Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-24

tions. research reveals the fact. that
standing; u successful. thrifty rae"
| owning lands and estates, wise mas
istrates and good soldiers, marrying
well and Increasing their wealth and
strength from generation to genera
ton They were OF Norman stock.
knights and gentlemen In the full
sense OF the word before the French
In them. here and there. II markell
strain OF the old Morse blood, carr
| Ing with It across the centuries the
Wild Barserker spirit which made thu.
the terror OF Europe.
They were strong race. evidently.
these Wnahlngtons. whom we se.,
now only by giiinpscs through the
entity. not touched with genius, never
winning the worry highest fortune. bur
on the whole prudent. bold men, al
ways Important in their several sta
tions. ready to fight and ready to
work. and, AS "A rule. successful in
that which they set themselves To
attained the distinction OF being Il
governing fnmily-stiIl. gentlemen.
US said. and God-fearing men enough.
Was Not Interested.
In doubt himself about his ances-
Try and writing once that Il was :,
little concern. still washlnston's
CONSTANT use OF armorlal bearings, hIs
,itchned and scholarly tastes. his dia
Tho I tnm. carriage, and, above all.
spirit. marked In him mot only :,
natural tendency toward the aristo-
,,ru.ic, but also the assiduouB cuitiva
hcri,,d nose virtues and gr;,ces in
NJ i'cu from the well born" rae.
hi se nee ne SpranS. Like tho men OF
ms ,iinc In Virginia, Washington wns
c oi t an aristocrat. and no doubt il
pcch said .! those of tho sam, socI,,i
CLASS OF his day. that he was .:as
proud ms tho proudest Austrian will
viror" "s" - auarterings. rs sturdy ana
i ne !eulous Of his rights and privi
ieGes as any baron who stool hv
John at Runnymcde ~
IN speaking of this aristocracv IN
which Washington and othcr. 30
great Fam: belonged. Henry C,ho,
Lodge ciassihcs It as careless and
ana inhi;r Eaven to rough pleasures
s.ats or life' When the call cam.
as II did come In the American Revo,
...u 'aei II was. however. this samc
careless and Indolcnt" arIstocrary.
which made It's response TO Tho coun
Wy needs by giving soldiers, states
men ana )uristA OF the high est order
men pre,nminenly htted for IN.
great work they were 10 do.
Somehow. one feels that there n,,,,,
DC; perverted sense OF vision. intel
iectuai and moral. in IA man, who liz.
:M ,r Lodge: could only see Indifference
10 the finer and higher sides nf
iiie IN a class OF society which cou,d
furnish such patriots az virginia m
,,nn In the days OF the RevoIu
where at hand.
washington stands az a typ. o,d
ma, nns STAMPED himself deep upon the
, I'm OF mankind. ii. rises
htYs
Hteek statue comes pure and ,crcra
from the earth In which II has l.In
TOT centuries. To try TO add n ibn
W nsbinx, a nn.. OF the facts in
, ,,. result beyond multiplying
words. The antiquarian. the hIstor' &
. .an ana the critic have exhaustcdE
deiai,. rGhsource. and the most m!nuteI
suo5cct OF endless writing and cor III
stant discussion. All tina, any oncfS
n nSw ms can 40 Is to Try. from this rnassH
ana TO strive to see what h. r.nIi
was and what he means TO M ~
10 the world. 70
Loved Mount Vernon. IS
Ch "ashnEton's retirement frou,#
the presidency one OF HIS Mrs, an
ploymchts was to arrange hiu pnn.r.
ana letters. Then. on returninr ~
ma ma M "'''s; inc venerable master foundM
nnan! Things To repair. His land.dH
estntc comprised 5000 acres and was
divided into farms with inciosr,"sM
S Sod ra anT buildings And now wi,h#
orous; he bent his energies Ia dIr."tSS
,ns inc improvements that mark cSNh
i n.s last days at Mount Vernon. 4E
i ns,nn relates that Augustine WASN'T
,hcy grew. wrote the name Of bI
ss2n-Gcorge Washington. This sn,nd4
IKE fable OF Mount Vernon. MIL
he name OF Washington. Sot HI
the battle field, nor In the executivX
W GUAR, snall we find the heart n
Vernon. with It's oaks. It's fresh - p2ncIss
sward: It's sweet bricr roses: FOR if8t
was there he wrote on the landsca ngE
paper:
The more ! am acquainted within
p!eastd with them: insomuch that
can nowhere find no great sntlsfaction Il
az In these innocent ana useful pur- \
suits. In indulging these feelings 1
d, nm ied to reflect how much more
Is the task OF making improvcmen,s !
on earth, than all tha va.nEiory
which can be acquired from ravaging
OF conquests." 4
Visitors TO Mount vcrnon-and IL d
ie open TO all--sttll find there
charm no art alone could give. in
sought them from afar and OF the
love than sent them to that cher. 4
broad acres. beloved by Washington, 4
and washed by tho waters Of his river
the Potomac. ono can walk at will and
that great spirit. which may. in very
truth. be the "indwellins presence"
of the sacred ground round about.
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