Washington's Married Life

"There is every reascu to believe tbat Washington 's marriec) lifewas ons of inereasing bappiness aud satisfaotion," writes General A. W Greely, U. S. A.. in The Ladies' Home Journal. "Unfortuuately bis letters to bis wife were destroyed by her Bot tbere are suffleient allusions in his general conowpondence to indícate tbat they grew togeilier with declining ytars, aisd that both busband and wife showed 'hat cousiácration toWard aud retpect ior eacb ether which are the sor.uc.est gnarautecs of marital bappiness. Sii;o circurustariües did nor permit flequen t visits ut bis wife to her relatives %ve find Washingiou inviiing her njotlier to corue to Mouut Vernou as her home. It does not appear that thia introduction added to the harrnony of the household, or if it did the admission of other women, relatives of husband or of wife, did not. "In tbis respect Washington, writing later about bis niece living at Monnt Vernon, speaks of his love for her, but he says, 'I will never again have two v? omen in my house when I arn there myself. ' Mrs. Washington proved au nnfailing support to her hnsband in camp or court in peace or war, and Washington had her happiness and comfort always at heart. His field service was irkBome only as entailing constant uneasiness on the part of his wife. Of the niany instances of his tender solicitude for her nncertain health there is none more touching than that couuected with his fatal illuess. Attacked suddenly and seriously after midnight, Washington's malady was at least bastened by his unWillingness that his wife should incur the risk of a cold by rising during the bitter winter night to relieve his suffering. "