| Show 111A A t 3 How Washington Shared His Bed With a Negro h ftj qg 1 I I lfIi Throughout the Revolutionary War I n I I Primus lIall was the bodyBorvant of HJ I Colonel 1lckerlng of Massachusetts Ihl it U was well known that there was no III1 Iliiilij1rr t t hIV In l the whole American army a I A Whose menu was dearer to Washing I I i I Ion A nil he counsel wa more esteemed i es-teemed by him than that of the honest II I 1 i nnd Patriotic Colonel PickerIng When f ii 1 cr lie woo stationed wllhln such a dig 1 I 1 fence as to ImIt It lie poill 1 many I L t hours with the colonel I Washington I I s I 1 ualm therefore often brought Into con if I tact withthe servant of Colonel lllk iij A 114 4 tzing the departed Irlmu i I f Vn one treasiOn the great general I tl I r milismigod fit I earnest conifltation i i th Colonel loitering In his t nt un i f f r I III Air ter tho night hnil falrl set In g i 11 i 0 litadquarters kLr at conm d rnble i II I f I A oliltance and Washington shfaillied hk I A 1 1 I preference 10 tayllllt with the colonel I Ili I 1 over nlhl provided he had B spare A P blank I atilt straw 1 A A 1 r ohe yessuild Primus who wa apr 1i l A ed to plenty of straW and blan f I Velnphl If 1 I t l I Upon till assurnnee Vilishingtorl 1 It 1 I V 1 I contlnul his conferencti V1r the rql I I R I l I one unUl II wa lime 10 retire to rI I ql T a humble beds were rend ridw by I 4 j I I 1 5 1 themselves aide tn the down tent and line the Primus officers Seemed laid 04 Z41 to be busy mIth 1I th7rr that requIred hill A F attention before lie himself could sleep I lik I I Ifj lie Ave ked or Appeared tn work until I il the breathing r tile pNotrate gentle I 1 1 g mn satisfied him that they I ere sleep I I an1 then scaling himself upon aba I I J It tl c I j a-ba or tool ni it le lenned his head upon I I I iI 1114 hand 10 obtnlll uch repore an so A s 11 U nconvenlellt a position would Allow I I Itniconivoidentea the night I Washington I lrOf i y awake ml le looked abolit and dvsArINi 114 the Allegro an lie Pat He gazed 01 him I IM 11 t Awhile and then poke lrlmuI i A I onll becn Illng Pr lmuol K it BaJ I a started Alt And ratified his A t ee What general maid I he I I A i Witshington I to up I A bell Pri vI ji It 11 Tans Paid he what did You mean by 4 I I that off hall blanket I anti 4 mw hUOh Ifere you have given At I Pyour tolanket atilt straw to me that j k7 r In 11 pr 1 I r tiny Sleep conifortubly will Tnu X i < I are obllllecl to sit through the night III Its nothing general sal d 1 Primus I It nothing Im well enough Iont tnUhlp yourself About m gnerlli Ijt I 10 10 sleep Attain No matter aboul 11 me 7 steel very good 111 4 11 t It 14 matterIt Is I matter Raid l 8 In inn nently I cannot tins 1 tin-s n 4 1 It lrln1l If 01 ther of uq Is I 10 sit upI I Illt up-I J nill nut I think there Is I no need of ii i 1 J1 either IIIng Up The blanket Is wide I I i < i enough for tvo Com and lie town 1 1 K i here with me If a rt i Olt no generrill SAM Primus l nr i I I stst1r And ProteAting against suchn d rol Proposition Nil 11 me sit here Ill 1 do very well on 1hr tool 11 I 11 1 41 I < I I PAY roma All lie thwnherelll AAnII I 41g WBhlnlolI nllthorllntlvely Thilte l E Ifig iI I roomenougli for I olh nnd I Insist I upon It 0 L I Ile threw open the blanket M he if I i Spoke find moved 10 one side of Ih qr I 11 straw Primint profesises to have been A 15 l r ienht N exceedingly ohnckftl at tho idea I nf IV 0 I I 1111 Inl ulIMr the rolmo roerlBl ultb the Y JI 4 I 1 rornmrinderIn ell I ef hut AIR Ion wax 51 roll1t Pat ltrmln1 that lie I 14 if j In I hesitate ITA prepared him il t l 1 11 PeIr t herlforp and laid binivelf clown I I I 1 j by WashIngton find on IhA name I I I trnw and 1I0tor the mime hlBnkt t the I to f I issenerril and tho nelro slent until main II I i I a i IlIgOodoyB Innlnp for March |
