The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-22
Some Unusual And
Little Known Stories
About Washington

That George Washington was al
ways ready to have visitors to his Mt
Vernon home entertained-sometim
sparingly, and sometimes literally. is
indicated by this letter, written in
1894, by Washington while he was
away from home carrying on his dut-
les as president:
'In letter from Mrs. Fannie
Washington she mentions that she
has given out four dozen and eight
bottles Of wine.
1T is not my intention that it be
given to everyone who may decline
to make a convenience of the house
in travelling. There are but three
descriptions of people to whom
think it ought to be given:
First: Ny particular and intimate
acquaintance.
Second: Some Of the most re-
spectacle foreigners. either brought
down or introduced by letter from
some particular acquaintance.
Third To persons of some dis
tinction, such as members Of Con-
gress, etc.
Unless some caution Of this sort
governs l should be run to an expense
as improper as it would be consider
able-for the duty on Madeira wine
makes it one of the most expensive
liquors that is now used.
Il would rather you would pro
vide chret or other wine, on which
the duty is not so high, unless ii be
/ on very extraordinary occasions
18th Century.
On February 90, 1892. Congress was
sitting in Philadelphia. To many
came the impulse to congratulate
President George Washington on his
6lst birthday. Hence motion was
made to adjourn for half an hour
This was bitterly opposed as smack
ing of idolatry and as leaning toward
monarchy.
Goth Century.
! The whole United States, for a day,
honors the memory of George Wash
ington.
That George Washington was bash
full, as boy. is indicated by a hit
of verse which he wrote to girl
while attending school. He expressed
his feeling thus:
"Oh, ye gods, why should my poor
restless heart
Stand to oppose thy might and
power?
In dealing
To-, .lol ella 1at aualiIc
close
That in my enraptured dreams
Il may
In raft lulling sleep and gentle
repose
Possess those joys denied by day
Washington attended church regu-
larly as president. but not at all
when living at Mt Vernon.
In dying he said nothing about
religion: Yet his nature deeply rev.
srent, as shown by things he wrote
n to personal friends. These were
spontaneous expressions:
G791) The great Ruler Of events
will not permit the happiness Of so
many millions TO be destroyed"
(79D AT disappointments and
losses which are the effects Of provi.
Dental acts, / never repine because
] am sure the Allwise disposer Of
events knows better than we do,
what is best for us, or what we de-
serve"
G7sS) What |, believing that man
was not designed by the Allwise Gre
ator to live for himself alone, pre-
pare for the worst that can happen.
That Washington was more human
in his writings than his editors ever
let get into print is indicated by the
difference in what he actually wrote
at times, and what the editors changed
his manuscript to read
Washington wrote, regarding 4 con-
templated appropriation:
"One hundred thousand dollars will
be but flea.bite." This was changed
to read. will be totally inadequate. -
He also wrote:
Our rascally privateersmen go on
. at the old rate"
"Rascally" was cut out in the print
ing as a word indecorous for the
president TO use.