which have increased my love of Washington.
When we were marching through a village in good weather there was a
great crowd in the street. In the midst of it was a little girl crying
out because she could not see Washington. He stopped and called for
her. They brought the child and he lifted her to the saddle in front
of him and carried her a little way on his big white horse.

"At the first divine service here in Morristown he observed an elderly
woman, a rough clad farmer's wife, standing back in the edge of the
crowd. He arose and beckoned to her to come and take his seat. She
did so, and he stood through the service, save when he was kneeling.
Of course, many offered him their seats, but he refused to take one.

"We have been deeply impressed and inspirited by the address of a young
man of the name of Alexander Hamilton. He is scarcely twenty years of
age, they tell me, but he has wit and eloquence and a maturity of
understanding which astonished me. He is slender, a bit under middle
stature and has a handsome face and courtly manners. He will be one of
the tallest candles of our faith, or I am no prophet.

"Solomon has been a tower of strength in this campaign. I wish you
could have seen him lead the charge against Mercer's men and bring in
the British general, whom he had wounded. He and I are scouting around
the camp every day. Our men are billeted up and down the highways and
living in small huts around headquarters."

Washington had begun to show his great and singular gifts. One of
them, through which he secured rest and safety for his shattered
forces, shone out there in Morristown. There were only about three
thousand effective men in his army. To conceal their number, he had
sent them to many houses on the roads leading into the village. The
British in New York numbered at least nine thousand well seasoned
troops, and with good reason he feared an attack. The force at
Morristown was in great danger. One day a New York merchant was
brought into camp by the famous scout Solomon Binkus. The merchant had
been mistreated by the British. He had sold his business and crossed
the river by night and come through the lines on the wagon of a farmer
friend who was bringing supplies to the American army. He gave much
information as to plans and positions of the British, which was known
to be correct. He wished to enlist in the American army and do what he
could to help it. He was put to work in