Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-05-19
Knowing too Much.

Knowing too Much.
We find in one of the Memphis papers the
following anccdotc of man who knew too
much
During the administration Of President Jack
son, there was singular young gentleman
employed in the public service at Washington.
lis name was &. =. he was from Tcnucsscc
the son of a widow, ncighbor of the Prcs;.
dent, on which account the old hcrS had
kind feeling for him and always got him out
of his difficulties with some of the higher of
fcitlS, to whom his singular utcrrcrcnccs were
| diStastctu.
Among other things, it is said of him that
! while hc was employed in the General Post
Office, on one occasion he had to copy let
ter of Major H., high officer, in answer to
an application made by an old gentleman in
Virginia or Pennsylvania for the establish.
ment of new post ofli,c. The writer of the
letter used classical loguagc; in this letter
he said the application could not be granted,
in consequence of tie applicants "proximi-
! ty" to another ofic. When the letter came
into G's hands tocopy, being great stcklcr
for plainncSs, h altered proximity" to
ncarncss to-" Major H. observed It ana
asked G. why j. altered his letter? WHY
replied c., beause | don't think the man
would undcwand what you mean by proximi-
ty Well cid Major Ii =, try him, puh in the
proximity again.
In - fcvdnysa letter was received from the
applicauti in which he very Indignantly said
&" "That Is father had fought for liberty in tho
first, an he himself in the second war of in.
depen3hce, and he would like to have tbc
name II the scoundrcl who brought the charge
of p'Nlmlty or anything else wrong AGAINST
hiT There said c., "did not saw
50 Go. carried his improvements SO far,
TT Mr' barry the Postmastcr General. said
nm, "l don't want yor here any LONGER.
on know too much" Poor G.. went ont
'ut ms old friend the General again cot him
another place This time G's IDEAS under. |
@ went change. He was one day very busy
writing, when stranger called in, asked him |
"hcrc the Patent Office WAS
;" don't know said G.. "Can Won toll
me where the Treasury Department is ?',-
"a 'aid inc stranger. ono" said G. 9" Nor the
| residents house" ono" The stranger
lnaIly asked him if he knew where the Cnni.
,ol was No. replied G. "Do YOU live
n Washington, sir?' said the strangcr.-
cs, SIR, said G. Good Lord and don't
Ino" where the Patent Office, Treasury, Pre-.
dHnts house and Capitol arc?" "Stron.
GER sad Il. was turned out of the Post
I'hcc Tor knowing too much | don't mean
o'tend IN that way again. | am paid for
'eep,ng this book, believe | do know that
nnch but if you find me knowing anythin~
more you may take my head" "Good NOR. .
ing, said the stranger.
81 HAVE fresh cold, said a gentleman
III" acquaintance. Why do you have
''S'i ono! why don't you have it cu,cR ?"
AM NOT MY OWN MASTER 2,,-Wboo
&c hear these words coming boastfully from
ne lips of young man lust enterin@ nnnn
rs majority, we cannot forbcar recalling the {
cply of French prince to stranger wboo
G encountered in one of the rooms of his
aloce1-" =, Fray, SIR" sid the prince, to
nom on,,,i 40 you belong " To myself" gnf-
y fePllcd the stranger. All, my dear SIR" |
as the ready retort; "what pity tits you
AN Ignorant man who Stands Upon bis dir.
~ ls like the follow who tried to elevate
"Sci' ny slandmgupon piece ofbrown paper.
SOME bachelors Join the army because thev r
&c war, and some married men because tboy
&c peace. d
The philosopher Frazer says that " though /
man without mouey is poor, a man with no d
lag but money is still poorer" a
!" Why, Ton, my dear fellow, how old YOU a
'k' "Dare say, Bob, for the fact is, never q
was SO old before In my life -
If you fall into misfortune, discngagc our. :"
II as well as you can. Creep through tho =
shes that have the fewest briars
1T will afford sweeter happiness in tho
uf OF death to have wiped one tear from
cheek, of sorrow, than to have ruled an I
lpire. j
THERE is man in Brooklyn so knowing =
't people who don't know their own minds
to him for informationon the subject. i
HoME comprises all the spa, that a. wo. 70
N should desire to shine in at
PROSPERITY is no just scale adversity is th
only true balance to weigh friends.