The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution

Wash-ing-ton, came from Eng-land in the year 1657, and took up lands in that state and was a rich man. George was the son of his grand-son Au-gus-

oped down to low eaves that hung out far from the main wall. There were four rooms on the ground floor, and some near the roof, a

hen his fa-ther went to live on a farm near the Rap-pa-han-nock Riv-er. The house was built much in the sam

g-land to be taught and trained. Law-rence Wash-ing-ton was sent when he was 15 years of age, and as he

on his fa-ther's land, and was taught by a man named

r, and as most of the men raised fine crops, and kept up a brisk trade, they were well pleased to have their boys learn how to buy and sell, and to make out bills. George had been trained by his

. On the lawn stood a small tree which his fa-ther hoped to see grow up to a good height and to bear fine fruit. George made a great gas

is? Who cut

d use the rod where there was need of it. It was a chance for the boy to show what kind of stuff he was made of.

ther, I can-no

ve felt a thrill of joy when he found that the great truths he had taught his s

th tears in his eyes; that it would grieve him less to lose

elt that he was born to rule, and these traits his mo-ther had to keep down and train so that they would not wreck the young boy, for when George was not yet twelve years of age his fa-th

and tell them how they could best serve God and man, and George laid up each word in hi

and it has been said in her praise that "a no

re sent to the West In-dies. The sight of Law-rence in war-like trim, the sound of drum and fife, and the march of troops through

ook up arms and marched with as much zeal as George Wash-

run, and jump, and climb, and toss bars, and took part

here, when a boy, he flung a stone a-cross the Rap-pa-han-nock. He was fond of a hors

ch of that she let it run loose in the field. He was

bit in his mouth, and Wash-ing-ton was soon on his back. The beast rushed in-to the field, but was soon curbed by the strong arms of the boy on his back. Then the colt reared and plunged and tried in all sorts of wa

-ing-ton asked the boys if they had seen her fine breed of colts. "The one I am most proud of," said she, "I am told is as large as his

she; "and fr

ard the beast had fought to get free, and how at the la

: "It is well; but while I grieve at the loss of my fine colt, I

when they got in-to a war of words, or of blows, that he might say which side was right and which was wrong, and thus put an end to the fight. This use of hi

g-es Creek, where there was a school of a high grade. But George had no taste for Lat-in or Greek, and liked be

ds, bonds, and the like, such as one would t

hese I will give you, that you may see at how young an age this boy set out to train him-self, and fit him-self for the high place he was to fill. It al-most seems as

that George Wash-ing-ton to

t to your-self with a hum-ming noise

o-thers stand, speak not when you should h

ng; jog not the ta-ble or desk on which an-

sk leave. Come not near the books or wri-tings of a-ny one so as to read them, un-less asked to do so

per-son his due ti-tle ac-cord-ing to

though it suc-ceeds not wel

ieve e-vil re-po

to win ad-mi-ra-tion. Keep to the fash-ion of your e-quals, suc

e if you be well decked, if your shoes fit well, your

if you care for your own rep-u-ta-tion, for it

-ble; speak not of mourn-ful things, as death, and wounds, an

nd learn-ed men; nor hard ques-tions or sub-jects a-

; the first to sa-lute, hear, and an-swer; and

blem-ish-es of o-thers,

m-per-fect-ly, nor bring out your words to

bout bus-i-ness; and whis-per n

f-fairs of o-thers, nor go near

ou can-not per-form, but be c

of the ab-sent, f

not with greed-i-ness; cut your bread with a knife; lean

-ly and in re-ver-ence. Hon-or and o-be

e-ments be man-

east that lit-tle spark of ce-les

ch pains to write out, but it is plain that he set great sto