The state herald., 1915-02-19

Washington was welcome guest with the Fair
faxes at Belvor. with the Carys at Eagles Nest.
with the Fitzhughes nj Stratford House. with the
Carriers at Sabine Hail. and with the Lees and
Fauntleroys at Richmond.
Through the death OF his halfbrother whom
he accompanied 10 Barbadoes In the West Indies
In search OF health. Washington became master
OF Mount Vernon. On his return journey he called
at bermuda where he had an attack OF smallpox
which. according TO Parson weoms marked his
face rather agreeably than otherwise" lie was
seized with military ambition. lie had already
been u military inspector with the rank OF ma
jor for the protection of the frontiers OF Virginia
At twenty-three he was an ade-de-camp to Gen.
eral Braddock. commander in chief of the Virginia
forces. At twenty'four we find him journeying to
Boston on military business
In going and returning he tarred In New
York for about week. each occasion as the
guest OF Beverly Robinson. "A Virginia friend who
had married Susannah PhilIpsc. Mrs Robinson's
sister. very pretty girl. happened TO be on n
visit with her relatives. Washington came un.
der the glamour of her giances.- lie did not spare
expense In seeking popularity lie spent sundry
pounds In treating the ladies'" with the object
OF getting one of them To treat him with favor
but all his Efforts In vain. lie calamity pro.
posed TO Miss philipso and donned his best suit
for the occasion but that cultured and charming
lady courtcousiy decllned-the honor he would
thrust upon her Two years afterwards she
married Lieut. Col Roger Morris
There In no doubt that Washington was dea.
pcrateiy In love with Mary Phiiipsn. and her re.
fusal OF his suit was a keen disappointment to
him. A curious sequel to his attachment for her
occurred In the fact that her husbands house In
Morfirtown became Washinston'r headquarters In
iT7G. both Morris and hia wife being fugitive
tories History In this case might also have
been materially changed had Mary phllpso be.
come the wife of George Washington
In the aprn. Of 1850 Washington me, his fate.
III health had taken him 10 Williamsburg TO con.
Hult physicians. ON this trip he met Mrs Martha
tDandridsol Gusts. widow of Daniel parkc Gus.
,ia, one Of the wealtheat planters Of the co.ony.
AZ that time Hhe was twrnty.Ais years old three
months younger than Washington. though she had
been n widow seven years, In spite OF his ~
health he pressed his suit with much ardor
as he had done In the of Mary phlllpHe. and
with better success. Though her first husband
had been faithful and arectionato he had not
much appealed TO her imagination, but the big.
daahnE Virginia colonel took her heart by storm
she favored his suit. and they became On.
gagged.
He ordered ring from Philadelphia At n cost
Of CO iGa 1.-TWO pounds and sixteen nhilllnEal. biz
price In those days, but they could not be In.
medately married, M military duty called him
away, After several months In the nod during
which time they saw each other only three or
four dmes. Washington came back 10 Williams.
burg and there IN ~ Peters church, on January
O. 1859 they Nefo married. II was Grand wed.
ding. attended by al the aristocraey NJ Virginia