capacity: he carried
( himself like a prince-a1d he forgot
/ his errand to linger in her company.
/ Dinner was soon over. and his horses
( at the door; there was the drilled and
dutiful Bishop trained servant that
1 he was, leading his restless and i'm
| patient charge back and forth with
I in sight of the windows and OF the
| terrace where his young colonel tar
| ried, absorbed and forgetful; man and
beast alike had been in the serv-
/ ice Of the unhappy Braddock, and
! might seem to walk there lively mem
Dries of duty done and undertaken.
But dusk came; the horses were put
up; and the next morning was well ad-
Yanced before the distracted young
/ officer got at last to his. saddle, and
spurred on belated TO Williamsburg.
| His business concerned the prepare
| tons then afoot for General Forbes
advance upon Duquesne. Il came here
at this critical juncture," said Wash
ington to the president Of the council,
/ "by the express order Of Sir John st.
| Clair. TO represent in the fullest man
ner the posture OF our affairs at Win
ehester"-lack of clothes. arms, and
equipage, lack of money, lack of wise
| regulations touching rank and disci-
! pline.
a Visit and Pledge
General Forbes had been in Phila-
delphia a month already, awaiting the
formation OF his army in Virginia;
Sir John st. Clair, his quartermaster-
general. had come into the provinces
to see that proper plans were made
and executed; It was necessary that
matters should be pressed forward
very diligently and at once. and Wash
fngton. when once at the seat of gov
eminent, was not slack to urge and
superintend official action.
| But. the troublesome business once
in proper course, he turned back 20
seek Mrs. Gusts again, this time at
her own home, ere he went to the long