Martha Washington
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The wife sped to the bedside of her sick husband. His bright lamp of life had dwindled to a flickering taper. Washington soon came to the same chamber, from the field of vic- tory, thirty miles distant. " I was there " he wrote to Lafayette, " in time to see poor Mr. Cus- tis breathe his last." In that hour the 3'oung wife was made a widow, and the mistress of Mount Vernon a childless woman. The great man bowed his laurelled head in deep sorrow, whilst his tears flowed freely. Then he spoke soo...thing words to the widowed mother, and said : '^ Your two younger children I adopt as my own." They were placed in the bosom of the smitten Lady Washington, in compensation for the loss of her own children ; and when the canker of grief, 20 MARTHA WASHINGTON.
left the root of lier affections, tliey were in- grafted upon the stem, and bore in abundance the blossoms and fruit of filial love, that solaced her declining years. They were pleasant lamps in the dwelling at that twilight hour of her life, when the chief luminary had been removed, and extinguished by the vapors of the tomb.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The wife sped to the bedside of her sick husband. His bright lamp of life had dwindled to a flickering taper. Washington soon came to the same chamber, from the field of vic- tory, thirty miles distant. " I was there " he wrote to Lafayette, " in time to see poor Mr. Cus- tis breathe his last." In that hour the 3'oung wife was made a widow, and the mistress of Mount Vernon a childless woman. The great man bowed his laurelled head in deep sorrow, whilst his tears flowed freely. Then he spoke soo...thing words to the widowed mother, and said : '^ Your two younger children I adopt as my own." They were placed in the bosom of the smitten Lady Washington, in compensation for the loss of her own children ; and when the canker of grief, 20 MARTHA WASHINGTON.
left the root of lier affections, tliey were in- grafted upon the stem, and bore in abundance the blossoms and fruit of filial love, that solaced her declining years. They were pleasant lamps in the dwelling at that twilight hour of her life, when the chief luminary had been removed, and extinguished by the vapors of the tomb.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891. [from Old Catalog] to read onlineMoreLess
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