The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-23
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George Washington.

George Washington WAS horn In
Wcsmoreand county. Virginia. Febru-
AIRY %. lG32. IN IL small one story
house Oh the Potomac.
When he was seven years OF age,
they moved to large farm on the
Raprahamock River. near Fredericks-
burg. where he went to school and
learned To read. write and spell He
then went back to his old home and
attended Il country school. His faith
| er died when he was eleven years old,
| and left him 20 care for his mother,
but he was dutiful. obedient child.
who ALWAYS told the truth and every
one trusted him. He was never known
TO be -ude and have difficulties at
:cilool. AT home he learned to ride.
shoot. fence. and other kinds OF out
| aoor life. When nj the age OF four
teen he became tired OF the quiet
life ut school. and decided TO go out
to sea rs 4 sailor boy. 1t grieved his
mother 20 much he gave up going
to sea. When he was sixteen he went
| to live with his oldest brother at
| Mount Vernon, where lie learned to
:urvey land. Here he met Lord Fair
fax, Il friend Of his brother They
roamed and hunted in tho fields and
woods and became great friends. Lord
fairfax owned Il large tract OF land
| or more than one hundred miles, and
washington was sent to survey IL. A
great part of this land was 81 vest
forest. und lay in the Shenandoah VAL
ley. lie carried his rifle and compass
with him. They killed the wild game
that was In the woods and would
COOK and cat II. He worked hard every
day, marking out the country owned
ny Lord Fairfax. They often slept on
the ground In the open air. They
once met ooJne Indians while In the
! forest
Washington's life in the woods
made him ready to do his part us a
soldier against his enemies.
When he was twenty-one Governor,
Dfnwiddie sent him to Virginia to
warn the French forts in Pennsyl-
vania. After dangerous journey ho
reached Virginia with the message.
winter had come on. and the weather
was very cold. 1t was on Christmas
day when Washington started for
nome. Their journey home proved
more perilous than their journey out.
He and his companions returned
nome with their clothes frozen .stiff.
The French refused to leave the
forts in Virginia and Washington was
sent to build fort at the .lulction
Of the Ohio and Alleghaney Rtrsya.
which he called Fort Necessity, but
before the fort was completed, the
French with much larger force than
the English came down, and Washing
ton WAS compelled to surrender and
return TO Virginia
One day after the war was over, he
was going towards williamsburg, on
his way he stopped to dine with Il
friend, where he met Mrs Curtis.
After dinner lie ordered the horses to
be made ready for tho Journey, hut
found that he wasn't ready himself.
He stayed with the Mrs. Curtis until
sunset. for she had won his heart. He
then spent tho night. and was late in
the morning before he could leave fier.
a few months later. Washington and
| the Aire. Curtis were married in an
Old church by the name OF ST. Peters.
they then went to live at Mt. Vernon.
ON the Potomac. Hero lie led u happy
life until the year OF the revolution
in 1879. \ s,ss.,.-...-sa..i :,
He was elected president of the
United States. He was the first 6und
only president who was elected by.
the whole people. He served as pres.
1dent eight years. and died December
IA, 1893. at his home Mt. Vernon. He
was man Of strong sense and good
Judgment. He was always the sumc
| f1rm, devoted patriot Mt all times, and
everywhere tho people mourned tho
death OF their greatest fellow citizen.
He was said to be first In war, first:
In peace. and first In the hearts OF
his countrymen:
Kate WILSON. .S