Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-04-17

Mount Vernon In the Old Days.
ton enjoyed such outings. such little
filings into the simple world of provin,
cial fashion, as much as he did; and
they could not sit waiting all the yeaI
for the short season at Williamsburg
A young man at once so handsome,
SO famous, aus SC pgaetiIicns in point
OF dress as Colonel Washington could
not but make a notable figure in any
society. Il want neither lace nor EN-
broidery," was the order he sent to
London. plain clothes, with a gold
or silver button OF worn in genteel
dressl, are all ] desire. Siy stature
is six feet; otherwise rather slender
than corpulent." But he was careful
the material, the color and the flt
should Be Of the best and most taste
flI, and that very elegant stuffs should
be provided from over the sea for Mrs
washington and her children, and very
ssbstauliai for tEe servants who were
b be il attendance upon the house
L1lI-a livery Of white and scarlet.
Fond Of Coed Clothes.
Twas a point OF pride with Virgin.
fans to know how to dress, both well
and in the fashion; and the master of
Mount Vernon would have deemed II
an improperly to be less careful than
his neighbors. less well dressed than
his station and fortune warranted.
He watched the tradesmen sharply.
-'Tis q custom. have some reason
to believe, with many shJpkeepers and
rradesmen in London" he wrote blunt.
ly to the Messrs. Cary, when they
6now goods are bespoken for exporta-
ion, to palm sometimes old, and
sometimes very slight and Indifferent,
goods upon US, taking care at the same
lime to advance the price" and he
wished them informed that their dis
.ant customers would not be so duped
Lonsed to Go Abroad.
He longed once and again to be quit
Of the narrow life Of the colony, and
stretch himself for a little upon the
broader English stage at home. But
am tied by the leg" he told his
friends there, "and must set inclina-
ton aside. Ny indulging myself in a
trip to England depends upon so
many contingencies, which, in all prob
ability, may never occur, that / dare
not even think of such a qualification"
But the disappointment bred no real
discomfort.
There could be no better air or
company to come to maturity in than
were to be had there in Virginia, if
young man were poised and master Of
himself. I'VE have few things here
striking TO European travellers Except
our abundant woods" he professed,
when he wrote to his kinsmaR. Rich
ard Washington, in England; but lit
tie variety, a welcome reception
among a few friends, and the open and
prevalent hospitality of the country"
but Il was a land that bred men, and
men Of affairs, in no common fashion.
Unrest in the Colonies.
Especially now, after the quickening
Of pulses that had come with the
French war, and its sweep of CONT
mental, even Of international, forces
across the colonial stage, hitherto set
only for petty and sectional affairs.
The colonies had grown self-conscious
and restless as the plot thickened and
thrust them forward to role Of con-
sequence in the empire such as they
had never thought to play. and the
events which succeeded hurried them
10 quick maturity.
II was a season a young man was
sure 10 ripen in, and there was good
company. The house of burgesses was
very quiet the year Washington first
! took his place in it and stood abashed
to hear himself praised; but before
,sr. Robinson, its already veteran
speaker, was dead, notable change
had set in.
~ ODDS With Parliament.
I Wiehln FIVE years. before the conn
4 try c a the St. Lawrence and the lakes
was well out Of the hands OF the
: II nch, the parliament in England had
entered upon measures Of government
which seemed meant of deliberate pur
pose to set the colonies agog, and
every body Of counselors in America
! stood between anger and .amazement
to see their people in danger to be
80 put upon.
The threat and pressure OF the
French power upon the frontiers had
made the colonies thoughtful always
so long as II lasted. Of their depend
ence upon England for succor and de
Tense should there come a time Of
need.