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Newspaper
Greeley Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1891
Page
7
Grace L Kilmer presents anecdotes about George Washington highlighting his modesty in love, bold wartime actions, and clashes with British officers. The piece cites his quitting the king's army, running with troops, surviving Monmouth, and a Cremona violin tale, noting his blend of English gentleman and practical pioneer.
The article recalls the long public ownership of Mount Vernon and a 1858 transaction in which the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association paid John A. Washington $200,000 for the mansion and 200 acres. It notes the nation’s acceptance of John’s legacy in shaping the property.
In Washington an ode contemplates Stuart's portrait and Vernon’s tomb. The speaker praises Stuart as a beacon guiding liberty and national honor, noting enduring reverence across states as the nation honors heroic memory and the soul of liberty. The verse closes with John Savage’s 1860 tribute.
Tommy and his brother hacked at their father's cherry tree with a hatchet. The brother fled when the father called, leaving Tommy to face the consequences. Tommy reported that the tree was damaged.
In a brief exchange a tramp offers a hatchet found in a front yard to a passerby. He asks to keep the hatchet as compensation, while the kind lady agrees to share Washington pie and invites him inside. The odd, humorous scene ends with the tramp’s single request to retain the hatchet.
Our Correspondent visits Maj. George B. Clitherall of Mobile to see Washington relics gathered from Gen. Smith and other sources. The trove includes Washington slippers, a Masonic apron, a library chair, papers from 1728 to 1783, colonial money, and a green silk waistcoat, with notes on provenance and preservation.
The piece debunks the Washington hatchet tale by M. L. Weems as a fabrication by a wandering clergyman. It traces how the story spread through 19th century writers and school readers, noting a lack of evidence and the myth’s persistence in American culture.
In Revolutionary times two Washingtons stood out. Bushrod Washington, George Washington’s nephew, served in the cavalry and the Virginia convention, and was appointed justice of the United States Supreme Court. Col William Washington earned honor in several battles, notably Cowpens.
The text notes a historical rule that from Washington’s death until the Civil War each new state typically created a Washington county or township. It observes thirteen states lacked a Washington county, with six too old and five seemingly too new to include one.
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