A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans . him, but Washington thoughtit better to let him go. io8 YOUxNG GEORGE WASHINGTON. Afraid of beingattacked, they nowtraveled night andday till they got tothe Allegheny Riv-er. This was fullof floating ice, andthey tried to crossit on a raft. Wash-ington was push-ing the raft with apole, when the icecaught the pole insuch a way as tofling him into theriver. He caughthold of the raft andgot out again. Heand Gist spent the cold night on an island in the river,and got ashore in the morning by walkin
A first book in American history, with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans . him, but Washington thoughtit better to let him go. io8 YOUxNG GEORGE WASHINGTON. Afraid of beingattacked, they nowtraveled night andday till they got tothe Allegheny Riv-er. This was fullof floating ice, andthey tried to crossit on a raft. Wash-ington was push-ing the raft with apole, when the icecaught the pole insuch a way as tofling him into theriver. He caughthold of the raft andgot out again. Heand Gist spent the cold night on an island in the river,and got ashore in the morning by walking on the ice. They now stopped at the house of an Indian by was a squaw chief, who was offended that shehad not been asked to the council Washington had heldwith the Indians at Logtown. To make friends, he paidher a visit, and presented her with a blanket such as theIndians wear on their shoulders. Washington bought ahorse here, and soon got back to the settlements, where thestory of the adventures of the young major was told fromone plantation to another, producing much THE INDIAN ATTACKS WASHINGTON. YOUNG GEORGE WASHINGTON. IO9 Reg-i-ment, a body of soldiers consisting of a number of compa-nies, commanded by a colonel. Ec-cen-tric, odd; peculiar in life ormanners. Sur-vey, to run the lines between different pieces of land,and find out the quantity of land in each tract. Pack horses, horsesused for carrying baggage. Raft, several logs, timbers, or boards fas-tened so as to float together in the water. In-dian trad-er, a whiteman who sells goods to Indians and buys the skins of animals from them. Tell—Where Washington was born. What schools he attended and the studies he pursued. Other facts about his boyhood. Of his surveying, and the life in the woods. About the French on the west of the mountains. Of Washingtons journey to the French fort. His adventures during his return. XIX. Washington in the French War. When Washington got back from the western
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