CHAPTER II. 

THE HOME OF WASHINGTON'S BOYHOOD--HIS EARLY EDUCATION--LAWRENCE WASHINGTON AND HIS CAMPAIGN IN THE WEST INDIES--DEATH OF WASHINGTON'S FATHER--THE WIDOWED MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN--SCHOOL EXERCISES. 

Not long after the birth of George, his father removed to an estate in Stafford County, opposite Fredericksburg. The house was similar in style to the one at Bridges Creek, and stood on a rising ground overlooking a meadow which bordered the Rappahannock. This was the home of George's boyhood; the meadow was his play-ground, and the scene of his early athletic sports; but this home, like that in which he was born, has disappeared; the site is only to be traced by fragments of bricks, china, and earthenware. 

In those days the means of instruction in Virginia were limited, and it was the custom among the wealthy planters to send their sons to England to complete their education. This was done by Augustine Washington with his eldest son Lawrence, then about fifteen years of age, and whom he no doubt considered the future head of the family. George was yet in early childhood: as his intellect dawned he received the rudiments of education in the best establishment for the purpose that the neighborhood afforded. It was what was called, in popular parlance, an "old field school-house;" humble enough in its pretensions, and kept by one of his father's tenants named Hobby, who moreover was sexton of the parish. The instruction doled out by him must have been of the simplest kind, reading, writing, and ciphering, perhaps; but George had the benefit of mental and moral culture at home, from an excellent father. 
what was georges playground?
where did his father go after he was born?
what was this house similar to?
what did it overlook?
waht did the wealthy planters often do?
why?
who was Augustines son?
was he the only child?
was he the youngest or oldest?
how old was lawrence?
was george a teenager?
what was georges school called?
who ran the school?
what kind of things did he teach?
was the home his dad was born in still there?
what was left in its place?
was there a lot of options for schools in virginia?
what did they expect lawrence to become?
the meadow
the meadow was his play-ground
an estate in Stafford County
his father removed to an estate in Stafford County
to the one at Bridges Creek
similar in style to the one at Bridges Creek
a meadow
overlooking a meadow
send their sons to England
send their sons to England
to complete their education
to complete their education
Lawrence
Lawrence
no
is eldest son
oldest
eldest son
fifteen years of age
hen about fifteen years of age
no
George was yet in early childhood
old field school-house
old field school-house
Hobby
kept by one of his father's tenants named Hobby
reading, writing, and ciphering
reading, writing, and ciphering
no
ike that in which he was born, has disappeared
ragments of bricks, china, and earthenware
ragments of bricks, china, and earthenware
no
nstruction in Virginia were limited
the future head of the family
the future head of the family