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Ira" | ^ EOIIGE WASHINGTON was j | X accustomed to say that for J \ (j"T~ everything ho was and had ^ and did he was indebted to his mother. Martha Washington, who j shared his life, is a familiar character. but Mary Washington, the mother, is j comparatively an unknown woman. Portrait painters were not numerous in the early days, and not a picture ( was left of the mother of Washington. : She is described, however, as having been of medium height, with a round ed. matronly ligure, and having a clearly marked face, strong and lirm. ' which that of her son is said to have resembled. Indeed, there were those who said that her rugged features were more like those of a man than a woman. (Jeorge was the oldest of six children. and he \va ; only twelve years of ag.* when his father died and Mary Washington was compelled to assume the duties of both father and mother. The family was dwelling near Fredericksburg at the time, for the birthplace of tJeorge had been destroyed by lire and a new house built near the Rappahannock. Mrs. Wasuington was kind in her manner, but not de monstrntive. 1 liorc vfts n uovouc ic- j lipious atmosphere in th* home. > Ig^isy: wflfe (From Leslie'? Monthly.) THE BIRTHPLACE OF W ASHXNOTOK, WESTMOIiELAXD COUXTX, MKU1MA. (The house is no longer standing, but its site is marked by an appropriate inouf ument.) The style of living was almost severe in its simplicity. This was a part of her faith, for in after years, when the problem of existence was happily solved and she might have had a share in what was considered luxury for the times, she still maintained the quiet and simplicity of her early life. Strong, true, decided. Lafayette described lier as being a mother who belonged to the type of earlier days like the Spartan ; or the Roman, rather than to the worn- j en of her own times. And George's : half-brother. Lawrence, for Mary uan i was the second wife of Augustine J Washington, was accustomed to say that in all his life he had never met a woman of whom he stood more in awe or whom lie more deeply respected than Mary Washington. The care of the estate was left to j Mrs. Washington by her husband, and like the pruoent woman that she was, 1 she looked well to the ways of her [ ^ ' <+" ' ' -- ... /ov.v fAVv ' *' j CVV '- i --' '"X-t"* GENERAL WASHINGTON J household. In an old-fashioned open ' chaise she used to drive to her little ' farm near Fredericksburg. She rode ^ about the fields, inspected her crops and buildings and insisted upon the i men whom she employed doing exactly j what she told them. It is recorded . that one time one of her agents had , ventured to follow his own judgment Instead of her directions. She rebuked him sharply, saying: "I command you. there is nothing left for . you hut to obey." lu the duties of; ^JU B G? tho homo and carc of her lands the time passed, and at last her son was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the armies of tho newly-born nation. Her love and counsels had aided him thus far. Matha Washington oonld in a measure share in some of the camp experiences of her husband, but Mary, the mother, must be kept in quiet and seclusion more appropriate to her age. Near Fredericksburg the General found a nice protected and secluded place for her. and from time to time her suspense was relieved by the messages he cWi?Vi>*3: rr.J5.? - I'fkr,.hf v- - rryjyjl^. i* , L ;c _^cr~'- -"n>- ?-:Jil IF you please. via may laud G*o*ge up lo tltt skits. - fC& As.the man who won battles and rgT^ Yoj may_te!1 ol his virtues Th~i:oiy and song: l Haw he carefully sifted ihe right from the wrong; BlB8$s!fs; Df his wisdom In tfour.s:!. Ms bravery In war; . W{ R3K?S?jjJ Hew he drove the grim British away from our shore. \ gu uS??Sh .You may cherish forever his hat W'N^?^ and his sword.' '?