Life of George Washington

"[...]as he could for all her kind love and care. She said of George that he was "a good boy;" and it has been said in her praise that "a no-ble mo-ther must have borne so brave a son." When George was 13 and his half-bro-ther Law-rence 21, Eng-land and Spain went to war, and Law-rence went with the troops that were sent to the West In-dies. The sight of Law-rence in war-like trim, the sound of drum and fife, and the march of troops through the streets, fired the heart of the young lad, and from that time his plays and games, in school and out, took on a war-like turn. There was a boy at school, named Wil-li-am Bus-tle, who took up [...]".