| Show HAVE THE TILE HORSES Much luch of George firm strength tr of or character was tuna duo due to his hili splendid ancestry as nil the following lit littie littie tie tic anecdote will testify While In Westmore Westmoreland land county Virginia one of ot Gen Oen Washington officers chanced upon n a aline line IIno team of horses driven before u II plow 1101 by 11 n a burly slave Finer he had never nOer seen lIeen When his eyes e had feasted on their beauty he cried to tho the driver Hello lIello good fellow I 1 I must have those horses honea They The are just such ani animals male mals as nd I 1 have been looking for forThe Tho The black man grinned rolled rollett up the whiles of bin eyes put lut the tho lash to the tho horses Hanks anti and A turned turnell tip up another furrow In tho the rich soil soli The rho waited until ho he had the tho row i ithen then throwInG back his cavalier cloak the ensign of rank dazzled the slaves slavos eyes letter Hotter see lice missle Better Hetler see mis missle sis he ho cried waving his hit Mani to 10 the tho south where above the cedar growth rose rone the towers of a n tine flue old Virginia mansion The turned up tip the tho carriage road anti and soon was WAft rapping the tho great brass knocker of the front door Quck the tho door swung upon Its It I ponderous hinges and a n grave grao woman confronted the tho vis vs visitor IH with an air of Inquiry Madame said the officer dolling doffing his cop cap and nile overcome overcame by h her Mr dignity I 1 have come to claim your our horses hones In Inthe tho the name of tho the government My I horses said she Rhe bending upon him a n pair of ot eyes born horn to command Sir you cannot have hlo them My Iy crops crop out and I need my m horses In III the tho field fieldI I am sorry orr said Mid the officer dicer but bill I ii mud i have them I madam r n Such Ouch are Aro the tho th 0 orders of my chief Your You I chief Who Is I your our duct chief ehl t pray she demanded with restrained warmth Tho The commander of the American army arm Gen Clen Oe rge Washington re replied replied plied piled th Ihl the other squaring his hi shoulder and swelling with pride A smile ot or tel trl softened the storminess sternness of ot the tho womans h handsome o features Tell lei George Washington SAid sold sho she that Ihal his mother says 8 he cannot have hao her lter horses With an nn humble apology the officer turned tit u ne tI away Ia Y convinced e d that t he ho h o had hlll w found the source of hl hit his chiefs thud deci decision clout sion and self r I r fi f AS A And did Washington order his hie officer S to return nail make bus hili mother give up t t il 1 1 her horses No he ho listened to the re report rePort port In silence then with on onn of ot his i 1 rare smiles ho he bowed his hilt head t Jc tj A ill Nicholas Magazine i ti |
