The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-21
WASHINGTON'S SWORDS
Brief and Interesting Description and Historic Connections
of the Swords Presented to Washington
Selected


There people often scott the large
Washington that displayed
throughout the They forget when
they Washington enough handsome
stock small had he chosen For
he was not only figure
fellow citizens; the and the admiration Of the
other nations OF the earth tie was very genuinely Inc 'reat
did gifts and honors
kings and societies. from nations aud from
the gift chosen sword
these of beauty and prncely values others
plain SIMPLE little worth for the feeling they
pressed
More did George Washington regard the inner
outside of And because he
the gifts him, he valued
according their worth When he made his WILL he be-
queathed each of his five nephews sword, saying
ITO my nephews, William Augustine Washington,
George Lewis Washington Buhrod Washington
Washington of the swords, cueaux of
and they choose in the order they
The swords accompanied by injunction not to
heathe for the of shedding blood except be in self
their country it's rights and the
them unsheaed and prefer falling with them in
their hands the REIMBURSEMENT thereof
the mentioned selected sword after the death
by Bushrod Washington hand
bearing blade short Latin inscriptions
meaning Fear man., and the other DO what is right"
Washngtons choice fell of the most
beautiful blades first President 1t gift
maker of solingn, Prussia and
gift of love and admiration from who looked
great commander 1t is of exquisite work
nanship telling with what loving had been
wrought. On the scabbard German, which
Depotism Protector of Freedom Glorious
Man! from sons hand this sword thee The
ophilus Alt"
Lewis selected handsome silver mounted dress sword
This him that Washington had
been he in 1888
when he resigned command of the and in 1889
his Inauguration.
The sword chosen by William Augustine Washington
the plain ervcabe blade that Washington had during the
Braddock campaign.
a beautiful that the four swords de-
their back their original
Mount Around about did they travel
from hand hand but they the of the Mount Yer
Association the hall of the famous mansion
which these devoted have restored to all it's original beauty
The last nephew choose sword Samuel Washington
and by freak of fate the that he wanted the
him though he the last of the five make
The he chose is the priceless blade in the
United Sae if in the world 1t lies in glass in the
library the State Department Washington Thousands
every year little that attached;
then they their noisy laughter checked and of
upon the careless of faces.
The old that lies there the blade that shown
Washington the famous painting by Peae that hangs the
Capitol 1t the trusty blade the father his country
used all through the terrible that ne was
American ARMY 1t the blade with which he pointed
his devoted band of Valley Forge all
desperate conflicts where he led the way
belt is of white leather. plainly substantially
mounted silver is and frayed and stained showing hard
The long, slightly curved blade of the sword furnished
bears scratches and dents The ht voke
closely wound with silver wire and mounted in silver The
scabbara plain and Of feathers dull and showing that
has long and hard
An interesting it never
passed the Washington family The whose
waset his Samuel T. Washington who 1843
1t hard thing understand why
nephews George Washington should have this old sword
choosing the hndomer when this
famous and valuable of them all.
Close by the holding the sword of Washington lib.
the State Department there
the wall. 1t what generally known Frankns
Staff tall gold headed highly polished knobs adornng
where long sturdy branches have grown.
This famous staff bequeahed George Washington by
Benjamin Franklin words that coming
much of the
qualities of the other My fine cabtree walking
agod head cuousy wrought i'll the form of the liberty
give George
the who knew the hearts of other
uncanny If it he has would