\vSg|S And up to the skies Our^ brave Washington laud. Long, long may we hold Mm an. example to youth. For honesty temperance, courage 'and tryth. sent lier. One iuouleut in particular is recalled. It whs after the battle of Trenton, and the hearts of all the patriots had been stirred to fresh courage. The men who brought her word were loud in their praises of her son. and their praises were just, but Mary Washington received the message calmly, although she did not attempt to conceal her pleasure while she disclaimed all the plaudits of her son. When the word was brought to her that Cornwallis had surrendered at Yorktown she lifted her hands toward i.?Tt-njimit n n>.ir. and sneak lll'lltl-il, MWC .. inir calmly, she sail: ''Thank God; War will now be ended, and jvace. independence and happiness bless our country!" Then she said: "I am not surprised at what George has done, for he was always a very good boy." Alone, except with his friend Lafayette. without horses or attendants, the great commander came back to his mother's house. She was told that the hero of the times, the man whom all the country was praising, was at the door. But whatever he was to others Pfern .C a j \> y IP % 0 0 a -h^r7 -ww -K- j^ y{\L ? tND HIS AGED MOTHER. ho was still her boy, and in a moment she had folded him in a warn*' cmbrace, such as she used to give him when as a little fellow he climbed into her lap. Again she called him by the fond names she had used in his childhood, and though she marked the furrows which his struggles had traced deep in his face, her every thought was of him. not of the name he had won, and we are told that in that interview between mother and son she said not one word of his fame or glory. Washington had just been elected the first President of the United States, but before he accepted the high otliee ~~A f? 'ia. I jjl I MONUMENT TO MART, MOTHER Or WASIIIXGTON, AT FBEDEBICK8BUBG. 1 he weut onee more to see 1)is mother, ' v. ho was sufferin;: at the time from au aeute disease. The story of the interview is simple yet almost sublime. "The people, madam," said WasliinaI J_ :<B iS. if ,. N f . ; ' sr., S> v'v "'....', :'\H: ' S&m ?&??"^;"v '4. ' - ? > '..'',V;-.\ * |g|| ?i^mc... %i I "Iinvn hf.i.ll nlnilSCMl. AVitll tllO f I most flattering unanimity, to elect me ; ! to the Chief Magistracy of the United 1 States, but before I ran assume the ; 1 functions of that office I have come to J j Ithi you an affectionate farewell. So j soon as the public business can ho (lis- | 1 posed of 1 shall hasten to Virginia, j I and " lie could say no more, but the mother, strong even in her weak! imss. replied:"Vou will see me u<> more, j My great age and tke disease that is I rapidly approaching my vitals, warn me that I am not long for this world. ' I trust in (lod, 1 am somewhat pre pared for a better. t;ut ko. "fuisc, fulfil the high destinies which heaven appears to assign to you; go, my son. ' and may heaven's and your mother's blessing be with you always." Before the President's return to Virj ginia Mary Washington had passed away at the ripe age of eighty-five. A monument at Fredericksburg marked the place where all that was mortal i was placed. WASHINGTON'S WEDDINC. I Attended With as Much romp and Splendor n* a Itoyal Marriage. "In a suit of blue and silver with scarlet trimmings, and a waistcoat of ] white satin embroidered with buckles of gold on his knee garters and on his shoes, his hair powdered and by his ' side a dress sword, the bridegroom (Washington) towered above most of his companions," writes William Per rino, of "When Washington was Mar- j. rit'il," iu the Ladies' Homo Journal. "Mrs. (Justis, his bride, did not reach higher than his shoulders when she stood with him before the old Episcopal clergyman in his full canonicals. The mistress of the 'White House* wore a costume which had also come . from London. In her hair and ears were ornaments of pearl; she wore white satin slippers, and on the buckle of each was a diamond. The sprightly little matron, with light brown liair and hazel eyes, had a plump and pleasing figure, an easy and graceful car' riage, a comely face and fine shoulders, and with her throe bridesmaids, and with the fine women of the fanii lies ol' the neighboring domains in attendance, there was a splendid display of tli? charms and graces of Virginia j womanhood. Nor were the men less ' distinguished. The country gentleI men