The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-23
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George washington.

George Washington was horn In
Wesmoreland county, Virginia, Febru-
ary %. 1892. in small one-story
house on the Potomac.
When lie was seven years of age,
they moved TO q large farm on the
Raprabimock River, near Fredericks-
burg. where he went TO school and
learned 20 read. write and spell. He
then went back to his old home and
attended country school. His faith
er died when he was eleven years old.
and left him to care for his mother,
but he was q dutiful. obedient child,
who always told the truth and every
one trusted him. He was never known
to be rude and have difficulties at
school, At home he learned to ride,
shoot, fence. and other kinds OF out
door life. When at the age OF four
teen he became tired OF the quiet
life at school, and decided to go out
to sea as sailor boy. II grieved his
mother 80 much he gave up going
to sea. When he was sixteen he went
to live with his Oldest brother at
Mount Vernon, where he learned to
survey land. Here he met Lord Fair.
fax, friend of his brother. They
roamed and hunted I'm the fields and
woods and became great friends. Lord
Fairfax owned large tract OF land
OF more than one hundred miles, and
Washington was sent to survey IL. A
grsst part of this land was n vast
forest, and lay In tho Shenandoah Val
ley. He carried his rifle and compass
with him. They killed the wild game
that was in the woods and would
cook and eat II. He worked hard every
day. marking out the country owned
by Lord Fairfax. They often slept on
| the ground in the open DIR. I'hey
once met some Indians while in tho
| forest.
Washington's life In the woods
made him ready to do his part as a
soldier against his enemies.
When he was twenty-one Governor
Dinwiddie sent him to Virginia to,
wan the French forts In Pennsyl-
vania. After dangerous journey he
reached virginia with the message.
| Winter had come on. and the weather
was very cold. 1t was ON Christmas
day when Washington started for
home. Their Journey home proved
more perilons t.ian their journe. out,
he ana his companions re.arned
nome with their clothes frozen stiff.
| me French refused to leave tho
fortC In Virginia and Washington was
sent to build a fort at the iunctjon
of the Ohio and Alleghaney Riyers.
which he called Fort NscessIty. .i,y.t-
before the fort was completed. the
French with q much larger force than
the English came down, and Washing
ton WIS compelled 10 surrender and
return to Virginia. I.
One day after the war was over. he
was going towards williamsburg, on
ms way he stopped to dine With n
friend. where he met Mrs Curtis.
Atter dinner he ordered the iioTsss 10
be made ready for tha journey, but
found that he wasn't ready himself.
He stayed with the Mrs. Curtis until!
sunset, for she had won his heart. He
then spent the night, and was late ii,
| the morning before he could leave her.
few months later, washington and
the, Mrs. Curtis were married I'M All
old church by the name OF ST. Peters.
They then went to 1.-Two at Mt. Vernon
on the Potomac. Here he led a happy
life until the year OF the revolution
in 1870. 80, =
He was elected president of the
United States. He was tho first and
Only president who was elected by.
nc Whoie people. he served as pfes4
ident eight years, and died December
Ii. 1893, at his home Mt. Vernon. He
was q man OF strong sense and good
Judgment He was always the same
| firm, devoted patriot at all times. and
everywhere the yeopis mourned tho,
death OF their greatest fellow citizen.
He was said to be first In war, first
In peace. and tlrst IN the hearts OF
his cOuntrymen ysTs Is ~ n -e2SET
Kate WILSON.