. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . them on the occasion mentioned in the following paragraphfrom the pen of Elkanah Watson, when describing his visit atMount Yernon: The first evening I spent under the wing of Washingtonshospitality, we sat a fall hour at table by ourselves, withoutthe least interiuption. After the family had retired, I wasextremely oppressed by a severe cold and excessive coughing,contracted by the exposure of a harsh winter journey. Hepressed me to use some remedies, but I declined doing so. Asusual afte
. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . them on the occasion mentioned in the following paragraphfrom the pen of Elkanah Watson, when describing his visit atMount Yernon: The first evening I spent under the wing of Washingtonshospitality, we sat a fall hour at table by ourselves, withoutthe least interiuption. After the family had retired, I wasextremely oppressed by a severe cold and excessive coughing,contracted by the exposure of a harsh winter journey. Hepressed me to use some remedies, but I declined doing so. Asusual after retiring, my coughing increased. When some timehad elapsed, the door of my room was gently opened, and ondrawing my bed-curtains, to my utter astonishment I beheldWashington himself standing at my bedside, with a bowl ofhot tea in his hand. I was mortified and distressed beyondexpression. This little incident occurring in common life withan ordinary man, would not have been noticed ; but as a traitof the benevolence and private virtue of Washington, desfirveato be recorded. AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS. 319. MORNING—A LANDSCAPE BY WINSTANLET. Wliile residing in Philadelphia, Washington became ac-quainted with the merits of William Winstanley, an English-
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