The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1858-04-15
How Washington Behaved When He was
in the Wrong,

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Washington as ready to accept a challenge.
has led Leslie's Illustrated Paper to reprint
the following pertinent arecdote from
Weem's Gossipping Life of Washington
I'm 1884, Washington was stationed at
Alexandria with his regiment, the only one
OF the colony, Of which he was colonel
There happened to be at this time an cleo
tion IN the town for members of the assem-.
oily, and the contest ran high between Colo.
mel George Fairfax and Mr.. EIizey. Wash.
lngton was warm friend of, Colonel Fair
fax, and Mr.. Payne headed the friends Of
MIR. Elizey. A dispute taking place in the
court house yard, Washington, at this time
not twenty-five years of age, contrary to his
usual manner, became excited, and, what
was still more uncommon, said something
that offended Mr.. Payne, whereupon the lii
tie gentleman, who, though but cub in
size, raised his sturdy hickory, and by sin.
gle blow brought Washington to the
ground.
"Several Of Washington's officers being
present, they whipped out their irons in an
instant, and it was supposed that there
would be murder off hand. To make bad
worse, the members of the regiment, hear.
ing how their commander had been treated,
bolted out Of the barracks. every man with
his weapon, threatening vengeance on those
who had dared to knock down their beloved
Colonel. Happily for Mr.. Payne and his
party. Washington recovered time enough
to 60 out and meet his enraged soldiers, and
after thankibg them for their expression of
attachment, assured them that he was not
hurt In the least, and begged them, as they
loved him and their duty, to return to their
barracks. As to Washington himself he
went to his room, and finding, on mature re.
fiection, that he had been the aggressor, be
determined to make Mr.. Payne honorable
reparation by asking his pardon on the
morrow. No sooner had he made this no
bic resolution than he recovered his natural
calmness of manner, dressed himself and
went to ball, behaving as if nothing had
happened.
{" The next day he went TO tavern and
wrote polite note TO Mr.. Payne, requesting
10 see him. Mr.. Payne presumed the i'm.
port Of it was challenge for duel, and
repaired to the place appointed for the meet
ing, expecting to see pair of pistols intro
duced. But conceive his surprise-upon en-
tering the chamber where Washington was,
he discovered decanter Of wine and rlass.
es upon the table, and upon his entering.
Washington arose and in very friendly
manner met him, and presented his hand,
saying: ...... ..... .....
a. Mr. Payne, to err sometimes is nature,
to rectify is always glory. I find l was
wrong in the affair yesterday; you have
had, | think, some satisfaction, and If YOU
think that Is sufficient, here's my hand, let us
be friends.' 1t is only necessary to say, that
from this time Mr.. Payne became one of
Washington's most enthusiastic admirers
and friends. IL this conduct had not been
deemed 10 Washington to arise from mac
naninaity and not from fear, then he could
not have become the immortal hero he is
regarded in history"
MAKING BRIDEs.--A traveller in Germany
says: The Germans, by the by, have a
queer way of making Brides and of do
ing some other things in the courting and
marrying way, which may interest you, per-
haps. When a maiden is betrothed, she is
called bride, and so continues till she be-
comes wife. All the while she is engaged
she is bride The lovers, Immediately
upon their betrothal, exchange plain gold
rings, which are ever worn afterwards ill
death parts them. The woman wears hers
on the third finger Of her left hand, and
when she becomes wife, her ring is trans
ferred to the third finger Of the right hand,
and there it remains. The husband always
wears his ring just as the wife wears hers,
so that If you look upon mans hand you
can tell whether he is mortgaged or not
There is 20 cheating for him ever aher-po
coquetting with the girls, as if ne were ah
unmarried man, for 10 the story is told by
his finger-ring. A married Viennese lady
was much amused when told her that in
our country we only ring women, but let
husbands run unmarked! oh. that is
dreadful = said she, much shocked. Think,
there is Frederick, my husband-twenty.
foar-so young, so handsome-and all the
girls would be taking him for an unmarried
man, and be making love to him Oh, il
is dreadful, is it not They would never
know he was married. How can you do so
in your country would not live there
with Frederick for the world.'"
WEsKEEw beautiful little blue. eyed girl,
Of some three years old, who was nestled ia
her mothers arms, at twilight, looking out