Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-05-22

- To spoL.c.& Griaadis distresscs -
.Who hclped and tried, still side by side,
a FREUD to face hard Weather;
o, this may We yet Joy to sec,
And meet old friends together. -
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How Washington Behaved when He was
,..f5 in the Wrong.
Anipcidcna IN @.fhc Virginians'' repre-
scnting, Washington as ready to accept a
challenge, has led Leslies Illustrated Pa
por to reprint the following pertinent anec-
dote FROM Weems' Gossipihg life Of AYasli-
ingten ~; 81 ~. -
'tIh 1884, ,Wnshingto ton was stationed at
Alexandria with hisre regiment, tic only one
of the colony, of which he Was Colouel. -
Thpre happened. to be at tllis time an falec-
ton in the town for memBersof the Assem-
bly,, and tlle,contsst ran high betwoen,Col
George Edirfa& andM Elzey. Washing
ton was a %arin friend of Colonel Fairfax,
and Mr. Payne headed the friends of NIr
Elzcy. A dispute taking place in the Court
house yard, Washiugton, dt'thiS',timo not
t%cnty-t@o years ottage, contrary toliis uSti-
al lmahnor ebecuinc excited, ,>'and@hut was
'stillanore uncomnion,' said something That
ohcndcd Mn. Payne, &llefeupon the little
gentleman, who though but a cup iar size,
raised his sturdy hickory, and single blow
brought Washington to hcground.
Several Of Washmgton's officers being
present, they whipped out their irons in
am Instant, aad it, was. supposed that there
would be murder off hand. TO make bad
worse, the members Of the regiment hearing
how their copiniandet had been treated, bof-
ted out of the barracks, every man with his
weapon threatening vengeance outhosc who
dared to knock down thojr beloved Coloital.
Happily ofNlr, Payne aud his party, Wash
ington recovered time enough to so out and
meet his cnragcd soldiers and after thank
ing them for their expression Of fdttachGe emf,
assured them he was not hurt in the least,
and begged them, as they loved him and
their duty, to return to their BARRACKS. AS
10 Washington himself he went to his room,
and fiuding, on mature reflection, that he
had been the aggrcsSor, ho determined to
make Mr.. Payne honorable reparation by
asking his pardon on the morrow. Nosooncr
had he made this noble resolution than hc
recovered his natural calmness of. manner
dressed himself and went to bali, bchav-
Ing as if nothing had happened.
The next day he went to tavern and
wrote polite note Mr.. Pavne, REQUESTING
to sec him. Mr. Paype prcsume(lthc import
orr WIS acnaiiengetor thomceting, expect
ing to sec pair ef pistols introduced, But
| conceive his surprise, upon entering the
2Aumb2r where Washington was he discoy-
ereda decaetcg OF. wine and glasses upon the
table, and upon his entering Washington
arose and III a very friendly manner mot
him, and presented his. hand, saying
Mr., Payne, toerr sometimes is nature, to
rcctify error is always glory. ] find was
Think some satisfaction, and if YOU think
that is sufficient, heres my hand, lot us bo
| Friends. y Ii is only necessary to say, that
fsom this tipie Mr.. Payne become, one OF
| Washington S most enthusiastic admirers and
{ ffionds, If this conduct had not been deem.
cd IN Washington to ariSt from magnanimity
and not from fciSr, thcn no could not have be-
como tho imfnortal Hero he is regirded liz his
't9ry9i; i" ;T ~ y
| MONEY is like fire, q good servant but n bad
MASTER. 1t may be charged with injustice foi
mankind, inhsniucli' as there are only u.fcw
| wholnake false money, whoreasnIorfey kcs
many incll false We hate to hc cheated; 50
much for the value of the commodity, us be,
cause it makes otlTersappcaP superior to cur,
selves Being dOfranded would be nothing
wore itnotsog ga! lingto be o,ftwittod. A Greek
| pIiiosepher left his moncT in tho bands of a
fricnd to be given to his children in case they
shU, IL bofUols ;i'tfor," said ho, s.if they7urt
wise, they will notwantit."' ~ "a -
I l,gy 49, - - ..N. "a
| sWATEB, ,-7yrI low beautiful !, ,lIo@ sublime, how
terrible is, wnter, b. Smiles in the rein1lrops
Nyiiich dance IN the sunshine. ,bnbbGng over
the ISlStepebbIes IN: ::he mountain .hilI, eush
ing at, the; ;fountain, rushing in the river dash
ing aud flashing aud. rOafipg in the SCAT
Sweets heaIt IthsOpe, fefrcF1ling4-tsait, sickon:
Ing' polsonons7-giyipg life to, myRia}s ofere
atlncs,. sustaining commerce and aiding civ.
lli2atlon, eoolingtb feycred bfow of feareand
| the parcbed hips, Of disease, fructifying the
piantand ffcshcnihg The ilowers,.. =. !, !.
M4SY q person thinks he is honest, because
he has mover cheated. Instead Of that he is
only hoposs because hc has neTor boen temp.
ted,
"JULIvs, what part pb dc serrnonios do.dt
ladies most adfnitewhentley cote do chnrohfg
"Wells P6mpcy, I can't tell what dat is; car
you tellR' Why, yes, niggar- don,t you
see deyObSerSe dc 1ime Z"
BIsnoP. Otley, of Tenn, says: "Thifty
years ago. came to Tennessee, with my wife,
my fiddle, and a horse and sulky. My horse
and sulky are long since gore, but my wife
ana pddle remair afgood us new"
'tARHAT would You be, dearest" said n gen
tlemen to his sweetheart "if were 10 press
the seal OF love upen thosesealmgwax lips9,
4 should do stationary, sir.p < -,F