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Show WASHINGTON'S BOYHOOD. Dr. Losainti in Fotfer's American Monthly It (Stratford House) is only a mile from the birth-place of Washington, Wash-ington, and stotxi in the midst of a highly cultivated country, dotted with the mansions of people who formed a very rctinod society. There Washington Wash-ington and Richard Henry hco undoubtedly un-doubtedly often played togethor, and within that mile between the dwellings dwell-ings was the scene of the following correspondence when they were boys only nine years old, there being only a few weeks' difference between their atrcfl. Little Lee wrote: "l'a brought me two pretty books i full of pictures he got them in Alex-1 andria they have pictures of dogs and cats and tigers and elefants and ever so many pretty things cousin bids me send you one of them it has a picture ofanelefant and a little indian boy on his back like uncle jo's sani pa gays if I learn my tasks good he will let uncle jo bring me to see you will you ask your ma to let you come to Bee me Richard Hexry Lee." To this note little Washington replied: re-plied: "Dear Djkky I thank you very much for the pretty picture book you gave me. Sam asked me to show him the pictures and 1 stiowea nun mi the pictures in it; and I read to him how the tame elephant took care of the master's little boy, and put him on his back and would not let anybody any-body touch bis master's son. I cun read three or four pages sometimes without missing a word. Ma says I may go to eee you and stay all day with you next week if it be not rainy. She says I may ride my pony Hero. I have a Utile piece of poetry about the picture book jou give nie but I mustn't tell you who wrote the poetry; G. W.'s compliments to R. II. L. And like his book full well. Henceforth will count him his frioud. Ar.d hopes many happy days he may spend. Your good friend, Geokue Washington." ; The "poetry" was writlpn, it is said, bv Mr. Howard, a gentleman who used to visit at the noiue of Mrs. Washington. |