The General's Christmas
“George Baylor lay down his writing quill and went into George Washington's "office", a large table in the home of Widow Harris, who lived in a two-story, wood-framed colonial house near the Delaware River.
"Sir?" Baylor addressed him.
"When the messenger comes, see that these letters are delivered immediately. And I shall need a reply forthwith." "Yes, Sir." "And tell General Greene that I'd like to speak with him." "Yes, Sir," Baylor nodded and left the house to find the colonel and the messen...ger.
George Washington ducked slightly as he returned through the door to his wooden table before the hearth. A tall man of six foot three, and solidly built, he sat down gracefully and sighed. Looking out the window, he watched campfire smoke climbing lazily into the metallic sky. Bare black branches crawled like spider veins toward clouds, heavy with rain or snow.
The scene before him was a landscape in sepia brown and gray. The solemn silence, broken only by the crackle of his warming fire, accompanied his grim mood.MoreLess
"Sir?" Baylor addressed him.
"When the messenger comes, see that these letters are delivered immediately. And I shall need a reply forthwith." "Yes, Sir." "And tell General Greene that I'd like to speak with him." "Yes, Sir," Baylor nodded and left the house to find the colonel and the messen...ger.
George Washington ducked slightly as he returned through the door to his wooden table before the hearth. A tall man of six foot three, and solidly built, he sat down gracefully and sighed. Looking out the window, he watched campfire smoke climbing lazily into the metallic sky. Bare black branches crawled like spider veins toward clouds, heavy with rain or snow.
The scene before him was a landscape in sepia brown and gray. The solemn silence, broken only by the crackle of his warming fire, accompanied his grim mood.MoreLess
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