. The true story of George Washington : called the father of his country. Virginian forest-fighters whowere with him, saved the entire armyfrom being cut to pieces. Washington fought like a hero. Two horsesthat he rode were killed while he kept in the saddle; hiscoat was shot through and through, and it seemed as if hewould be killed any moment. But he kept on fighting, caringnothing for danger. He tried to turn back the fleeing Britishtroops ; he tried to bring back the cannons, and, when the gun-ners ran away, he leaped from his horse and aimed and firedthe cannons himself. Then with his Vir
. The true story of George Washington : called the father of his country. Virginian forest-fighters whowere with him, saved the entire armyfrom being cut to pieces. Washington fought like a hero. Two horsesthat he rode were killed while he kept in the saddle; hiscoat was shot through and through, and it seemed as if hewould be killed any moment. But he kept on fighting, caringnothing for danger. He tried to turn back the fleeing Britishtroops ; he tried to bring back the cannons, and, when the gun-ners ran away, he leaped from his horse and aimed and firedthe cannons himself. Then with his Virginians, that Brad-. COLONEL WASHINGTON OF MOUNT VERNON. 63 dock had so despised as soldiers, he protected the rear of theretreating army, carried off the dying general and, cool andcollected in the midst of all the terrible things that werehappening, saved the British army from slaughter, buriedpoor General Braddock in the Virginia woods and finallybrought back to the settlements what was left of that splen-did army of the king. He was the only man, in all thattime of disaster, who came out of the fight with glory andrenown. After that, you may be sure his advice was another army was raised, and, after three years of wait-ing and preparation, the soldiers, at last, were ready to goonce more against the French, Washingtons plans wereadopted; his way of doing things was followed out, and hewas appointed Commander-in-Chief of all the forces inVirginia. He did not seek the command; he did not want it. Butit was Washingtons way never to say no to what seemed tobe his duty. If it is in my power t
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