in their gayest raiment, and the j provincial officers from Williamsburg ! in their uniforms, were headed by the | gallant Lieutenant-Governor Fauquire. i Around him stood a group of English officers, hardly less showy in their trappings, together with members ol the Legislature and other civilians. When the bride entereJ the coach, which was bright with the Washington colors of red and white, and drawn by six horses guided by black postilions in livery, the bridegroom did not pntor with her. There was his favor He horse, with his tnll body servant holding tae reins and waiting for him to mount. When Washington mounted the richly caparlsoued charger he rode by the side of the bridal coach, closely followed by a cortege of gentlemen on horseback." WHEN WASHINGTON WAS A BOY Portrait That Mimt Have ISeeD Made About the Time He Cut Down the Cherry Tree. This portrait was given by Washington to his old friend. Captain Venamon, with whose family he was intimate. Captain Venamon died seventylive years ago. and was buried at Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. about fifteen miles south of Philadelphia. The family homestead is still to be seen there. After the Captain's death the picture passed into the hands of his wife, who hequcnthed it to her niece Maria Venamon Williamson, who in turn left it to ? _ a ~ ? ? 1*^ ??onu /1 oftni* utT (uumiifr. ? II? I.IIUII U .niw the Vennmon family. This daughter married a Mr. Baker, and died about seven years ago. The picture then be. a \^\ 1 tn *:.n us pise Wirt itelfght e? a s;r-;'.i!r? so p:in.*. >'. \V Lil us !-.cr.?r its bonier ii<s? V\ est t':e r'n. K&VH Atii r?" cf i"'-'ts Xxvla |V y\} $} Small stor.e upen s:cn*. firmly fix<1 lag'them thcr-: ; A'.d though this tray be but a tfrf's vv\-/.'V poir.i of view. t?$ /'/Y Let ui give cfcd.t where it .Is cer^ ' y talr.ly dee. "jj/ii/, And piuck .'rem his laurels cnc.haf /or another. ^ '/ ?o three cheers for our Cecrge. ar.d $/.-/ .four for his irftther. <//f fly . ' K..rc??tt 3. U?ft-?oo? fame the property of her daughter. Miss Margnrettn II. Baker. Hiss Baiter's uncle (her mother's brother). Mr. Williamson, is still living at St. Michitl's, Md. lie is now seventy-one rears of age. Ills wife is also living with him. Mr. Williamson remembers that the picture was given by If If' I \S i'F? i 4 :! ^ ^: Mrs. Vonamon to his mother, Maria Venamon Williamson, who gave it to licr own daughter. "He Never Slopped Over." iicorge Washington, George Within;'.ca, A modest n;.n were you. i'ou never jet your fancy run To frivolous adc. v*.-.,, toM.wi r recessions grand For love o: mere display; Fuu on);- sought to help your land And went your simple way. Jto*-~e \Vi;shir.2tc.T!. (Icorge Washington, Th-".'h darincd c.i raicn, " - :vc.* thought thut it was fun To make a n odi. i-.vne. F<>.shire? in you" i. ed grave I." "v. ct-id somehow v:c\v Fhe wry* we)'.-meaning men behavIn ct.ijbratmy you. ?Washington St-*New Century Itesolulion. Resolved, That I. ? ?. of ? . will do my host to make life sunny to those around me; that I will keep the irritation out of my voice, if I cannot wholly root it from my miiul: that I Avill look on the bright side ol the "trying" people with whom I live. ?...i oVir>*v Miflm mr own brisrhl >(UU lij IV ciiwn .* k. -_-CT s'do; that I will take no notice of petty things which will go wrong, ami try tc lo contented wilii the condition ir which I am placed. Also, Resolved That I will not he discouraged if 1 fracture my resolution, but will do my best to mend it and ?0 on as at flrst.Philadclphia Record, THE VOTE COUNTED Congress Officially Declares McKinley Elected, LAST ACT IN ELECTORAL DRAMA. Some Applause When Maryland's Vote Was Announced ? Joint Ses? sion of Congress. Washington, D. C., Special.?The ceremony of counting the electoral . veto for President and Vice President : cast at the election last Tall took i place in the hall of the House of Rep' re5entatlve3 at 1 o'clock Wednesday, ; at-a Joint sessicn of the Houso and | Senate. The method of oouiKing the I vote is described with great detail by j the statute and wa3 followed literally. ! Greet crowds thronged