The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-04-05
Washington Social Favor!te.

Washington 4 Social Favorlte.
But with Washington it was diff
ferent matter.
There was that in his proud eyes
and gentleman's bearing that marked
him man to be made friends with
and respected. A good comrade he
proved, without pretense or bravado,
but al Ill man to scorn, as he went
his way among them, 1.-the and alert,
full six feet in his boots, with that
strong gait as Of backwoodsman,
and that naughty carriage as Of q
man born to have his will. He won
their liking, and even their admirar
ton, as a fellow of their own pride
and purpose.
General Braddock, knowing he de-
sired to make the campaign il he
might do so without sacrifice Of self
respect, promptly invited him to 20 al
member of his staff, where there
could be no question Of rank, asking
him, besides, to name any young gen.
tlemen Of his acquaintance he chose
for several vacant ensigncies in the
two regiments.
:. On Braddock's STAFF.
The letter of invitation, written by
Captain Orme, aide-de-camp, was
couched in terms Of unaffected cor
diality. Washington very gladly &C.
cepted, in a letter that had just q
touch Of the young provincial in it,
SO elaborate and over-long was it's ex-
PLANTATION Of its writer's delicate posi-
ton and self-respecting motives, but
with SO much more of the proud gen.
tleman and resolute man that the
smile with which Captain Orme must
have read it could have nothing of
disrelish in it.
The young aide-de-camp and all the
other members of the generals mill
tary family" found its author, at any
rate, a man after their own hearts
when it came to terms of intimacy
among them.
chief had brought five governors to-
gether at Alexandria, in obedience
to his call for an immediate con-
ference William Shirley, Of Mas
sachusetts, the stout-hearted old law
yer, every inch "a gentleman and pol
ltician," who had Of sudden turned
soldier to face the French, for all he
was past sixty; James De Lancey, of
New York, astute man of the people;
the brave and energetic Horatio
Share, Of Maryland; Robert Hunter
Morris, fresh from the latest wrangles
with the headstrong Quakers and Ger
mans of Pennsylvania, and ;. Robert
Dinw1ddie, the busy merchant COVER
nor of the Old Dominion, whose urgent
letters to the government at home
had brought Braddock and his regi-
ments to the Potomac.
Plans were promptly agreed upon.
New York and New England, seeing
war come on apace, were astir no less
than Virginia, and in active CORE
spondence with the ministers in Lon
don. Two regiments had already been
raised and taken into the kings pay;
the militia of all the threatened COL
onies were efoot; in all quarters &C
ton was expected and instant war.
To Strike at Niagara.
Governor Shirley, the council
hgreed, should strike at once at Nj
Rgara with the kings new provincial
regiments, in the hope to cut the en-
emy's connections with their western
posts; Colonel William Johnson, the
coolheaded trader and borderer, who
had lived and thriven so long in the
forests where the dreaded Mohawks
had their strength, should lead a levy
from New England, New York and
New Jersey, to an attack upon Crown
Point, where for twenty-four years the
French had held Champlain; and
Lieutenant Colonel Monckton, of the
kings regulars. must take a similar
force against Beaubejour in Acadia,
while General Braddock struck
straight into the western wilderness
to take Duquesne.
TWere best to be prompt in every
part Of the hazardous business, and
Braddock turned from the conference
to push his own expedition forward
at once. after taking Fort Du-
quesne," he said to Franklin, IT am
to proceed to Niagara; and after hay
Ing taken that, to Frontenac, II the
season will allow time: and I suppose
it will, for Duquesne can hardly de-
tain me above three or four days; and
then / can see nothing that can OBJ
struct my march to Niagara"
The sagacious Franklin.
ITO be sure, SIR" quietly replied the
sagacious Franklin; If you arrive
we'll before Duquesne with these fine
troops, SO we'll provided with artillery,
The fort can probably make
but q short resistance"
But there was the trouble. 'Twould
have been better, no doubt, had q
route through Pennsylvania been
chosen, where cultivated farms al.
ready stretched we'll into the west,
with their own roads and grain and
cattle and wagons to serve an army
with; but the Virginia route had been
selected (by intrigue Of gentlemen In.
terested in the Ohio company, it was
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