The Pulaskian., 1915-02-12

ozes ce1sDeHsr1z- ~ lEzZDE2T 7SfW1S&ztZ him her blessing. She had given up her tory predilections of necessity.
 On one accession, at time when battle was imminent, a courier named George Niger, came riding hard to de- liver her a letter from the front. She was busy with her work; she dropped the packet in one of her capacious pockets and went on with what she was doing. Tt is all right she re- marked placidly; T am well assured of that"
 Niger breathlessly explained to her that there was a crowd at the gate waiting for the news. "There may have been battle," he said; the neighbors would like to know"
 Mrs. Washington fished the letter out, glanced over it, and dropped it back. There has been a victory" she said, and added complacently, George generally carries through whatever he undertakes"
 Lafayette, who had met her before, visited her after the battle of York town, and came upon her working in her garden in homespun dress and straw hat She did not change her dress in honor of the young nobleman. She listened to his enthusiasm over his idol, Washington, and merely said: q am not surprised at what George has done, for he was always good boy"
 Washington came with his suite of French and American officers to Fredericksburg after the decisive bat tie. An orderly preceded him. Madam" announced the orderly, This excellency will be here within an hour"
 His excellency!" repeated Mrs. Washington. "Tell George I shall be glad to see him." and then, to her maid servant, Patsy. I shall need an other apron"
 The conqueror of Cornwallis arrived and was affectionately greeted. But during the conversation that followed she made no reference whatever to his military exploits. There was ball that night in the town in Washing tons honor, and she appeared leaning on his arm and danced a minuet with him.
 In these later years their relations were not pleasant, to tell the truth She spread reports that he was not treating her well in money matters, and he suffered a great deal of pain on this account. Her statements were not true, but they were believed never theless, and were so widely spread that strangers undertook the work of providing for her supposed wants, to the intense modification of her son.
 But worse was to come. He found that she was borrowing and accepting gifts from neighbors. He wrote that he had learned that she has, upon all occasions and in all companies, com plained of her wants and diff ficulties; and if not in direct terms, at least by strong innuendos, endeavors to excite a belief that times are much altered, &c., &c., which not only makes her appear in an unfavorable point of view, but those who are con- nected with her."
 He asked relative to find out if there was any basis for her talk and ''see what is necessary to make her comfortable While I have any thing" he wrote, T will part with it to make her easy" He also asked his correspondent ito represent to her in delicate terms the impropriety of her complaints and acceptance of fayors, even when they are voluntarily of fered, from any but relations"
 But at last he was provoked into giving up the renting of her planta- tion, not because, as he explained, q mean to withhold any aid or support can give you, for while I have shil- ling you shall have part" but because what I shall then give shall have credit for," and not be viewed as delinquent, and considered perhaps be- fore the world as an unjust and undu- tiful son"
 She died of cancer on August 25, 17S9, at the age of eighty-three.