the galleries. ! At 12:45 p. m., proceedings in the | House wore suspended and five rows ! of seats upon the right of the hall ! were vacated for the members of the i Senate. At one minute of 1 o'clock the President pro tern, and members i of the Senate were announced. The i members of the House rose to receive them while page boys carrying the i caskets in which the electoral returns were deposited took tnem to the ! clerk's desk. Senator Frye, president j pro tem. Of the Senate, ascended the ! rostrum and took his place at the I right of Speaker Henderson, to prej gride over the joint session. Immediate| Iy below Speaker Henderson and Sen: ator Frye. at the clerk's de3k, were the tellers of the two houses, Senators Chandler, of New Hampshire, and Caf| fery, of Louisiana, and Representa lives Urcsvenor of Ohio, and Richard son, of Tenno^co, flanked on either I hand by the Secretary of the Senate, | Mr. Bennett, a.nd the Clerk of the i Hous<\ Mr. McDowell. Senator Fry? 1 rapped for order and announced the ; object of the session. Formal porJ tions of the certificates, except in the ' case of Arkansas, were omitted. Th-ls l excfjption was because one of the electors had been absent and the Gov, ernor had appointed a substituta The ; certificate was not challenged, howj ever. Senator Chandler road, in extenso, i the certificate of the vote of Alabama giving 11 votes for Wm. Jennings Bryan of Nebraska, for President, and 11 votes for Adlai E. Stevenson, of Illinois, -for Vice President. General Grosvenor announced that Colorado has cast four votes for Win. Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, for President and ; 4 for Theodore Roosevelt, of NewYork, for Vice President. 'Oh no," shouted Mr. Richardson, one of the Democratic tellers, while the assemblage burst into laughter. Mr. Grosvenor corrected the error and the announcement of the vote of the several ! States t&ea proceeded in aipnaoeucai order. When Maryland's eight votes were announced for McKinley and Roosevelt there was slight applause. An; other ripple of applause followed the announcement of Nebraska's vote. It | fell to the lot of Mr. GrosvenoT to an\ nounce the vote of the President's own ' State of Ohio, but Its announcement j created no demonstration. On concluding the list the tellers formally ascertained the totals. Senator Chandler announced the total number of votes cast as 447, of which Wm. McKinley, of Ohio, received for President of the United States 292; Wm. J. Bryan, Of Nebraska. 155. and of which Theodore Roose 1 ? T ft V61X, OI 1WW lors, revcivtru im ? ?v-*7 President 292, and Adlai a Steveneon 155. Thereupon Senator Frye proclaimed the state of the vote as delivered to him. This announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate," said he, is by law, a sufficient declarativn that Wm. McKinley, of t.he State of Ohio, is elected President of the United States, and that. Theodore Roosevelt, of the State of New York. Ls elected Vice President, each for the term beginning .March 4. 1901, and will be entered together with a. list of the votes on the journals of the Senate and House of Represent tatives." Telegraphic Briefs. A public school principal In New Orj leans says that the ability to decipher more or less obscure handwriting quickly and accurately is ,in his opinion, one orf the best possible tests of general intelligence. He uses it quite frequently in hie school, without letI ting the pupil suspect what he is afI ter. The State of Oregon has issued war[ rants for over $100,00 within a year j past for bounties for predatory wild animals killed within its limits. The : bounty is paid on scalps of coyotes, wildcats, mountain lions, panthers, cougars, gray v.olvas and timber wolves. A Ft. Poteroburg dispatch says that oiT.\ ial advices from the governor of Haku, the scene of the recent naptha fires, says that the total loss of life was 1 Tand that the loss of property will not exceed i.200,000 rubles. \ 'me Ixxidon Cor.rt Circular announces King Edwaru's decision that the court presentations during the reign I of Queen Victoria, wiLl hold good for the present reign. I