Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-01-27
RuLY TRUE GEORGE
WASHINGTON,
" Arthur W. Hawks. ST.,
1. Md, for the Spirit of
Jefferson

H. Arthur W. Hawks. Sr..
4. Md, for the Spirit of
Jefferson
Gentleman distantly related
T. George Washington has
4 very bitter and unjust
but that gentleman, be-
Knew he could not answer.
4 he is a distant relative of
II President-about eleven
Hwas raised in Jefferson
;rpinia. and we all know
n Fairfax owned all
and farms in that neigh
q including Charles Town,
Battle Town and that the
lord Fairfax was monarch
surveyed. and George
b. did the surveying.
N that George Washington
Il in Peace, First in War,
i e Hearts of his Country
10 school in Charles Town,
hula Davis, and we had TO
our legs and say it every
That is, all except one boy
Id on it that George Wash
not the first man. be-
married a widow. And Mr..
NJ o whip that boy every
n | remember that, for all
( of US carried our blue
oks in our satchels, where
Tvs wore his between his
underneath his jacket
elieved in preparation and
ave been q great many
gorge Washington written
find a roomfui of them in
essional Library at Wash
C. delightful city,
i, / think, was written by
5, there is a copy of it in
essional Libary, and a
who lives in Petersburg,
he and when | lived there,
read it once a week to
my faith. | know from
that the cherry tree Incl
e. | know George Wash
lew a silver dollar across
1t fredericksburg. and ]
Vas present when James
Munched the first steamboat
&dstown, Va; and l know
Hlton was not on board.
bout that cherry business
81 because | believe every
The fruit tree catalogues ]
4ery year, and above all. the
% men who sell trees tell
it, because | have met
e hundred and seventy-six
negroes who were his BODY
asked one of them one
ount Vernon:
|u know George Washing
bally?"
h, l was the onliest body
ever had"
"a remember when he took
b the cherry tree?"
ia, l drove the hack"
be threw a dollar across
1t Fredericksburg, because
ny years ago, Minor Bolts
ind), showed me the exact
he did it. And l said,
Bolts. -
said, arthur, you must
a dollar went further in
than it does today"
now that's an old one-so
|ue.
George Washington wore q
know he wore two swords,
have often seen that statue
our National Capitol
Is just getting ready, and
ID on a cold block of
h his gun over his knees,
e his sword in his hand,
~ sword is in my hand,
pthes are in the Smithson-
he carried two swords, for
ngton. who lived at Hal
one of his swords in his
twas stolen by John Brown,
k Mr.. Washington to Har-
b, and he took the sword
md had it in his possession
pred by Col. Robt. E. Lee
From his own diary that he
PIX when he felt like it.
Pw how often he felt like
none of my business OF
he danced the Virginia
how he did not dance the
be believed in the Divine
lavery, and there are a
pr US right now who be-
when the Massachusetts
nght over their first cargo
women and children from
y commenced a wonderful
movement.
1t fom a truthful stand
pat kind of people were
hns-cannibals. heathens.
s-why, they even went
b invent jazzl
must remember that all
Pn the United States were
people; lots of white
indentured as slaves and
put from England to the
mics.
ust got to believe in
shington. Even Mr.. Ford
E of him, called "The Real
shington" long before the
be invented.
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