Colorado Memorial Day annual, 1909 : Lincoln Centennial number . them in the wrong direction and then suddenlyshot at them. He, too, failed to hit them. Washingtonand his guide unarmed the pretender, and by walking allday, all night, and throughout the next day, they madetheir escape. At last the Alleghany River was hoped to find it frozen so that they might easilywalk across, but the edges only were frozen. The twomen were obliged to stop a day and make a raft. WThenin the middle of the stream, a floating cake of ice threat-ened to upset them. Washington, taking a pole, at-temped
Colorado Memorial Day annual, 1909 : Lincoln Centennial number . them in the wrong direction and then suddenlyshot at them. He, too, failed to hit them. Washingtonand his guide unarmed the pretender, and by walking allday, all night, and throughout the next day, they madetheir escape. At last the Alleghany River was hoped to find it frozen so that they might easilywalk across, but the edges only were frozen. The twomen were obliged to stop a day and make a raft. WThenin the middle of the stream, a floating cake of ice threat-ened to upset them. Washington, taking a pole, at-temped to guide the ice aside, but he lost his balanceand fell into the icy stream. After a hard struggle theygained the raft and at last came to an island, where theywarmed and dried themselves. Almost frozen, they con-tinued their journey for two weeks through snow andrain. The cold was intense, but Washington never gaveup. On January 16, he delivered to Governor Dinwiddiethe reply from the French. The man who succeeds doesnot give up when he encounters • • * • * * • *
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